When the coronavirus shutdown and quarantine swept over us in March, there was a run on flour, yeast, toilet paper and disinfectant. After a while, the sheltering masses came to see that what they really needed was a houseplant. “Once people settled into the new normal, while spending most of their time at home, we […]
The green machine is back. And we would expect the usual election hype to get started again ASAP. We are now closing in on the next moment when some percentage of the population will be focused more on whether or not their particular state is about to offer legal pot than on who’s the next […]
Photos: Lance Ellis | EastIdahoNews.com Every summer, I get phone calls about problems with tomatoes in people’s gardens. The most common malady is a leathery rotten spot on the bottom of the fruit, and by the time people ask me about it, the growing season is coming to a close. Blossom end rot can happen […]
Being a gardener you have more than likely heard the words “topsoil” and “potting soil” many times. But have you ever really considered what these two words mean and which one is what you might be needing for your particular garden jobs? Basically topsoil is dirt and potting soil isn’t. Topsoil is for planting in […]