How to grow vegetables like tomatoes, lettuce, peppers, potatoes, corn, carrots, onions, and more in your organic garden.
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 »
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 »
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 »
Gardening tips for October include digging dahlia tubers to store over winter, planting garlic for harvest next summer and testing soil.
October Gardening Tips: Dig Dahlias & Gladiolas, Test Soil, Plant Garlic Read More »
Many vegetables and herbs planted in early spring can also be sown mid to late summer for a delicious fall harvest.
Blossom-end rot in tomatoes frequently appears after a drought. Roots are unable to take up sufficient water to move calcium to the growing fruit.
Black Spots on Tomatoes Could Be Blossom-End Rot (BER) 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.
Experienced gardeners start garden seeds indoors during the winter. To the novice, seed starting can be intimidating, but it’s really quite easy.
When to Start Vegetable and Flower Seeds Indoors Read More »