 Peggy's Tips of the Month |
| How to Water Your Potted Plants You will be amazed at how long your plants can go between watering! |
It's Planting Time How to store seed and maintain good viability. How to test and pre-germinate your seed. Tips for the Spring Garden. |
In Praise of the Fall Garden I have long contended that in Texas (and the South) a Fall garden is superior to a Spring garden.... |
African Violets Introducing PSNature's new African Violet Potting Soil and Pots. Includes a section on African Violet Care. |
Moss Gardening - "Beauty for Free" Learn about true mosses vs lichens & liverworts. Includes methods to grow moss carpets. |
"Back to Basics" Available soon: Recipes to cook your own snacks, sauces, main dishes and more. They'll taste better and cost less! |
"Wicked" Wonders
How to turn your 2-liter bottles into great seed-starters! |
Stuff You Can Grow For Almost Free
Find a garden's worth in your cupboard & on the grocery shelf. |
How to Beat Weeds
A little preparation saves a lot of time - tune up your garden. |
Sandcasting Hypertufa
A unique and fun project for children of all ages! |
Read It and Reap!
An introduction to Peggy's Guide to Gulf Coast gardening. |
Poinsettia Care
Save the Poinsettias, People! They're a gift that keeps giving. |
How To Dry Flowers
Tips on how to preserve and arrange dried bouquets. |
Everlasting Bouquets
Flowers that dry so well you can grow your own! |
Hyper Truth
Like hypertufa, there's a recipe for truth. A guest tip from Judy |
Ailing Houseplants
How to diagnose and treat your ailing houseplants. |
Brown Thumb Wonders
A guest tip from Judy, certified brown thumb gardener. |
The Power of Perlite
For propogation & seed cultivation, plug production/transplant, composting, hydroponics culture, turfs & lawns, interiorscape & container growing, shrubs trees & landscaping. |
The VIP - Vermiculite
For root cuttings, soil amending or conditioning, seed germination, house plants & containers and storing bulbs |
The Scoop on Sphagnum Peat Moss
Controls nutrients, reduces leaching, saves water, aerates binds & protects soil, makes great compost. |
Tips For Houseplants
Padded pots, pot pest control, pinecone "Moisture Meter", how to perk them up and keep them clean. |
Starting From Seed - Indoors
The most satisfying part of all my years in gardening. |
Count on Cuttings
Pick a container, choose a medium, find good lighting, take your cuttings, trim the leaves and BE PATIENT! |