Petunias, a Spring Favorite IN YOUR GARDEN Nothing says spring like petunias. They are great for spring because they tolerate a light frost just fine but thrive in the sunny days of spring. There are two basic types of petunias grown, seed and vegetative (grown from cuttings). Vegetative petunias are probably more well known today. They are the cascading types used so much in containers and baskets. They are grown from a cutting that...
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GARDEN & HOME Perfect Pansies are Easy with These Helpful Hints From Our Garden To Yours, Expect Success With Stutzmans There are more benefits than you may have known! Gardeners in warmer Zones have long known that pansies can be planted in fall and continue to grow and bloom all winter and into spring. What isn’t as well known is that pansies can overwinter as far north as Zone 4, making them hardy even in parts of the northern United...
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ONIONS: Steps for Success GARDEN TIPS & TRICKS Onion seeds should be started indoors (with the exception of the South) 10 to 12 weeks ahead of your average last spring frost, and transplanted out 4 to 6 weeks before your average last spring frost. Leeks and shallots also follow the onion rule- the bigger the transplant, the bigger the potential yield, so start these early (8 to 10 weeks before average last spring frost)....
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Potatoes – Tips & Tricks for Great Growth GARDEN TIPS & TRICKS Congratulations we have made it to March. The calendar month of the start of spring! As I thought about the plant of the month on a cold snowy day I first thought of all the great tropical plants. But no, I’m ready to garden. The first vegetables to go in the garden are the cole crops and potatoes. The cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower are all grown from the plants...
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GARDEN & HOME June Garden Planner From Our Garden To Yours, Expect Success With Stutzmans Start With A Stategy June is a beautiful time in the garden. Cool season crops are peaking while summer crops are just starting to produce with herbs in full swing. What’s Growing in Our Zone 6 Garden Now? Most of the lettuce that are planted at the end of April are now ready to harvest with all of my spinach and kale bolting. Cabbage and broccoli...
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Grow your own pest control, and perhaps never buy bug spray again! Look: mosquitoes are awful. They may be great food for birds and bats, but you don’t want them hanging around your backyard. You also don’t want to cover yourself in harsh chemicals to repel them. So, aside from making your property less friendly to the buggers by getting rid of any standing water (including those rain gutters!), what can you do to keep them away? It turns out...
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