Looking for the best way to revive and recharge those tired looking tomato plants growing in your garden or containers late this summer? By late summer, even the healthiest and most productive indeterminate tomato plants can start to slow down. After spending months producing blooms and ripening fruit, plants often begin to look worn out. …
Did you know that what you do with your coneflower plants once they finish blooming can play a big role in how healthy and strong they are next year? And how well they bloom again? Coneflower is becoming more popular than ever. It’s truly one of the best late-summer blooming perennial plants around – and …
One of the best ways to keep your jalapeno pepper plants productive right up until fall is to fertilize them on a regular schedule not just when you first plant them – but all summer long. But just as important is knowing what and how to feed them for a huge harvest! Jalapeno pepper plants …
Wondering how to care for your clematis in late summer to keep it strong, healthy – and most importantly, ready for even bigger blooms next year? With its stunning blooms and climbing habit, clematis can quickly become the star of any garden trellis, arbor, or fence. But by late summer, clematis plants start to slow …
Wondering what to do with those massive, overgrown ferns growing in the containers or hanging baskets around your home? When summer rolls around, many fern plants can become quite massive. Especially those growing in containers, pots, or hanging baskets. What started in the spring as a lush, manageable plant quickly outgrows its space by mid …
Need a few tips and tricks to perk up the sad petunias growing in your containers or hanging baskets? As beautiful as petunias are in the spring and early summer, by the time August rolls around, they often don’t look quite the same. Especially for those growing in hanging baskets, containers, or tight raised bed …
It’s a question many gardeners ask every year – why do my cucumber plants seem to start off so strong, only to suddenly wilt, yellow, and die in the middle of summer? One day they’re producing crisp green cucumbers, and the next, the leaves look tired, the vines are weak, and the harvest comes to …
Did you know that there are three perennials you can divide right in the middle of summer to help keep your flowerbeds fresh and manageable – and give you more plants for free to add even more life and color to your beds? When it comes to expanding your flowerbeds without spending a dime, there’s …
Are you worried your tomato plants might be starting to show early signs of blight – and more importantly- want to know what you should do about it? Tomatoes may be one of the most popular crops to grow in a home garden, but they’re also one of the most susceptible to disease. And one …
Did you know that the best time of all to plant cucumber seeds isn’t in the early spring – but in the summer? It’s true! And not only is it easy to do – but it’s incredibly inexpensive when planting seeds versus transplants! As summer arrives in full force, many cucumber plants that were planted …