Follow these gardening tips on how to get the best tomatoes in the block by adding these 7 things before you put tomato plants into the planting hole.
Organic gardening has so many benefits. But, it's like a challenge, especially with pest control. So read on how to achieve balance in organic gardening.
These 3 tips will help you grow larger onions in your garden. Learn about short day vs. long day onions and what is better, growing onions from seed or set.
See the 6 simple secrets to grow healthy strong cucumber plants - and a huge crop of cucumbers too! Grow your best cucumber crop ever.
Best vegetables & herbs to regrow from kitchen scraps in water or soil. Start a windowsill garden indoors, or grow foods using grocery lettuce, beets, etc!
Healthy soil is important for growing strong, vigorous plants that resist pests and diseases and produce abundantly. Use these tips to improve garden soil for a thriving vegetable garden.
How to compost outdoors & indoors, comparing best methods such as bin systems, hot vs cold pile, in-ground composting, Vermicomposting, etc!
Are you a beginning gardener? Here are 11 gardening mistakes commonly made by beginners- so you can avoid them and grow a better garden!
Cauliflower belongs to the Cole, or cabbage, family but isn’t as easy to grow as cabbage. The delicious taste and versatility it provides in your diet is well worth the extra effort; some people even consider cauliflower a delicacy! Cauliflower is a cool-season vegetable that can be planted a week or two before the last […]
Are you starting a vegetable garden for the first time this year? Or have you had difficulties in the past? Here are ten tips every beginning gardener needs to know for a successful Victory (or survival) Garden this year! One of my best gardening memories as a child is being able to pick a big, ju
Gardening doesn't have to be expensive. Improve your garden soil with these 8 amendments that are totally free and have your best garden yet!
To use eggshells as organic pest control, sprinkle the powder directly on pest insects. Learn how to make eggshell powder and use it to kill bugs in the garden.
Learn how to grow your own turmeric, in any climate - including tips for sourcing turmeric seed, and how to plant, harvest, preserve, and use turmeric!
10 Garden Seed Starting Ideas You Must Try: Save Money by starting your own seeds. Helpful tips and Ideas to begin growing seeds at home!
So you've started your very own vegetable garden, but now you realize that different vegetables require different soil pH! So how to test soil pH without a kit? Is your soil more acidic or more alkaline? These are very important things to know, especially when you're growing fruits or vegetables as different plants require different soil acidity. Testing soil pH without a kit is actually quite simple and all you need are a couple of ingredients that you probably already have in your home! Knowing the pH of your soil is crucial to growing a successful crop. With this information, you
Wanting to know how to grow rhubarb? Rhubarb is very easy to grow, but needs the cold weather in order to propagate. It is a long-lived perennial
Experiencing problems starting seeds indoors? Here arehints and tricks on reversing some of these problems amd how to prevent them in the future.
Learning how to save seeds gives you a nearly continuous supply of seeds that are adapted to your area at little or no cost.
Learn the best way to grow strawberries including when to plant, recommended growing conditions, in-ground and container growing, year-round strawberry care, different fruiting times, and—the best part—how to harvest the sweet, fresh fruit.
Learn how to amend and fertilize garden bed soil before planting or between seasons, with tips on compost, mulch, no-till and more!
Tips and advice for growing the best strawberries. Use these tips to grow a large harvest of big, juicy, delicious strawberries in your garden.
Avoiding chemicals doesn't mean you have to put up with garden pests. Here are 10 of the best natural substances that act as organic pesticides.
If you've got a shady garden, growing sun-loving vegetables can be tough. But there are still plenty of vegetables that you can grow.
Skip the chemicals in store-bought fertilizers! Use what you've got to feed your potassium-loving plants with this banana peel fertilizer!
Garlic is a crop that you can plant in the fall to be harvested in midsummer. Homegrown garlic tastes great, take up very little room in your garden, and doesn’t require a great deal of
It is possible to grow a garden in less than full sun. Use this helpful guide to see which vegetables, herbs & flowers grow in shade.
Who doesn't feel the pull of a walled-off space - the need to get in there and find out what's going on? A secret garden is romantic.
Are you starting a vegetable garden for the first time this year? Or have you had difficulties in the past? Here are ten tips every beginning gardener needs to know for a successful Victory (or survival) Garden this year! One of my best gardening memories as a child is being able to pick a big, ju
10 Garden Seed Starting Ideas You Must Try: Save Money by starting your own seeds. Helpful tips and Ideas to begin growing seeds at home!
Best vegetables & herbs to regrow from kitchen scraps in water or soil. Start a windowsill garden indoors, or grow foods using grocery lettuce, beets, etc!
There is nothing more beautiful than a basket full of homegrown bell peppers. I have been growing bell peppers for the last twenty years and have never been disappointed. There are many reasons to love bell peppers. They are really easy to grow, loaded with nutritional value and taste amazing raw and cooked.
A simple DIY organic pest control garden spray recipe to help ward off the pests in the vegetable garden.
How to Use Epsom Salt in a Garden
Learn how to grow ranunculus (even if you live in a hot summer climate like the low desert of Arizona) with these 5 tips.
8 ways to use for cinnamon in the garden and on house plants. From rooting hormone to gnat removal, cinnamon can be your gardens best friend!
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Growing mushrooms is one of the easiest gardening projects to try as a beginner - or do with kids - and is perfect in winter when it's still too chilly to grow stuff outside. You
Gardening doesn't have to be expensive. Improve your garden soil with these 8 amendments that are totally free and have your best garden yet!
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These clever and easy Gardening Hacks are so useful that using them can change the way you garden forever. We have the best ones for you!
Learn how often to water your garden and how to tell when your plants need water. Plus, grab our free printable plant watering chart!
Read along to learn how to grow radishes, including when to plant, tips for preparing your soil, sowing seeds, proper spacing, thinning, harvesting, and also several tasty ways to use radishes in the kitchen!
Love to garden but short on time? Here are some tips that will help you plant, water and weed more efficiently.
Plant these perennial vegetables (and fruits and herbs) just once and you can enjoy their bounty year after year - sometimes for decades!
Who knew baking soda was so useful?
8 ways to use for cinnamon in the garden and on house plants. From rooting hormone to gnat removal, cinnamon can be your gardens best friend!
Hydrogen peroxide has long been used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent, but did you know you can use hydrogen peroxide for plants? Here are 10 surprising uses for hydrogen peroxide in your garden.
