Bare Root Laurel

Native to the Eastern U.S., you can often find mountain laurel growing wild among native azaleas and rhododendrons.You'll find many lovely cultivars of mountain laurel to choose from, thanks in large part to Dr. Richard A.

For more details on this myth see2 Each of the Panhellenic games was dedicated to the worship of a particular god, and the victors were crowned with the leaves of a plant sacred to that god.

Poke each clove about 2 inches deep and 8 inches apart into prepared soil that has compost and organic fertilizer already tilled in. Keep bulbs whole until you're ready to plant, and then separate them.

Cooking Oca In the kitchen, oca can be boiled or baked. Case in point: Oca. Save the smaller tubers for replanting in the spring, and use the bigger tubers for cooking. The tubers can also be sliced and eaten raw in salads.

Brush off excess soil with your fingers, but do not wash or rinse the harvested tubers. Purple sweet potatoes are poised to become as popular as kale at trendy restaurants and farmers markets, even in northern climates where they're more challenging to...

I had read that early-sprouting radishes can be a great way to help mark the rows where slow-germinating carrots are planted. As I thought about it, I realized that we had a very cool spring here in Kentucky, which may have prevented the daikon from bolting...

If you fill your container with high-quality, organic potting soil , mixed 50/50 with finely screened compost, your carrots will grow strong, healthy, and straight without any need to prepare the soil.

If a soil test shows a phosphorous deficiency in your garden, side-dress beet-planting sites with bonemeal or rock phosphate down the length of the row. Or, wait until the beets grow 4 or 5 inches across for larger roots.

They'll last for many months. Optimum spacing is 8 to 10 inches between bulbs because each set matures into a cluster of six or more inch-wide bulbs. To harvest the bulbs, dig up the entire clump and carefully crack the bulbs apart.

Standout beet varieties in my garden include: Golden : a mellow, yellow-fleshed beet Red Ace: a good, old-fashioned standby Carrots Although they germinate best in slightly warmer soil, carrots can still be planted up to four weeks before your last expected...

Sweet potatoes have no such effect. Most sweet-potato growers produce their own cuttings for transplant from seed potatoes selected from the previous year's crop. (Actually, the vegetable's most ancient ancestors came from South America.) People say the...

But if the bedrock underneath is limestone then the soil above that rock will be on the alkaline side. B-1 also speeds up root development of root systems on bare root plants such as roses and shrubs.Vitamin B-1, aka thiamine, does not stimulate root...

With a sharp knife or pruners, cut the bulb free of the tap root and clean up any withered or brown fronds. It's definitely not your average crop, but it's also not the most difficult plant to grow either.

Kennebec is a great potato variety to grow here in the Northeast. This underground resting period hardens off the skins and makes them better able to withstand long periods of storage.

Using a cloth barrier between it and your skin, spread the ground horseradish over the area of congestion to stimulate things like a sluggish digestive, circulatory, immune or reproductive system.

Spinach can be grown under floating row cover to prevent leaf miner and aphid damage. Soil pH should be 6.5 to 7.5. When to plant: Direct-seed in very early spring (ideal soil temperatures for germination are between 55 and 65 degrees).

Control Soil Pests Carrot root maggots (the larvae of the carrot root fly) and wireworms (the larvae of click beetles) can become problematic in the carrot patch, causing tunnels and pitting throughout the roots.

I begin to sow radish seeds in my USDA zone 6 garden in mid- to late March. These lightweight, white fabric covers rest on the plant tops and create a physical barrier to all kinds of pests.

In a couple months we'll trim off the tops to prepare for digging, though some people use a mower. This sad state of affairs leads to all manner of inflammatory diseases within the body.

Even the most careful gardeners planting carrots in rows end up having to thin the plants. With so many delightful varieties, it's easy to see why people include members of the exceptional Apiaceae family in their market-garden offerings.

Harvest greens 30 to 40 days after planting. Roots (and greens) are sweetened by frosts. They boast a mild, crisp, tender flesh with a surprisingly delicate flavor. Where to plant: Garden; containers When to harvest: 55 days after seeding, when roots...

Sweet Potatoes Wally Hartshorn/Flickr Why They're Easy Sweet potatoes aren't picky. This prolific little pest will sneak in and rapidly decimate plants. If you catch them early, however—sometimes literally catch them, as their defense mechanism is to...

Companion Planting Because crops of the same family tend to share pests and diseases—not to mention minerals and micronutrients—keep rutabagas away from areas where you've grown other brassicas recently.

All I'd read aboutThis spring I bought a plum tree. I was in for a big surprise. Plant vendors are sometimes quite creative in packaging the "business end" of plants, but this can come at the expense of happy roots.

These crunchy and delicious vegetables deserve a place in your garden—and on your plate. “Almost regardless of the ‘soil hand' you're dealt, you can amend it to be a productive soil,” Adams adds.

While the visual and dietary appeal of a bowl full of colorful vegetables is undeniable, there's also a lot of beauty and nutrition to be found in vegetables that exhibit no color at all.

Be careful not to bruise or break each potato's skin, and do not wash potatoes before storing. Root Cellar Storage Potatoes are best stored in dark, cold conditions; between 45 and 55 degrees F is best.