The great wood chip debate goes on
My local gardening Yahoo group is debating the often-repeated warning that "wood chips will tie up all the nitrogen in the soil and will lead to an irreversible manganese build-up," [...]
Some advice on fall gardening advice: keep it to yourself
Never an avid gardening column reader at the best of times, in the fall, I give them a wide berth. It’s not just because the advice is often the type [...]
Stepables as Lawn Replacement
Last fall I reported receiving 10 different ground covers from Stepables to try out as lawn replacement, so it's about time to reveal how they've performed. Some look good but [...]
Review: “Gardening in the Pacific Northwest”
The must-have book for west coast gardeners has always been the Sunset Western Garden Book, also known as the "green book" in these parts, but it's got some competition now. [...]
Can Trumpet Vine, a Native, be called “Invasive”?
Researching vines, I happened upon the WORST real-gardener reviews I've ever seen for a plant - for the trumpet vine, aka Campis radicans. Read all about it on its Daves [...]
Life-altering conclusions about my 2008 veg garden
All the vegetable gardeners in my part of the world are complaining about what a weird year it's been, thanks to a late frost followed by a hot spell followed [...]