If our biggest focus is on the five elements that create the healthiest, most-productive garden plants—immense amounts of direct sunlight, amazing soil, just the right amount of water, the proper temperature, and ideal spacing— we end up with plants that practically take care of themselves! The final two big secrets—companion planting and garden design and layout—provide the final complement that bring out the absolute best of our plants.
And We Need More Than We Think! A Gardener’s Dilemma They should have been full-sized plants by now. The chunky cotyledons and first true leaves had emerged and spread, attempting to fulfill their role by absorbing as much sunlight as possible. But, as bean seedlings are wont to do if Read more…