Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Wait a minute, maybe dogs CAN be harmed by eating cocoa bean hull mulch” I finally write something about gardening and dogs, and sure enough, I wind up in the doghouse. A few updates back, I wrote a...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “A home compost pile or bin can spontaneously combust” Here’s a new one making the rounds, sent in to me by comrade W. Morris of Moosedrop, Minnesota. Here’s the truth: A home compost pile cannot...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “You always wait for the ground to freeze before applying winter mulch.” Ah, an erroneous myth that not only stems from an erroneous myth, it adds credence to the parent myth. Still with me? Let’s try...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “The soil under and around pine trees and oaks is acidic” I’ve heard that for years, probably heard it before I started gardening and it isn’t true. Or rather, sometimes the soil in these areas is acidic,...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Add gravel to the bottom of containers to improve drainage” Sure sounds good, and is easy to understand from an intuitive standpoint. Gravel doesn’t hold water—so containers will drain better, and the...
Jan 2, 2017 | Myth of the Week
RENEGADE GARDENER™ The lone voice of horticultural reason “Plant trees a little deeper than grade because roots deeper in the soil find more water” An old, old, old myth, and an equally old argument (English gardener William Lawson is on record in 1618 as being...
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