Mastering Horticulture

At this time of year, gardening is at the bottom of my to-do-list.   It is cold outside.  Other than shedding leaves, the plants are not d...

Fertilizer is any soil amendment that is guaranteed to contain a minimum percentage of nitrogen, phosphate or potash.  There are two typ...

Avocado This avocado ( Persea americana ) plant has been in our yard for at least three years now and is doing great.  It was planted by ...

Pink Ivy Geranium ( Pelargonium peltatum) If you are wondering what plants are good for the fall and winter season, this is the time to ...

Myth:  Fertilizers are plant food. Truth: Plants produce their own food. Plants are autothrops , which means they are self -feeding.   Th...

Photoperiod is the duration of daylight during a given day.  Photoperiodism is the ability of any organism to detect and respond to change...

Pansy (Violax wittrockiana) The old black color of this blog is now changed to a softer one.  I hope that the new color will be gentler ...