Apples from the orchard are best when picked at peak ripeness. | ISU Extension Some people think apples need frost to get them to ripen.…
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The prime window for lawn make-overs is now through mid-October. | Envato Elements Autumn is the perfect season to give your lawn a fresh start.…
LED grow lights can promote faster growth and more frequent blooming in houseplants. The Aluminum plant in the front and the Croton in the back…
Stock image provided by Tom Jacobsen Plants require 17 different nutrients to complete their life cycle. Each nutrient is needed in different amounts, and each…
Sportsman Park, circa 1940. Four zoo cages are visible on the right. Keefer’s piers are located between the two sets of fish runs. The upper…
Stock image I follow the same practices in my garden year after year. In the spring after the soil has time to dry out, I…
Stock image It is that time of year when gardeners are salivating to get out to the garden and get growing. With piles of snow…
Queen’s Tears delicate, drooping cluster of flowers. | Photo Ron Patterson The bromeliads are a group of tough plants that do quite well indoors. Many…
Phalaenopsis Orchid, left, and Dendrobium Orchid | Stock images Looking to do some indoor gardening this winter? Look no further than orchids. With over 28,000…
Dormant orchard | Ron Patterson Fruit trees go through three physiological stages of dormancy: acclimation, endo- and eco-dormancy, and deacclimation. Acclimation There is a period…