Recent studies have shown that the world’s most widely used class of pesticides are responsible for the massive die-off of honeybees and deaths of birds.
Pesticides Implicated In Deaths of Bees and Birds Read More »
No space for a garden? You can enjoy fresh tomatoes and other veggies by growing them in containers on your patio, apartment balcony, porch, deck, or even in containers placed around your yard.
How To Grow Tomatoes And Other Vegetables In Containers Read More »
Will landscape fabric suppress weeds in your garden for years? No. It’s one of the great gardening myths of all time.
Monarch butterflies lay eggs on only one plant: Milkweed. Record heat, drought, herbicides & logging have drastically reduced their numbers.
How Home Gardeners Can Save The Monarch Butterfly Read More »
A recent study showed that due to climate change, plants are producing flowers earlier than at any point in history. What that means for your garden.
Climate Change: Your Flowers Are Blooming Earlier Read More »
There may be no better starter crop for beginning gardeners than beans. Their low maintenance and adaptability to nearly any climate make them a cinch to grow.
How to Grow Bush Beans and Pole Beans in Your Garden Read More »
Learn when your first frost date and last frost date is. Knowing these dates helps you avoid killing or damaging seedlings and new plantings.
Do You Know Your First Frost and Last Frost Dates? Read More »
A reader is having problems with aphids and snails eating his mustard greens. How to get rid of the pests and how to avoid insect damage in the future.
Why are My Mustard Greens Dying and Full of Holes? Read More »
Big Food and Big Ag have spent billions on disinformation to make the organic label radical, too expensive, and not based on reliable science. Time to flip it.
One of the most reviled garden pests is the Japanese Beetle, which is very difficult to get rid of. Fortunately, a small number of organic treatments work well.
Japanese Beetle Problem? Try Geraniums and Milky Spore Read More »