Garlic (Allium sativum) is a rewarding crop for the home gardener. I am always amazed that the growth it pushes out in fall ...
The annual Vegetarian Festival returns in this ninth lunar month. This year, the 10-day festivity falls from Oct 21 to 29.
It is important to plant bulbs at the proper depth. Here in the south, smaller bulbs (anemone, ranunculus, grape hyacinth) ...
Not all store-bought garlic cloves will sprout, but with the right bulbs, timing, and a few simple techniques, you can enjoy ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Another ‘summer’ refuses to leave SETX and is lingering a bit too long (in my ...
Garlic is an easy to grow plant that is used for its bulb and its greens. Garlic scapes are the first tender green shoots on ...
This week's gardening column also addresses a reader concerned that caterpillars have feasted on their catalpa tree leaves.
There are so many cool things you can do with spring bulbs. Colour combinations are only limited to your imagination. The City of North Bay always planted red and white tulips. For MacDonald’s ...
It's hard to beat elephant ears for the drama they bring to your landscape with their towering height and huge leaves the size of, well, elephant ears. Elephant ears can be confusing because the ...
There are many different types of garlic you can grow in the garden, each with its own strengths – whether that’s storing well through the winter, enduring hard frosts, or bringing a rich depth of ...
Garlic has many uses in cuisines from around the world. It is also an easy and rewarding crop for home gardeners. Fall is the ideal time to plant garlic, as a cool period is necessary for the clove to ...
As we start to bring in the harvest from our gardens, we begin looking forward to next season. We start cleaning off garden space, working up the ground and preparing to plant. One of the most popular ...