October Gardening Tips: Dig Dahlias & Gladiolas, Test Soil, Plant Garlic
Gardening tips for October include digging dahlia tubers to store over winter, planting garlic for harvest next summer and testing soil.
September Gardening Tips: Enrich Soil, Protect Garden Beds, Divide Daylilies
September gardening tips include protecting your garden soil, getting houseplants ready for winter, dividing daylilies, and visiting an apple orchard.
Six Tips For Weeding Your Garden and Lawn
Sometimes when I’m weeding, I feel doomed to repeat the same task over and over again. But I’ve learned a few techniques to make the job more manageable.
August Gardening Tips: Harvest Onions, Store Fruit, Sow Fall Veggies
It may be the hottest month of the season, but it’s time to sow fall veggies, freeze or can summer fruits, and harvest onions.
Lilacs: Tips on Planting and Growing
The unique scent and beautiful flowers of a Lilac bush are a welcome sign of spring. This care-free shrub is a beautiful addition to any home landscape.
Compost: Today’s Leftovers, Tomorrow’s Plant Food
When you compost your garden, plants need less fertilizer, soil quality improves and plants show more tolerance to diseases and pests.
How to Water Tomatoes and Other July Gardening Tips
Guest authors Charlie Nardozzi and Dr. Leonard Perry offer gardening tips for July on avoiding blossom end rot in tomatoes, deterring slugs and snails, refreshing annuals, weeding, and more.
How To Grow Sweet Peppers and Hot Peppers
Sweet peppers and hot peppers are the most popular garden vegetables after tomatoes, but they can be much fussier. Here are tips for growing your best peppers ever.
How to Grow Potatoes in Your Garden
How to grow potatoes in your garden, including tips on planting, harvesting, and managing pests and diseases of potatoes.
How to get ready for spring gardening
New gardeners tend to get over anxious as spring draws near. Here’s a list of things do do to get your garden ready for spring so you can avoid mistakes.
