Animal repellents
Animal repellents Nothing is more frustrating than putting all that time and effort into planting only to find something had a feast at your expense. Sources tell me that repellents containing pure capsaicin derived from…
Growing Herbs
GROWING HERBS Herbs are grown for culinary, medicinal as well as aromatic purposes. For those who enjoy the culinary arts, growing your own herbs is a must in order to maintain a steady fresh supply….
Planting Sweet Corn
How to sucessfully plant and grow sweet corn? Depending on the cultivar, sweet corn needs 60-100 warm days to grow and requires 8 to 10 hours of full sun, good drainage and lots of room….
Bearded Iris
Bearded Iris ( Iris germanica) The tall sturdy flower stem can reach up to twenty eight inches or more. The flowers look like delicate crepe paper and velveteen surrounded by sword like blue green leaves….
African Violets
I grow African violets; some produce great blooms for me while others refuse to do so.. How can I make them flower? Also, I have one plant where the bottom leaves died off and the…
