Interestingly enough, one of the biggest killers of indoor plants is overwatering. Compared to plants out of doors, indoor plants receive less sunlight (sometimes none), nor are they subject to wind. Without sunlight to bake them and without the wind to wick them dry (especially in low humidity), indoor plants in general drink very little [...]
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Weeping American Elm: One of a Kind
I recently traveled to Provo, Utah in the United States to see an unusual tree for myself. It’s called a Weeping American Elm, White Elm, or (as we’ve heard it called) a Tabletop Elm. The tree is extremely rare, likely the only one of its kind in the nation or the world. It was [...]
Echeveria Hybrid: Succulent
I have recently been able to take pictures of more than 150 cacti/desert dwelling plants. This one was one of my favorites. Looking at the pictures later, I could see that it might look unreal to somebody. These pictures are absolutely undoctored and taken with a fairly simple camera. I have observed that some of [...]
podcast Top 12 Gardening Mistakes that Get in the Way of Gardening Success
1. Ignoring Soil Health: attempting to grow high quality plants from a low quality soil There’s nothing better than sinking your teeth into your own home-grown, delicious, nutrient-rich food. That kind of food not only tastes amazing, it works wonders for your health. Where do plants get the nutrients necessary to create such flavorful and [...]
Preventing Indoor Plants from Tipping Over
Trimming potted plants back so they don’t become too top-heavy seems like an obvious solution to this problem, but sometimes you’d rather let your plants grow out a little more and let them fill up more space. And, of course, some of us would rather not mess with trimming altogether if we could help it. [...]
Beginning with Permaculture
The use of pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers, etc. is at an all-time high, especially among large agriculture growers. Why? Modern agricultural practices involve growing single crop species in high-density plantings in hundreds of acres of fields at a time. Now if you were an insect, what does that kind of farming look like to [...]
Ultra-low Maintenance Food Producing Garden
I recently got a gardening question from a reader on facebook that went something like this: “We have 3 acres and a small cabin. . . . Any ideas of perennial food plants I could set in a cold climate and let grow wild? . . . probably zone 4.” There are lots of options [...]
Sunscreen . . . Made for Plants?
Our sun showers our earth with electromagnetic radiation (light) of all varieties all the time – some of it is mild in intensity and some of it is very strong in intensity. The light that is stronger in intensity, such as ultra violet and even higher frequency light, starts to become dangerous to biological life. [...]
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