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  • Hurricane Lily or Spider Lily

    Hurricane lilies are easy to grow. Just plant one bulb almost anywhere in your landscape and it will come up year after year, splitting itself into additional bulbs . Every couple of years dig up the bulbs and divide them. Use in mixed borders, meadows and natural areas. It does well in the filtered...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 07-31-2009

  • Introducing "Garden Bytes"

    Nature Hills is proud to announce the launch of Garden Bytes , a new series of on-line, video gardening tips. This series is designed to provide visitors to our community useful gardening tips in "byte" sized webisodes. These webisodes will cover a large variety of topics pertaining to the...
    Posted to Helpful Gardening Tips (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 07-23-2009

  • Can you describe a sucker branch?

    Sure and while I am answering that question, I will add a few more terms that I have been asked about. Mulch can be grass clippings, wood chips, rotted leaves, straw, old newspapers or even black plastic. Mulch is basically a groundcover that does not grow. Make sure it is deep enough (about 3-6 inches...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 05-20-2009

  • Bare Ground

    Pundits have said it for a long time--Nature abhors bare ground. Left alone, untended earth will quickly become covered with small plants, then bigger plants and, eventually trees. This succession depends on geography and topography, of course, but unless something is seriously wrong with the soil, succession...
    Posted to Growing Wise (Weblog) by Elisabeth on 04-30-2009

  • Will sweet cherries mature at the same time as a Montmorency Cherry tree?

    There are 2 types fo cherry trees, sweet and tart. The Montmorency is a tart cherry. The sweet cherries, such as the Lapin , usually bloom in early spring. Tart cherry trees, such as Montmorency, will bloom later in the spring. Sweet cherries are ready to pick by late June while tart cherries ripen in...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 04-05-2009

  • How can I control Blossom-end Rot?

    Blossom end rot is a familiar disease to just about anyone who has grown tomatoes for several years. Commercial growers have issues with this disease as well as home gardeners. The disease can develop and cause severe losses if not controlled. Blossom end rot usually begins to become visible when the...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 03-18-2009

  • What causes the green and yellow patches on my near ripe tomatoes?

    Well, without seeing a picture I am going to go with a tentative diagnosis. If the patches are hard to the touch, most likely that is a condition named 'Greenback'. Greenback only affects tomatoes . Greenback, where hard, green areas develop on the shoulder of ripening fruit, is usually caused...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 03-17-2009

  • What is geotextile?

    There are a wide variety of geotextile materials on the market. They can be defined quite broadly as manufactured fiber materials made into a variety of fabric constructions, and used in a variety civil engineering and agricultural applications. Geotextile fabrics are manufactured in a woven and a non...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 03-16-2009

  • Alkaline Soil

    Soil pH can have a major impact on the success rate of your garden. Some plants like soil that is more acidic and some do better in alkaline soil. It is a good idea to test the soil before planting to make sure that the conditions are idea of your plant material. But what do you do if you find that your...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bryan-nhn on 02-23-2009

  • Any hints for planting potatoes for a first timer?

    First time potato growers can usually look forward to a good experience if they follow a few guidelines. One of the first choices one must make is selecting the seed potato. Purchase your seed potatoes by climate. Potatoes prefer cool weather and cannot tolerate hot dry soil. So if you are in an area...
    Posted to Common Questions Answered (Weblog) by bill-nhn on 02-17-2009
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