Category: Plant Diary

It’s amazing to me how some plants are just unbothered in cold temperatures. We’ve had many nights in the 20s recently, and some in the low ‘teens, but these hardy things have managed to keep green leaves and even flower. In spite of a slowed metabolism, there must be powerful compounds keeping the cells from…

The numbers are in, and New York City officially just saw it’s driest October in 150 years. We are on drought watch, when plants should be conserving energy and peacefully going to sleep, they might just faint without changing color. If you have tried to water a garden here recently, you probably saw water pooling…

Everyone is talking about Brat – But I want to talk about Strat! In which the theme is also *green*.Seed stratification is when you keep seeds in the refrigerator for a cold damp period in order to help them germinate, mimicking what would happen in winter. Some species need this, it’s an adaptation to ensure…