It’s apple season, and we couldn’t be happier that one of our loyal readers has shared her family’s famous homemade freezer apple sauce recipe for all to enjoy! To be exact, it is actually her Aunt Jeanie’s famous homemade freezer apple sauce recipe! In addition to our weekly gardening articles, we try each month to …
There is simply no better time to plant trees than in the cool, crisp air of autumn. Whether dealing with fruit, nut, shade or ornamental trees, fall planting gives a tree’s root structure time to gently acclimate to the soil before going dormant for the winter. Although trees can be planted nearly anytime the ground …
Autumn is here, and its time to head out and perform the all-important fall garden clean up! Clearing out and cleaning up the garden may seem like small potatoes, but it has a huge impact on the health and vitality of next year’s garden. A proper fall garden clean up will help keep disease at …
You might be surprised just how simple, quick and easy it is to make homemade hot pepper flakes from the hot peppers growing in your garden! Hot pepper flakes are a great way to spice up everything from morning eggs to a slice of pizza. And if you have a bumper crop of hot peppers …
Whether you have daylillies, daisies, hostas, coral bells, black-eyed susans or nearly any perennial for that matter, late Summer and early Fall are the perfect time to divide perennials! Dividing perennials is an excellent way to add a whole slew of free plants to your landscape It also helps keep plants healthy, manageable, and blooming strong …
Some of the most common garden mistakes and landscaping miscues occur during the middle of summer. Summertime is great time to enjoy the outdoors. Unfortunately, all of that enjoying sometimes leads to a few forgotten chores. As much as gardeners worry about getting things “just right” in the spring, or putting their yard and garden …
There is simply no shortage of folklore when it comes to predicting winter. For as long as humans have roamed the earth, they have been passing down stories, myths and legends about how to tell how much snow will fall, or how cold the temperatures will plummet this coming winter. Some involve animals, while others …
So much work goes into garden planning and planting, that sometimes gardeners forget how important the process of harvesting vegetables is to the overall success of a garden. But good harvesting techniques really do matter when it comes to the continued production levels of plants. Here are 3 big keys to harvesting vegetables, and how …
Autumn is just around the corner, and its time to think about creating beautiful fall containers! Fall containers and flowering baskets are a great way to add color when summer’s blooms begin to fade. As the autumn air turns crisp, there are a wide variety of great-looking plants that actually thrive in the cooler conditions. …
This week’s article comes straight from the backyard garden of Sally Junkin, as she shares her award-winning blue ribbon fresh salsa recipe! One of the best things about planting a backyard garden is enjoying all of the wonderful homemade, super-fresh foods you can create from it. Whether it is crunchy homemade pickles, roasted eggplant, or …