If you love to garden but can’t seem to get the bountiful harvest you’re after, maybe the problem is your soil. You can add as much fertilizer as you want, but if your soil is of poor quality, your plants still won’t get all the nutrients they need to thrive. If you want your plants […]
Gardening Hacks
8 Tips Master Gardeners Would Never Tell You
If you love growing fruits and veggies, you probably try to soak up all the gardening tips you can get. Master gardeners have their own secrets that the rest of us can benefit from — if we can learn them. Here are 8 tips master gardeners won’t necessarily tell you that can really help you […]
Here’s Why You Should Be Growing Mint!
There is nothing like the fresh scent of mint. The foliage not only smells fantastic, but it also looks great in your garden or in pots on your porch or deck. If you love the smell and flavor of fresh mint, that should be reason alone to grow it. But here are several more reasons […]
Tomatoes Not Turning Red? Here’s Why
You know the feeling — you plant your favorite type of tomato plants, then water and wait. And wait. And wait. For some unknown reason, your tomatoes grow and look fabulous…but stay fabulously green. If you’re tired of being patient and you’re ready for those tomatoes to ripen on the vine, here’s what you can […]
Put These Items on Your Fall Gardening To-Do List
As the weather warms up in the spring, our thoughts turn to gardening. But all too often, we realize there was a list of things we should have done in the fall to prepare for it. Here are a few things you should put on this fall’s gardening to-do list. 1. Clean-Up Many diseases and […]
How to Use Mulch to Manage Your Soil
If you love your lawn and garden, you’ve probably made friends with mulch. And who could blame you? Mulch has a lot of benefits for your garden and its soul — not to mention making everything pop. If you haven’t yet learned to use mulch to its fullest, here’s how. 1. Water Savings Mulch allows water to […]
5 Ways to Use Old Milk Jugs {In Your Garden}
If you’re anything like me, when you empty a jug of milk, you hesitate to throw it right in the trash. They take up a lot of room, and that jug might be useful for something else, right? But in the end, I always usually end up throwing them out. Well, instead of just tossing […]
Grow the Most Incredible Alliums
If you love to grow flowers in your yard, chances are you’ve seen alliums. Even if you don’t know the name, you’ll probably recognize this gorgeous, show-stoping bulb. Some varieties boast huge, 6-inch mounds of colorful blooms on a single stalk. And if you have trouble with animals eating your flowers, most of them won’t touch these. […]
Veggies You Can Grow in Your Front Yard
Most people reserve their vegetable gardens for the backyard. But more and more people are starting to use the space in their front yards to grow attractive veggie plants. Front yards often have fewer trees, so they get more sunshine. And few things bring more curb appeal than an attractive vegetable patch. Here tips for […]
How to Grow a Grape Vine
There’s nothing like fresh grape juice or eating sweet grapes straight from the vine. No matter what kind you choose to grow, you need to figure out how to be successful. This includes caring for the grapes and encouraging proper growth, plus figuring out how to give direction to that growing vine. Here are some […]