These days, there’s an app to help you do absolutely everything. From meditation to banking to ordering food — there are few things you can’t do from your phone, and identifying plants is no exception. There are a considerable number of plant identification apps for both iPhone and Android (but not always both). The issue …
With their vibrant blooms, velvety leaves and canary yellow center, African violets are the absolute perfect plant to cure your wintertime blues and fill your home with bursts of color until those tulips and daffodils you just planted pop up next spring! African violets might be a little fussy, but they are worth the extra …
Growing your own lush and fragrant green herbs in your indoor garden can help your home become your oasis during a cold, snowy winter, and add fresh flavor to your seasonal dishes, wintertime cocktails, and hot teas. It takes a little planning and extra care, but these 5 steps will help guide you in cultivating …
It’s late summer or early fall, your garden is getting sleepy and ready to hibernate for the winter, and you’re already beginning to daydream of next spring when you can get a fresh start. Well you can start prepping now! One of the major things you can do to improve next year’s soil and prevent …
Did you know that planting hydrangeas isn’t just for early spring? The cider-sippin’ fall season is a fantastic – and perhaps even the best – time to plant your hydrangeas. A fall planting time allows you to establish a solid, healthy root system now for a bounty of summer blooms. You can also wait until …
Here at Stockslagers, the 2020 Old Farmer’s Almanac is officially on the shelves! This timeless farmer’s guide has been a surprisingly accurate way to predict weather patterns since the birth of our country. Stop by Stockslagers to pick up your own copy, and check out these shocking predictions from the 2020 Old Farmer’s Almanac, originally …
We love that the Miami Valley is home to spectacular gardens that bring people outside. In this article below, originally published in the Dayton Daily News, we learn about how The Garden Club of Dayton has helps illuminate the beautiful gardens of Kettering and Oakwood. This past June, they worked with homeowners and gardeners to …
Here at Stockslagers, we love seeing how gardening makes an impact in our Dayton community. From encouraging healthier lives to bringing people together, gardening is so much more than a plot of soil and some seeds. This article, originally published in the Dayton Daily News, discusses how the Wright-Patterson Medical Center garden is creating a …
Here in Dayton Ohio, we’re lucky. We have no fewer than 90 community gardens in the Dayton area, providing Dayton residents with nutritious, homegrown food and a way to meet friendly neighbors. According to Five Rivers Metroparks, “[Community gardening] is a great way to grow your own food – and new friendships. [It] has helped …
There have been a few times throughout history where non-sustainable gardening and farming practices have destroyed the soil and prevented later generations from working the same land. Perhaps the most famous example is the American dust bowl that swept through the southern plains in the 1930s, when unsustainable wheat farming practices left the land dry …
