For this year’s final set of queries, Chloe Lieberman addresses ways to cure sweet potatoes, options for excess leaves and ideas for keeping your figs warm amid frosty nights.
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WNC explores tiny homes as housing solution
Western North Carolina leaders have been thinking big when it comes to the region’s affordable housing crisis, with Buncombe County alone aiming to create or preserve up to 3,150 affordable units by 2030. But when it comes to actually building those spaces, some in the area are also thinking small.
Gardening with Xpress: On blueberries and plastics
This month we’re exploring best practices for growing blueberries and safe ways to use plastics as part of your gardening toolbox.
Gardening with Xpress: Cucumbers, peppers and eggplants — oh, my!
This month’s column features tips for when to pull summer plants, ideal peppers to grow in our region and best ways to preserve eggplant.
Gardening with Xpress: Tips for growing squash
This month’s column features tips for growing squash, as well as ways to reduce voles from eating into your bounty.
Gardening with Xpress: A time to kill and to water
Green greetings! As it really warms up, I hope you’ve been enjoying baskets of goodness from your gardens. This month’s questions were, unsurprisingly, about bugs and water — two major themes of summertime gardening. A reminder to email me your questions at gardening@mountainx.com. I look forward to hearing from you! Fat little green caterpillars are […]
Gardening with Xpress: What to do with all those dandelions?
In her latest monthly feature, local garden expert Chloe Lieberman addresses questions about fertilizers and weeds.
Gardening with Xpress: Leaf mulch, mushroom compost and dahlias!
In this month’s gardening feature, local expert Chloe Lieberman explores the qualities and uses of leaf mulch versus mushroom compost, how to separate and plant dahlia tubers and some tips for caring for dahlias once they’re in ground.