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  Seasonal Calendar of Care for Hostas One of the reasons that hostas continue to be so popular is the fact that they're a very low maintenance perennial.  That being said, if you follow a few basic steps to care for them, you can keep your hostas looking healthy and beautiful throughout the season, whether they're snug in the ground or in pots.

  Tray of Multi-Sown Seedlings Save Room Under Grow Lights! Multi-Sow Seeds! What's multi-sowing and why should you be doing it? Multi-sowing refers to sowing several seeds, usually four to ten seeds depending on what you're growing, in the same seed-starting cell and allowing them to mature into small clumps. Then, rather than thinning them or planting them out one plant per space, the entire clump is planted together.  

Growing Ornamental Sweet Potato Vines The deeply lobed leaves of the sprawling vine of the Ornamental Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) continue to be quite a show stopper in the garden. It's a great way to add a tropical feel to even the northern gardens.

Hypertufa 101 - Detailed How-To Once you know the basics of making hypertufa projects, you will only be limited by your own creativity!   It's easy, it's fun, and you can look like an expert even on your first project! It is recommended that you read through the entire article before beginning your first Hypertufa project. A good basic understanding of the entire process will help ensure first-time success.

  Greenhouse?  Glasshouse?  Coolhouse? Hoophouse?  High Tunnel? Coldframe?    What's the Difference?    Although many people use the term "greenhouse" for most of the other terms listed above, they are technically separate things. Part of the confusion comes from the fact that most sellers of greenhouse-like structures will call any structure they're selling a "greenhouse" because that's the term customers are usually using as they search. Glasshouses Glass was once one of the only materials thought suitable for constructing a greenhouse-like structure.  For some time, "glasshouse" and "greenhouse" were pretty much used synonymously. Glasshouse structures were built out of glass, both the walls and the roof, because glass is transparent and allows an optimal amount of light for plant growth.  Glass could capture the sunlight so that the area under the glass heated up. Greenhouses A basic definition of a greenhouse is  a permanent stru