Articles on growing organic vegetables and fruit without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
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 »
Ollas are terra cotta clay pots buried neck deep in a garden. As soil dries, water is drawn through the walls of the olla to water plants.
Jeff Lowenfels, author of Teaming with Nutrients and Teaming with Microbes, has delivered his 3rd book, Teaming with Fungi. It’s a very informative read.
Chamomile may be the easiest herb on earth to grow. Most herbs are pretty simple – plant, prune, contain. Chamomile, with its delicate, apple-like aroma, self-seeds year after year and also happens to be a great host for beneficial insects.
The Greenstalk planter minimizes watering and provides enough vertical space to grow a wide variety of small plants.
Does Epsom salt help create bigger blooms, better shrubs, greener grass, and control pests? We looked at the research to see if this is true.
Adding Epsom Salt To Your Garden and Lawn: Claims vs Facts Read More »