One of the hardest things for many gardeners to know is when to pick their bell peppers – or more importantly, how to tell when their peppers are ripe enough for picking! Bell peppers are a staple in backyard gardens. Known for their large size and big flavor, they are delicious for everything from fresh …
When it comes to adding perennial flower power to your landscape – it’s hard to beat growing lavender. In fact, when you look at all of the plants sensational qualities – it truly is the ultimate perennial plant! Lavender adds deep color and interest wherever it finds a home. But whether it be in flowerbeds, …
Looking for a way to stop carpenter ants from damaging the wood in your home, shed, barn and other outbuildings – and do it naturally without having to resort to harsh and questionable chemicals? Carpenter ants can wreak havoc on the wooden structures around your property. Unlike termites, they do not feast on wood but …
How you fertilize your tomato plants during the summer months can play a critical role in just how many tomatoes your plants produce – and even more – for how long they will continue to produce late into the summer and fall. Tomato plants are one of the heaviest feeding vegetable plants a gardener can …
Did you know that one of the best ways to safely and effectively control an outbreak of pests in your garden, flowerbeds or lawn is with all-natural diatomaceous earth? The list of insects that diatomaceous earth can help control is long and impressive. From aphids, slugs, ticks and cucumber beetles, to Japanese beetles, grubs, spiders …
Looking for a few great ways to quickly and easily find the tomato hornworms attacking your tomato plants – and save them before it’s too late? Tomato and tobacco hornworms are notorious for consuming the foliage, stems and even the fruit of tomato plants. As summer hits full stride, the big green worms with little …
The best way to attract monarch butterflies to your garden, flowerbeds and landscape is by planting the plants they love most. And not only will those plants have your yard full of Monarchs – it will also have it bursting with color! Monarchs are certainly one of the most beautiful and interesting species of all …
Are you looking for a few simple, all-natural and highly effective ways to get rid of ticks in your yard this year – and eliminate them for good? It’s almost scary how an insect so small in stature can cause such seriously dangerous issues for pets and humans. Not only can a tick’s bite be …
Believe it or not, summer really is one of the best times of all to divide overgrown hostas. Not only can it help you rejuvenate overly large and/or struggling plants, but dividing also allows you to create plenty of additional hostas to fill your flowerbeds – and all for free! Although you can dig up …