Contrasting Alliums Two of our alliums (the onion family) give us contrasting stories about mulch: Onions and Garlic Onions Some old-timey gardeners will tell you to never mulch onions, claiming it will spoil the crop. Onions, however, are one of the garden’s thirstiest crops and do quite poorly in dry Read more…
The Biggest, Best Green-Thumbed Gardening Secrets to Giving Your Plants the Right Amount of Water You may be wondering: Do I really even need to water? Aren’t there gardeners who rarely, if ever, water? We’ve discussed how garden plants need about an inch of water per week. However, not many Read more…
The Right Amount of Water Water. Every plant needs it. Everyone knows it. Being essential, then, also makes it essential to learn about. The Green-thumbed Secrets Simplicity and obviousness of its import, however, do not equal ubiquitous knowledge, especially of the finer points. What, then, are the secrets that green-thumbed Read more…