January 19, 2019 |
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Weekly news from the National Gardening Association |
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ARTICLES TO READ |
Pest Controls for Orchids-Part 3This is the fifth of a 10 part series of articles about orchids. These articles are written by Steven Frowine, who collaborated with National Gardening Association and Wiley & Sons to produce the highly popular book Orchids for Dummies. We hope you enjoy this series of articles! 
Sprout Your Own Edible Seeds!Sprouting seeds for eating is easy, interesting, and extremely nutritious. 
Caring for Birds During the WinterWhen summer's last blossom is only a memory, it may seem impossible to bring interest and color to your garden. But there is a way: make your garden attractive to birds. 
Growing HollyUsing holly for winter decoration is a tradition that goes back at least 2,000 years to those ancient Britons called Druids. 
Maintain your Hand ToolsEven top-of-the-line tools need to be cleaned and sharpened regularly to perform their best. Midwinter, when the growing season has slowed and outdoor activities move inside, is the perfect time to devote to prepping your tools for the spring season ahead. 
Super NutritionTo all the reasons you might choose one vegetable variety over another--appearance, flavor, yield, pest resistance, or regional adaptation--now you can add enhanced nutrition. The vegetables you'll read about here aren't just good for you. They've been bred to be better for you. 
Amaranth- Beautiful and UsefulSome amaranths are pretty, and some are plain; some are big, and some are small; and some are weedy, and others aren't. Such diversity adds to the home gardener's challenge of predicting performance the first season, and perhaps that partially explains why amaranths are underutilized plants. |
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AWESOME NEW PHOTOS FROM THIS WEEK |
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NOTABLE DISCUSSIONS FROM OUR FORUMS |
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THE NUMBERS FROM LAST WEEK: |
| 853 members joined. 4,324 posts written in our forums. 598 photos posted to the plant database. 466 plants added to personal inventory lists. |
