WATER WISELY

What’s Up With Watering? All plants need water, and new plants need the most as they’re getting their roots established. But how to water sustainably? We have some ideas: Collect rainwater: Plants love rainwater, so set some 5-gallon buckets out when we’re expecting a good rainfall to collect it or add a rain barrel or…

PLANTING GARLIC AT HOME

HOW TO PLANT GARLIC Why grow garlic at home? Because its creamy, nut-like, fresh-from-the-garden-flavor is heavenly! Garlic is easy to grow and produces numerous bulbs after a long growing season. It is frost tolerant. Beyond its intense flavor and culinary uses, “the stinking rose” is good in the garden as an insect repellent and has…