Indoor
By: Al Krautter
The cyclamen is probably my favorite indoor flowering houseplant. In the old days, it required a very cool environment; but the new hybrids are very... Read more >>
By: Al Krautter
As the weather gets colder, your home’s heating system is more frequently in use, and indoor humidity drops. Low humidity and hot air blowing from... Read more >>
Cultivating Herbs in the Great Indoors
Fresh herbs make food taste great, but they can be inconvenient to use, coated with pesticides, expensive, and less than fresh when bought at the... Read more >>
A Long Goodbye at the Houseplant Hospice
Yeah, got it. Pick the plant, buy the plant, transplant the plant, nurture, and enjoy a thriving plant. Easy stuff all that. What about kill... Read more >>
Black Thumb
I’m a repeat offender—plantslaughter. Over the past twenty years, herb gardens, tulips, tomato vines, simple domestic indoor plants, and even a rose bush have all... Read more >>
Roses on Your Table
Lately I’ve forgotten to stop and smell the roses, but I tell myself I should. I live in a fairly cold climate, so waiting for... Read more >>
The Not-So-Constant Gardener
I kill plants. When I got my first apartment, I bought a cactus. It died within weeks. When a roommate left for a month and... Read more >>
With gas and food prices rising, how do you maintain your home on an increasingly limited budget? Offer your advice. >>
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