Horticulture
Growing Your Own Firewood
In order to avoid energy costs, some homeowners are turning to wood for heat. Plant species is an important consideration as not all trees...
Horticulture
Multiple Grafts on Apple Trees
Nurseries often sell apple trees that bear more than one variety of fruit. The secret is grafting. All apple trees are grafted, which is...
Horticulture
Cloning Apple Trees
We occasionally receive calls from gardeners who want to know how to treat an apple seed so it will germinate. Usually, the gardener is...
Horticulture
Tomato Variety Trials
Each year we have our Master Gardeners plant and rate a number of tomato varieties. We also give a set to Tom Fowler with...
Horticulture
Use a Vegetable Garden Planting Calendar
If you start vegetable plants indoors, it is often helpful to list seeding dates on a calendar so that plants are ready for transplanting...
Horticulture
Preventing Potatoes from Sprouting in Storage
Home gardeners have had to rely on proper storage conditions (cool and moist) to prevent potatoes from sprouting. But sprouting will eventually occur even...
Horticulture
February Gardening Calendar
Weeks 1-4: To avoid injury to lawns, keep foot traffic to a minimum when soils are wet or frozen.
Weeks 1-4: When sowing...
Horticulture
February Fruit and Vegtable Gardening Calendar
Vegetables
Weeks 1-4: Season extending devices such as cold frames, hot beds, cloches and floating row covers will allow for an early start to...
