You may have been seeing them out at local grocery stores next to the pumpkins this fall and wondered – what in the world do I do with that? First, what IS a gourd? It’s in the same family as the pumpkin, and they are all considered “squash” – for some reason in our American culture, pumpkins just got the favored spot! Unlike pumpkins, gourds aren’t edible – but they are great for autumnal decoration! Here are a few ways you...
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Early Glow™ Buckeye's yellow-green flowers contrast nicely with the newly expanded bright green leaves in the spring. Leaves turn bright red in the fall before many other trees. The beautiful flower clusters are a treat to hummingbirds and the seeds are a useful food source for squirrels, although Early Glow™ Buckeye produces very few nuts.
Early Glow Buckeye™ does best in slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil but can tolerate other soils if given enough water early on. However, Early Glow Buckeye™ does not tolerate heavy soil salt, so would not do well in areas where winter salts do not flush from soil in spring.
