While it takes a decade or more for trees to mature, even saplings improve soil, air, and storm runoff. The sooner you plant a tree, the sooner you’ll see its benefits.
Planting a Tree: Is There a More Hopeful Act? Read More »
Environment, Landscaping, Tree Care Tips
Early Blight and Late Blight, although caused by two distinctly different fungi, have the same effect on your tomatoes or potatoes – either one may end your garden season prematurely.
Early Blight and Late Blight Control in Tomatoes and Potatoes Read More »
Tomatoes, Weed, Disease And Pest Management
In Jeff Lowenfels’ 2nd book, he explores how plants take up nutrients, the processes within plant cells, and how plants form flowers, fruits, and vegetables.
Review: Teaming With Nutrients by Jeff Lowenfels Read More »
Gardening Books & Gardening Product Reviews, Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
It may seem like a no-brainer that plants should be watered regularly during a heat wave. But as heat increases, a plant’s ability to take up water diminishes.
Watering Plants During a Heat Wave May Seem Like a No-Brainer. But It’s Not. Read More »
Flowers & Perennials, Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
Heat waves and drought are par for the course every summer. With careful garden design, your plants can make it through drought and heat relatively unscathed.
A Garden Plan To Survive Heat Waves Read More »
Environment, Flowers & Perennials, Garden Design, Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
Heat can do incredible damage to shrubs and flowers, but is especially damaging to vegetables and fruit.
How Heat Waves Affect Plants in Your Garden Read More »
Environment, Flowers & Perennials, Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
If you’re creating an edible landscape, the Backyard Berry Book and the Backyard Orchardist are excellent resources.
Review: Backyard Berry Book | Backyard Orchardist by Stella Otto Read More »
Gardening Books & Gardening Product Reviews, Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
Michael Moss’ book is a firecracker, showing how the processed foods industry has fine tuned their products so you literally can’t stop eating them.
Review: Salt Sugar Fat-How The Food Giants Hooked Us by Michael Moss Read More »
Food, Gardening Books & Gardening Product Reviews
Beneficial nematodes control pests that destroy plants. But other nematodes completely destroy plants. How do you know which is which?
Beneficial Nematodes – Garden Friends Or Enemies? Read More »
Flowers & Perennials, Organic Lawn Care, Weed, Disease And Pest Management
A single bat is able to consume from 1000 to 6000 insects a night. Why not use a bat box to invite a bat to guard your garden and patio?
Bats are Insect Eating Machines For Your Yard and Garden Read More »
Flowers & Perennials, Vegetable & Fruit Gardening
If you’re new to removing poison ivy, be careful, because it likes to fight back. Here are some do’s and dont’s.
Poison Ivy: How to remove it safely without chemicals Read More »
Flowers & Perennials, Landscaping, Organic Lawn Care
If you’re still using chemicals on your garden and lawn, it’s time to stop. Your lawn and garden don’t need these chemicals, in fact they weaken plants.
Are Your Lawn And Garden Chemically Dependent? Read More »
Flowers & Perennials, Organic Lawn Care, Vegetable & Fruit Gardening