If you have lettuce seed packets hanging around from spring, now would be a good time to plant lettuces to be harvested this fall. Using a readymade mesclun mix is a quick way to get something good in your salad bowl. The seed is scattered, and individual baby leaves are cut (using scissors, never ripped by hand) from small plants, allowing the developing central crowns to … [Read more...] about Planting fall lettuces
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Container gardening: How to design and plant a container
In this container gardening video, you get container garden ideas and tips on how to choose colours and combine plants. You can create a gorgeous container that looks full and beautiful from the start. You will learn basics for how to design a container garden. Garden Making Editor-in-Chief Beckie Fox provides these pointers about container gardening: Plan first; plant … [Read more...] about Container gardening: How to design and plant a container
Grow better with plant stimulants
What gardener can resist providing a little treat to help plants grow vigorously? If you're installing new plants, growth stimulants help them to become established more quickly. Or you may want to enhance the performance of a plant already in the garden. Natural growth stimulants increase the performance of your plants without jeopardizing their health with excessive amounts … [Read more...] about Grow better with plant stimulants
