During Thanksgiving, people must have spent some time looking at decorations involving multicolored ears of corn, because I got several ques...

Gary has a question: Are organic fertilizers such as GardenTone and HollyTone really worthwhile using or is putting compost on your garde...

Esther over at Gaias-Gift has a question: A number of us are discussing a common wisdom thing about not pruning your roses before the fo...

Last week I talked about the colored patterns on leaves created for some evolutionary adaptive reason. This week I'll be talking a...

Henry has a question about variegation: I would like to ask you a question about variegated Hippeastrum reticulatum. Usually variegated ...

Gardeners LOVE to complain about plants changing their scientific names. I certainly do it as much as anyone else (I even sing about it ) bu...

Nancy has a question: Hi, Joseph!  Looking for a Sciency Answer. I keep reading that you can't use wood chips as mulch in gardens as ...

Dave sent me a question -- asking about my thoughts on some specific natural fertilizers that had been recommended to him. So, today's s...

Okay folks, you love Sciency Answers on my blog... now you can experience Sciency Answers -- LIVE! I'm going to be speaking at the Spri...

Leslie, who blogs over at Mountain Plover blogs.icta.net/plover , send me a great question. My question is about adding compost... can you...

Back in November, when I posted my Great Catalog List , I sang the praises of buying seeds. In the comments, Lisa said she would like to ...

Winston Churchill once famously said “Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried.” I thin...

Dear Mister Greensparrow Gardens Person: I have a SCIENCE QUESTION (dah duhduh DAAAH) about variegation. Isn't the point of a plant ...

Today's question is from Keith Long, brought on by a comment this post on his blog: My question is about Rhodochiton astrosanguineum ...

Another great question from Annie of Annie's Annuals: Is there something special about rain water ? I mean beyond "hydration...

Today's question is from Loree, of Danger Garden fame: I have a couple of Echium that I've grown extremely attached to. I know t...

I've gotten a couple questions from people about how to over winter tender plants indoors -- Cathy asked about some species of tender sa...