Articles on growing organic vegetables and fruit without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
Onions are relatively easy to grow in your garden, as long as you’ve chosen the right cultivar for the day length in your area of North America.
How To Grow Onions: Which Types are Best For Your Area? Read More »
T5 grow lights are the best grow lights for starting vegetables and flowers from seed. They’re far superior to using natural light from a window.
T5 Grow Lights Help Seedlings Get A Flying Start Read More »
If you’re just starting gardening, or if you’ve been gardening a while but are short on time this year, consider this list of twelve easy-to-grow vegetables.
An explanation of what all of those terms on plant tags and seed packets really mean.
Wild mammals like the same foods as we do, especially in such tidy groupings in your garden. Liquid Fence is by far the most effective repellent for keeping them out.
What Is The Best Rabbit, Squirrel and Deer Repellent? (Liquid Fence review) Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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.
Heat can do incredible damage to shrubs and flowers, but is especially damaging to vegetables and fruit.
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 »