C. L. Fornari's Blog

A Postcard From Tomatoes

If you could get a postcard from your tomatoes, this is what it might say... Many people still believe that blossom end rot on tomatoes is caused by a lack of calcium. It's actually caused by stress to young tomato plants, and that is usually from uneven or inadequate...

A Postcard From Peonies

If your peonies routinely get botrytis mold in the spring, it's likely that your weather is often cool and damp. In this case, you might want to spray the emerging foliage and buds with an organic fungicide every year as the plant grows. For an occasional browned bud...

A Postcard From “Bad Soil”

If Mother Nature and The Green Man sent you a short message about what you are calling "bad soil," it might look something like this... Details from The Garden Lady, Saturday May 24th, 2025 In addition to discussing our propensity to classify our soils as "bad," I...

Name:   Rhododendron ‘Calsap’ Type of Plant: A Rhododendron that was a cross between ‘Catalgla’ and ‘Sappho’ which produced a plant that’s hardy to...

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