Gardening Myths

"Unless You're a Pointsettia, Increased Light Can't Hurt".

"Organic Products Are Safer Than Chemicals".

"Watering Plants on a Hot Sunny Day will Scorch Their Leaves".

Are these statements true or false? How do you find out what is garden fact and what is garden fiction?

One way is to read what the real experts have to say. Dr. Linda Chalker-Scott, WSU Extension Horticulturist and Associate Professor, Puyallup Research and Extension Center, explores these and dozens of other gardening myths.

Click on this link to read Dr. Chalker-Scott's Horticultural Myth archive.