The autumn season signals a time of preparing. Many of us make sure to get the most out of our gardens by making jams, pickled veggies, sauces, and more. If you’ve been growing plants for herbal use, fall means it’s time to harvest and dry the roots. When to Harvest Roots The best time to harvest roots is in the fall when your plant has stopped producing flowers and leaves and has started dying back....
Hi it’s Samantha with Planter! Welcome to my second journal entry. I’m talking about how my summer in my Pacific Northwest garden has been going. Our spring seemed a little drier, and parts of it were definitely hotter. So some of my cool-weather crops, like lettuce, didn’t do the best. In the beginning, I had nice and steady growth of my lettuce and peas. Then we got a random heat wave in May, and it caused some problems like bolting and wilting....
Winter is becoming a distant memory in the northern Hemisphere, and spring is in the air! And so are the pollen, mold spores, and other irritants that can cause seasonal allergies. While most of us are happy for spring’s arrival, those with seasonal allergies have mixed feelings about the misery the changing season can bring. Allergies can also appear in autumn. Those in the southern hemisphere might be experiencing fall allergies right now....