Cardboard, chemicals, and the garden
Cardboard might be unsafe to use in your garden. Sometimes. Nothing inflames the passions of an online gardening group as much as…cardboard. Some of us gardeners love the stuff. We
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Cardboard might be unsafe to use in your garden. Sometimes. Nothing inflames the passions of an online gardening group as much as…cardboard. Some of us gardeners love the stuff. We
Tree collards! They are big, beautiful, and edible; perhaps even better they do not need to be grown from seed every year. Tree collards are a fantastic plant for the
I was attending a university-run seminar a couple of weeks ago and was rather shocked to hear the presenter mention oregano as an invasive plant in the PNW. I’ll note
Arum italicum is one of the loveliest weeds to ever grace my garden. I simply hate how beautiful it is. The white-veined flowers and striking spikes of colorful berries are
On the edibility of Xanthium and the danger of relying on online sources.
Mallow-wort, Malope trifida, is an attractive annual flower in the Malvaceae native to the Mediterranean region. It is occasionally found on seed racks as an ornamental, but there is not
Bumps, blemishes, spots, scabs, mosaics, growths – plant disease are nothing if not inventive in their forms. Gardeners worry when they see any kind of unusual symptom on their plants,
Hablitzia, also known as Caucasian mountain spinach, is a perennial climber that has developed quite a reputation with the permaculture/homesteader community. Hardy,, perennial, tasty… what’s more to love? My attempts
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an unusual disease of deer that has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Chronic wasting disease is interesting because it is not caused
I’ve grown a lot of Phacelia from seed and there is a lot of it growing throughout my yard. Some of it is gorgeous and healthy, growing into small stands