What Is Foxglove

Caring for the foxglove plant should include keeping children and pets away, as all parts can be toxic when consumed. Foxglove flowers grow on stems which may reach 6 feet in height, depending on variety.Foxglove flowers are clusters of tubular shaped...

The tall flower spikes bloom from the bottom up and produce prolific seeds. Removing spent foxglove flowers may encourage reblooming and further enjoyment of the plant late into the season.

Fairy foxglove information states that it is a short lived perennial, but it canor be propagated by rooting the rosettes. Fairy foxglove is useful in gardens in USDA zones 4 to 9, making it a long range plant with plenty of applications across the nation.Plants...

Next year I plan to grow more of them and make a group planting of about seven plants near the back of my flowerbed. Don't look for this flower in your big gardening book, or the mass marketed catalogs that go to every house on the block.

Just make sure that their soil doesn't get soggy during the winter months, or they may meet the same fate as Skipper Ben.The thumbnail Rehmannia elata photo is by EmmaGrace and the Rehmannia elata, white form photo by Michelle Hunziker, both from the...

Normally I was afraid of only a few things: bears, haints, the debbil, and a boy named Joe Devlin, but I had never been afraid of a plant until that very minute. I am very fortunate to have had an Aunt Bett to fill my life with a deep appreciation for...

If you're looking for information about honey and hives, this is not the article you want. When I was finished with the grass, I sat on the rock wall and watched the bees, but had no more visitors.When the hollyhocks bloom later in the summer, my poor...

Watch the lower pods for cracks and holes. Common foxgloves have spectacular blooms and are fairly easy to grow. The seeds mostly stay inside the upright pods. The seeds are easy to collect, share with fellow gardeners, or sow in other areas in your garden.To...

Never leave clipped blossoms on the soil beneath plants because this can lead to fungal infections.Watch for a second bloom. Remove the blossoms at the point of the first set of leaves on the stems.Discard the blossoms into the bucket as you remove them.

It produces foliage in the first year and blooms in the second year, in the spring or early summer. Pruning your foxglove will produce new blooms, but leave some stalks alone to self-sow so you can enjoy more blooms the following season.Remove any dead...

Sprinkle one handful of 5-10-5 granular fertilizer in each trench. Do this in early spring and again six and 12 weeks afterward. Mulch promotes soil moisture retention and keeps weeds at bay.Treat and prevent powdery mildew outbreaks by properly spacing...

I plan to grow mine in a gated pasture and be really clear with my children that the foxglove is not one of the safe snacking plants on the property. Read more from Dawn's farm on HobbyFarms.com: 3 Garden Bad Girls I'm Growing Cattails: A Delicious, Healthy...

If not, what is it you don't like and what do you need to change? We're not out to climb career ladders or become world famous. We farmers don't always have a lot of money. If you're not farming in the way that makes you happy, it's time to make a plan...

Enthusiasm is contagious. The culture of loving and giving they've created in our community is felt and noticed, and changes are being made. You can start an epidemic. Their enthusiasm for the things that make them tick—be it their families, community...

I watered my huegel only three times over the course of the summer (my traditional beds were watered twice a week), yet still saw excellent results and lush growth from the beans, squash, peppers, tomatoes, corn and various greens I seeded in that spring.

(We just won't think about that distant part of the cycle right now.) This positive thinking might not have warmed my frozen toes or made my car door usable again, but it did offer a mental reprieve from the frightful weather outside.

Do-it-yourselfers can use homeopathic remedies to treat minor ailments and injuries, for first-aid emergencies until the vet arrives, and to augment conventional veterinary treatment.

Humans who ingest berries can suffer symptoms associated with caffeine poisoning. Tolerance to caffeine is different for everyone, so amounts necessary to produce adverse symptoms vary from person to person.

Dreaming of a particular chicken breed to add to your flock? I'm constantly mulling over possibilities in my mind, from the contemplative (“What if I was from a different country?”) to the ridiculous (“How awesome would it be if I had three arms?”).

And then every once in a while, we catch wind of a new plant. Nutritional Powerhouse Traditionally, ashitaba leaf was used for longevity and rejuvenation in Japan. Richo says he thinks that the name “tomorrow's leaf” actually refers to the fact that...

The nymphs of many garden bugs can look a lot alike—work with your county extension office to figure out if what you're looking at is a friend or foe. At first glance, I thought I was looking at several immature assassin bug nymphs on the hunt.

If there is no spring or give to the soil, it's probably still frozen and too cold to work.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });It's best to wait for the ground frozen solid to break up naturally than to try...

On rare occasions, however, the sudden death of seedlings may be caused by other factors. Foliage of plants may yellow and fall prematurely. It may help to water less often or apply fungicide to prevent damping off.may be applied as a soil drench after...

I know I sure wouldn't want to risk it, would you?Mother Jones News recently reported "California regulators traced residues of dichlorophenyl-dichloroethylene, a breakdown product of DDT, and bifenthrin, an ant killer, to compost in pots of organic wheatgrass...

But is your turkey "green"? Because of the high sodium content of packaged lunchmeats, I do not buy lunchmeats, but I sure look forward to some leftover turkey for sandwiches.Meanwhile, I think I will have the only “green” turkey in the neighborhood,...

Our kids were happy to have lots of chocolates and candies to eat, but we weren't as happy about the other leftover products, one of which the laurel dry leaves bags. Therefore, I don't need to buy laurel very often.

Lucky bamboo is not, in fact, related to true bamboo plants. This high-humidity houseplant can grow to heights of nearly five feet.Dracaena sanderiana is considered non-toxic to humans.The ASPCA's Poison Control Center lists lucky bamboo as a toxic substance...