Spaces do open as garlic is harvested and spring-sown peas and leafy greens have finished producing. Here's what to plant in their place.
Dear Helen: As a few spaces open up in my vegetable plots, I am wondering whether it is too late now to seed or transplant anything for fall and winter use.Spaces do open as garlic is harvested and spring-sown peas and leafy greens have finished producing. Consider removing any plantings that are clearly struggling to survive or that have gone past their prime.
Dear Helen: Have you heard of or seen a ground cover plant called golden candytuft? A gardening friend told me about seeing one of these plants in a garden she was visiting. I’d never heard of it.I had never seen or heard of golden candytuft until I saw a few plants in a garden on Denman Island. I was quite taken with the lovely mats of bright golden-lime green spilling onto pathways. I’ve not been able to find a plant yet, but will try again in the spring.
Dear Helen: Were you aware that on some cellphones a photo of a plant can be identified if you press the key indicating “info” for information? I use this convenience often. It doesn’t replace a plant encyclopedia, and the identification is not always correct, but it can give clues.I don’t have a cellphone, but I did know about this “app” — and others. All my friends have cellphones. One of them was sitting with me in the shade on my back lawn recently, taking a break during a gardening session.
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