An Indoor Gardener’s Guide to Poinsettia Care

Poinsettias, whose bright petal-like bracts appear in late fall, have long been the most popular Christmas plant, excluding dying Christmas trees. Hybridization has improved the fragile poinsettia. Plants are now more colorful, and they last longer. The red bracts...

From Planning to Harvest: A Guide to Family Gardens

Are you planning a garden to feed your family? To beautify your landscape? Before you start, take an inventory of your situation. Are you prepared to make the investment? What investment, you may wonder? Time to care for the family garden The cost of building a family...

Mastering the Art of Multiple Tomato Harvests

Heat Tolerant Tomato Varieties My best heat-tolerant tomato varieties began to bear ripe fruit in mid-August. Some fruit have weighed up to eight ounces. I set the plants in the garden during June, which was late for the spring crop and early for the fall crop. Many...