Published July 8th, 2014 Have you ever heard of “side dressing” vegetables? It’s just a fancy way of saying that plants need quite a bit of food when they’re growing rapidly, and you need to be thinking about fertilizing them right about now. The term “side dressing” means applying plant food to the ground around …
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Published June 17th, 2014 For a long-lived display of huge showy blooms, few plant families can top the diverse Hydrangea. Every year we see dozens of new Hydrangea varieties introduced, making this plant more of a problem-solver and a landscape staple. To choose the right Hydrangea you must first answer two questions: how sunny is …
Published June 10th, 2014 Whether you’re serious about hot peppers of just enjoy a little “heat” with your food, growing hot peppers in your vegetable garden is fun and rewarding. Peppers are a warm-weather crop, so now is the perfect time to get them planted. Hot pepper fans have more varieties than ever to choose …
Published May 19th, 2014 Our favorite discovery this season is “Smart Pot” raised bed gardening with “Big Bag Beds”, circular fabric containers that are the most plant-friendly, efficient, easy way to garden we’ve ever seen. Less weeding, less bending over, perfect drainage because excess water can seep out the bottom. Healthy plants out of reach …
Published March 24th, 2014 Regular readers of this column already know the benefits of raised bed gardening. Less weeding, less bending over, and no more soil compaction around your plants. Perfect drainage because excess water can seep out the bottom. Healthy plants out of reach of rabbits. Boxes that sit on top of the ground, …
Published March 18th, 2014 Experienced gardeners plant two crops of potatoes, in late March and again after last frost. Potato plants can survive frost if they get a little protection, so it’s time to get ready for that first planting now. Potatoes will begin to grow as soon as the soil temperature has reached 45 …
Published February 25th, 2014 One of the most frustrating things gardeners face here in southern Ohio is clay soil. Hard and gooey. Glue in spring, brick in summer. For some reason, weeds don’t have a problem growing in it, but vegetable plants, fruits and landscape ornamentals hate it. Not to mention how it sticks to …
Published February 17th, 2014 Isn’t it wonderful how spring comes each year, without fail? No exceptions. Somehow the winter months manage to shrink us into shivering, fearful victims and magnify every problem into an overwhelming white-noise of insurmountable obstacles. Just when we feel totally hopeless, helpless and beaten down, a few sunny warm days bring …
Published February 3rd, 2014 We’ve had a record cold winter here in the Ohio Valley, and you may be wondering how your plants are holding up. Will there be empty places in your landscape this spring? What can you do to protect your plants? At GoodSeed Nursery we are very careful about “climate zones” when …
Published November 24th, 2013 We often get the question “is it too late to landscape this year?” The short answer is “no”. While most people think about landscaping in the spring, there are many reasons why fall is a better time, and only a few reasons to wait. We just completed one of the largest …