Garden Hacker

Back in May I wrote " Bulb Planting Hack " and posted about an experiment I was going to try out when planting tender bulbs in my ...

This spring I bought some Ipomoea batatas 'blackie' plants for my container garden and have decided to store the tubers and take som...

Sansevierias are easy houseplants that are commonly called "Snake Plant" because of the leaf color or "Mother-in-law's to...

On my other gardening blog I wrote a post explaining how I repot a cactus to give new indoor gardeners an idea on how to do it without gett...

Garden slugs are a pest that just about every gardener has to deal with. Not only do they leave a gross slime where they walk but they caus...

On an entry title When I collect Purple Coneflower Seeds I blogged about the problems faced when trying to collect seeds from plants when b...

Direct sowing has to be the easiest and least expensive method of seed starting for any garden. When you don't have time to make soda bo...

During the winter months your houseplants will benefit from any attempts at increasing humidity in your home. We live in homes with heating ...

If you have an Amaryllis you can easily hack it to produce seeds which you can then sow and produce even more plants that you can share w...

Ever wanted to someone to design your garden or to see what something you're imagining for your garden would look like but you can't...

Two terms that sometimes confuse people who are new to gardening and even some old timers are Seed Stratification and Seed Scarification. Th...