Before you introduce harsh chemical insecticides into your soil and into your food chain, consider effective organic methods to keep insects away from your crops and keep your soil and plants healthy.
3 Organic Methods to Keep Insects Away From Your Crops Read More »
Japanese gardens have been fascinating and enchanting people for thousands of years with their incredible aesthetic appeal and relaxing atmosphere. For a western viewer, no feature better encompasses these attributes than their beautifully designed bridges.
The Significance of Bridges in Japanese Gardening Read More »
Before you start growing marijuana, you’ll need to get familiar with some ground rules. There are many different options for marijuana strains, grow lights, nutrients, and grow spaces.
How to Grow Cannabis Like a Pro: Step-by-Step Guide Read More »
Backyard trees can fall victim to some unforeseeable natural threats, which can weaken and even eventually kill them. Here, we’ll review the most common threats to trees and how you can protect them from damage.
What Are the Most Common Threats To Trees in Your Landscape? Read More »
Aloe Vera, a popular cactus-like succulent, is one of the most useful medicinal plants and is very easy to grow.
Growing a garden in an urban landscape is possible — you just need to know what planting zone you’re in. and which plants are best suited for your area.
How much fertilizer you should add to your vegetable garden depends on a variety of factors and it should never be added unless needed.
Vegetable Garden Fertilizer 101: How Much Should You Add? Read More »
Online, there are 1 million-plus recommendations on using coffee grounds in your garden to repel cats, boost soil nutrients and bacteria, attract earthworms, kill slugs, prevent weeds, aerate soil and god knows what else. I looked into the published science to see what the reality is on coffee grounds.
As a conscientious gardener, you need to conserve water, learn about companion plants, and invite pollinators into your garden.
Garden trellises save space, make vegetables and fruit easier to harvest, decrease the chances of disease, and offer better aesthetics in the flower garden.
Easy Ways to Make a Trellis For Your Vegetable Garden Read More »
A podcast of my appearance on The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Show with Joe and Holly Baird, WNOV in Milwaukee. We talked about lots of gardening subjects, and a little about my book Homegrown Tomatoes.
Todd Heft on The Wisconsin Vegetable Gardener Show Read More »