USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Immediately see which USDA Hardiness Zone your town or city is in. This is critical to know so you buy plants that can survive winters in your area.
Gardening Tips For Beginners
Gardening basics for beginning gardeners. If you’re intimidated by the process of how to start a garden, here is your path to success. Learn composting basics, how to build soil with organic matter, essential garden tasks, and tips on growing vegetables, fruit, annuals and perennials.
Growing Tomatoes Part 2: Watering, Harvesting, and Saving Seed
Best practices for growing tomatoes, including pruning, watering and saving tomato seeds.
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How to Grow Tomatoes Part 1: Starting Seeds to Transplanting
Tomatoes are the most popular garden vegetable in the world. These tips will get you on your way to growing the best you’ve ever had.
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Turn Autumn Tree Leaves Into Compost, Mulch, And Organic Fertilizer
Tree leaves that fall every autumn make fantastic compost or mulch to feed your garden plants. Here’s how to use them.
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Are Chrysanthemums Annuals or Perennials?
Millions of Chrysanthemums are sold as annuals at garden centers every fall. Pity, because Mums are actually perennials and will bloom for years if planted correctly.
How To Grow Raspberries
Red raspberries are incredibly easy to grow. Learn how to grow raspberries and keep them pruned and in line for easy harvesting.
How To Prune Tomato Plants for More Fruit
Prune tomato plant to direct more of the plant’s energy into fruit production and less into creating new foliage.
How To Read Seed Catalogs
Seed catalogs are full of abbreviations and symbols. Dr Leonard Perry explains what it all means.
Organic Gardening 101: 5 Tips To Get Started
Organic gardening is more than trading chemical inputs for non-chemical. Here are 5 tips to get you on your way to a healthier garden.