Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “You need to add extra nitrogen to the soil anywhere you use shredded bark or wood chips as mulch.” Not true, but I do like the fact that this newer myth originated from people starting to hear and learn...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Gasoline in a can or tank is good all season” Here’s something very important I just learned two weeks ago: gas burned in small engines should be no more than thirty days old. Not being aware of the...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Adding peat moss to your soil will lower the pH” True, but only to a very small degree. A lot of times, gardeners cast peat moss onto their garden beds at various times of the year in the mistaken belief...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Arborvitae grow in shade” A vexing myth because, taken at word value, it’s true. But this particular truth is not what you want to hear. That arborvitae grow in shade is just the nursery industry...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Moss growing in your lawn is a sign of acidic soil” Here we have one of the most dangerous kinds of myths possible: one that is only vaguely correct. Yes, low pH, i.e. acidic soil, can contribute to moss...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Glyphosate is the Agent Orange of our time” – anonymous World Wildlife Federation executive, quoted by Mike Wallace on CBS TV’s 60 Minutes Ah, that’s just what any fact-based, fair-minded...
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