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.
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.
August Gardening Tips: Harvest Onions, Store Fruit, Sow Fall Veggies Read More »
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.
When you compost your garden, plants need less fertilizer, soil quality improves and plants show more tolerance to diseases and pests.
Compost: Today’s Leftovers, Tomorrow’s Plant Food Read More »
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 Water Tomatoes and Other July Gardening Tips Read More »
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, including tips on planting, harvesting, and managing pests and diseases of potatoes.
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.
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.
Best practices for growing tomatoes, including pruning, watering and saving tomato seeds.
Growing Tomatoes Part 2: Watering, Harvesting, and Saving Seed Read More »
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.
How to Grow Tomatoes Part 1: Starting Seeds to Transplanting Read More »