Lawns – Diagnosing Dead Grass

I regularly drive by a church that has a nice …

Spinach

Spinacia oleracea
Spinach is probably native to southwest Asia. Gardeners …

Christmas/Thanksgiving Cactus – Care and Propagation

The striking red, pink or white flowers of a holiday …

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa
No other salad crop is grown or used …

Night-Blooming Cereus – ID

Two plants are called night-blooming cereus:

One is a night …

Rhubarb

Rheum rhabarbarum
Rhubarb is not a “traditional” Southern vegetable, though …

Christmas cactus – Good Description

This excellent article tells all you need to know about …

Corn, Sweet

Zea mays var. rugosa
Who can resist a steaming hot …

How to Thoroughly Water

You’d think I would know better but this spring I …

Grape, Bunch

Vitis cv.
American and French hybrid bunch Grapes can be …

Raspberry – Growing

I hate to brag …. but I did something last …

Pear

Pyrus cv.

Pears would be as plentiful as Apples were …

Muscadine Grape

Vitis rotundifolia
Muscadines are truly a fruit that puts the …

Oleander – Growing

Oleander is beautiful along the Georgia coast and in Florida …

Pomegranate

Punica granatum
Pomegranates grow as dense, bushy shrubs 6 to …

Shrub – Moving

Two of my son’s best buddies moved to South Carolina …

Banana

Musa spp.
Even though it is considered a tropical plant, …

Shrub – Planting

Shrubs growing in a plastic pot may be planted 12 …

Strawberry

Fragaria cv.
Growing your own Strawberries means that you can …

Paperwhite Narcissus – Keeping Short – Science Fair Project

Tired of floppy paperwhites?? Acording to Beth Jarvis from the …