Miss Floribunda: The great pumpkin vine decline
Dear Miss Floribunda, Every year I grow pumpkins that I use for jack-o’-lanterns at Halloween and then for pies, breads…
Miss Floribunda: Creeped out on Crittenden Street
Dear Miss Floribunda, Maybe it’s because Halloween is near, but as I walk my dog in the alleyways, I am…
Miss Floribunda: Cautious composting
Dear Miss Floribunda, Last month you advised “Uber-Organic” that home compost is usually well-balanced for the vegetable garden. It would…
Miss Floribunda: Tomato trouble
Dear Miss Floribunda, Last spring I found a full compost bin in the backyard of the house we bought in…
Nature Nearby: Denizens of a dark, damp domain
By FRED SEITZ — Early in June, I was doing a bit of work in my yard. I got an…
Miss Floribunda: Tender Magnolias
Dear Miss Floribunda, I love magnolias. I chose my house for the big white-flowered one in the backyard as well…
Miss Floribunda: Gehenna Gardens
Dear Miss Floribunda, Last fall I moved into my home in Hyattsville. There wasn’t much happening in the garden then,…
Miss Floribunda: The primrose – an international treasure
Dear Miss Floribunda, I appreciate finding potted primroses at the Hyattsville Horticultural Society seed sale every year for a reasonable…
Miss Floribunda: Tomato grafting 101
Dear Miss Floribunda, My basement is full of maybe a gazillion tomato seedlings, doing well under fluorescent light. I guess…
Miss Floribunda: Thrilled by Amaryllis
Dear Miss Floribunda, When I was in Arizona last spring to visit a friend who retired there, I was simply…