In July, “June gloom” gives way to summer heat. Days are long. Tomatoes finally ripen. Summer fruits are warm on the tree.

Spider plants prefer bright, indirect sunlight for best growth. Direct sunlight can scorch the leaves, while too little ...

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Ways to Rehydrate Potting Soil Getting dried out potting soil to absorb water again can take some patience. Here are the best methods to successfully rehydrate your mix. Submersion For a potted ...

“A lot of commercial nurseries use a peat-based potting mix, and when peat dries out, it’s hard to rewet, and the water rolls right off it,” says Wesolowski, who uses a coir-based mix instead.

Choose the right soil Commercial succulent soil runs the gamut from organic mixes containing peat or shredded coconut, or coir, to gritty mixes with larger particles, including granite, pumice and ...

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The annual RHS Chelsea Flower Show, held in London each May, is a showcase of the very best of British garden design, cultivation and, increasingly, sustainable practice. But it is in the last ...

This is probably the best-known and most popular alternative to peat moss. Dear Master Gardener: I brought my bougainvillea inside for the winter, but it has white cottony blobs on the plant.

By the 1980s, conservationists were raising concerns about peat’s environmental impact, but 40 years on, peat-based potting compost is still on sale in garden centres up and down the country.

A specialized mix, like Gardenera's Premium Monstera Potting Soil, works well, containing New Zealand bark, peat moss, coco coir, and perlite. To make your own, mix together three parts peat-based ...

Rosy Soil, a sustainable soil company created to offset the negative environmental impact of producing traditional peat-based potting mixes announces the closing of a $3.6 million seed round.