When it comes to growing big and flavorful onions in your home garden – planting your onion crop in the fall is the real secret to success! Although you can plant onions quite successfully in the spring, as it turns out, fall planting is actually one of the best and easiest ways to grow larger …
Did you know that what you do with your hydrangeas in late summer and early fall can not only have a big impact on their overall health, but also on just how well they perform next year – including whether they bloom or not? Hydrangeas are one of the most beautiful of all perennial shrubs. …
When it comes to planting grass seed and getting it to take off and grow, there are two simple secrets that can make all the difference between a new lawn that struggles to survive, or one that fills in thick and fast with lush green grass! Whether filling a few bare spots in your lawn, …
Did you know that summer is actually one of the easiest and best times of all to divide overgrown daylilies? Not only can you rejuvenate and revive tired, worn out plants, you can also create all kinds of new starts to fill your flowerbeds with even more flower power! Daylilies are one perennial that can …
One of the best ways to get your bell pepper plants to produce an incredible harvest of peppers is to fertilize them on a consistent basis throughout the growing season – but to really maximize your crop – knowing when, what and how to feed them is the real secret to success! Peppers, just like …
One of the biggest secrets to keep wave petunias blooming big, bright and beautiful all summer long is knowing just how, when and what to fertilize these massive flowering annuals with all throughout the growing season. Wave petunias are a hybrid offspring of the standard petunia plant. First introduced in the 1990’s, the Wave variety …
Looking for a few simple and easy way to save your struggling hanging baskets this summer? For many gardeners, the arrival of summer also signals the beginning of the end for their hanging baskets. Their once lush plants that were covered in hundreds of blooms just a few weeks back are suddenly now sporting only …
Wondering how to fertilize your impatiens this summer to get them to bloom bigger and brighter than ever? Impatiens have long been a favorite annual choice for growing in the shade. Whether planted in baskets and containers on a porch or patio, or in shaded flowerbeds around the home, they add a burst of color …
Did you know that one of the best ways to protect your vegetable plants, flowers and flowering bushes from deer, rabbits and a long list of insects is to simply make and use your own homemade hot pepper spray? As it turns out, hot pepper spray is one of the most effective organic solutions to …
Did you know that one of the best ways to keep your marigolds blooming big and bright all summer long is to simply deadhead them on a regular basis? Deadheading is the process of removing fading blooms from a plant. And can it ever make a huge difference in not only the overall health of …