Ken asks…
Garden Magazines: Where do you get those cool, crazzy kinds of pants they use?
I recently asked about ordering bedding plants online and got some great answers. Now I want to know:
If you see something in a magazine (like “Fine Gardening“) you’d like to duplicate, where do you start? I used to live in Illinois – and the nurseries there had all kinds of interesting and fairly exotic (I mean, not native to Illinois) plants. For example – “Cigar Flower” and papyrus –
Now, in NC, the nurseries near me have only, like, marigolds and begonias. Pansies. I have a gardening magazine and the arrangement looks fairly easy to duplicate – but they don’t sell the “interesting” flowers around here.
When I asked my earlier question, it didn’t seem like people responded very favorably to the idea of ordering plants over the internet. Like it was a last resort, or they preferred not to or something. What, then, is the best way to procure these plants they show in magazines?
Can you order them from nurseries? Do I wait until next year and start them myself from seed?
I am open to anything, I honestly just don’t know.
GardenersCardiff answers:
First place, you need to do your research to ensure that the plants you want will thrive in the planting zone where you live. Eg, An orange tree isn’t going to produce in zone 5….
Secondly, local nurseries usually stock plants at the time of year it is appropriate to plant. So you are not going to see tomatoes in March and Mums in June.
Once you’ve done your homework then feel free to order from a catalog. You will indeed need some knowledge of plants and planting conditions because the plants sometimes come bareroot or need a bit of TLC to transfer from an ideal growing environment (nursery) to the outdoors.
Ruth asks…
What’s a good gardening magazine? (Its for Mother’s Day)?
GardenersCardiff answers:
Sunset is a staple in the West but not quite so relevant elsewhere. Garden Gate has good but basic, not particularly innovative, content. Horticulture magazine is written for a more involved gardener/collector, with more details as well as terrific resources (e.g. Nurseries) for the plants mentioned. Fine Gardening is comparable, but with a broader scope including more design ideas. Finally, the American Horticulture Society’s publication, The American Gardener, is well worth the price of AHS membership for its thoughtful essays and beautiful photos.
Daniel asks…
12 organic foods favored by Rodale of organic gardening?
I believe it was Monday, April 9 that a review was done of the 12 organic foods favored by Organic Gardening magazine founder J. Rodale. What were the foods again?
GardenersCardiff answers:
Are you looking for the Dirty Dozen – the top 12 fruits and veggies containing pesticides and other toxic chemicals?
Dirty Dozen
Buy these organic
1Apples
2Celery
3Strawberries
4Peaches
5Spinach
6Nectarines
7Grapes
8Sweet bell peppers
9Potatoes
10Blueberries
11Lettuce
12Kale/collard greens
Every few years, the Environmental Working Group puts out this list.
Http://www.ewg.org/foodnews/summary/
There is also a Clean 15 – those fruits and veggies that tend to carry the least pesticide residue:
Clean 15
Lowest in Pesticide
1Onions
2Sweet Corn
3Pineapples
4Avocado
5Asparagus
6Peas
7Mangoes
8Eggplant
9Canteloupe
10Kiwi
11Cabbage
12Watermelon
13Sweet potatoes
14Grapefruit
15Mushrooms
Publishers of healthy periodicals and articles like Rodale often reference these lists.
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