Tag: plant food

Growing tropical plants indoors is different in arid climates. Success is in the soil, the food, and choosing the right plants. Grow healthy houseplants in style after this class and each student receives a free coupon towards Watters 2015 pottery…

This week brought a winter storm that surprised most of us. We had 7” of snow at our house that quickly melted off the drive the following day; it’s the kind of snow I like. The stuff that sticks around…

Before I get into gardening I have to tell you that Yavapai Regional Medical Center is awesome! Lisa and I had to spend most of Wednesday at the hospital fixing her broken arm. (If you recall, I mentioned that she…

I have some very exciting news for local gardeners: With the help of a buddy who owns a large organic farm in California I was able to design, label, and register two new organic fertilizers for mountain gardens. The foods…

The timing was perfect! A couple of weeks ago we dispersed the final applications of plant food and winter weed preventer; so there they were, lying on top of the ground ready for this week’s precipitation to wash them into…

Done are the columns on live Christmas trees, keeping the cut tree fresh, and all other holiday plants. The winter solstice was this week, Christmas is tomorrow and from a gardener’s perspective the spring season is only days away. However,…

Now that the house is divested of its festive holiday façade, back to its ordinary self, and seeming somewhat blah, our home could use something new, fresh, and even something exciting. To fill those needs it’s time to bring in…

Spring break at the Lains’ casa is a chance to wrap up spring gardening tasks and to kick off the first planting season. These are things I do every spring to get ready for the growing season, and they don’t…

Well, we’re into July again, and with its rising humidity it presents the right climate to give growing things a very welcome and beneficial pick-me-up. Right now landscape plants are somewhat scrawny, starving, and ready to lap up whatever the…

The official start of the summer gardening season begins this week. This is when many heat- loving plants glory in the arrival of 90-degree weather. Plants are much like people, and like people they have their favorite seasons. I happen…