I CONSIDER EVERY PLANT HARDY until I have killed it myself…at least three times’ – Tony Avent, plant hunter and proprietor, Plant Delights Nursery.
THE LECTURE that he’s been giving for a number of years is not-so-subtly called “Kill Your Lawn.” Ecological horticulturist Dan Jaffe Wilder knows that starting over and creating an entire native habitat instead of a lawn isn’t for everyone. But Dan just wants to grab our attention and get us to start to make some changes at least in the way we care for the turfgrass we do want in our landscapes. And maybe give up a little square footage of it to some other kind of more diverse planting, too, like the wild strawberries (Fragaria virginiana, inset). Alternative, more eco-focused styles of lawn care, along with some lawn alternatives is what he and I talked about on the podcast. Dan is Director of Applied Ecology at Norcross Wildlife Foundation in Wales, Massachusetts, and its 8,000-acre sanctuary. He’s also co-author with Mark Richardson of the book “Native Plants for New England Gardens.”
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I am having problems with my Elephant Garlic not lasting. It went soft, punky and brown by February.
I hung it until it was completely dry and then stored it in a burlap sack outside.
Do you have any suggestions on why it didn’t last
Thank you
Dale
Welcome, Dale. I don’t have a solution…even some of my regular cloves deteriorated by February/March this year. I was thinking I need to go look for a solution myself, which I will share…