The best thing you can do for your garden this fall is to plant a cover crop. In fact, this one simple fall task can protect your garden from weeds, stop soil erosion, improve tired soil – and set the stage for healthier plants and a bigger harvest next year! Cover crops are incredibly easy …
Looking to save seeds from your vegetable plants this year so you can grow your favorite varieties again next spring? Late summer is the perfect time to start collecting – and the seeds you save now can actually help you grow an even better garden next year! Saving vegetable seeds is certainly a great way …
Wondering what you should be doing for your tomato plants in late summer to help them produce even more tomatoes? After months of growing, flowering and producing tomatoes, even the healthiest plants can begin to slow down. Leaves may start to yellow or brown. Plants can become tangled and overgrown. And even though there might …
Looking for a few simple and effective ways to stop squash bugs from invading your garden before fall arrives? Squash bugs can cause serious trouble throughout the growing season, but their population can really explode as summer begins to wind down. Left unchecked, they can quickly overwhelm squash, zucchini, pumpkins and other plants, weakening foliage …
Did you know that mid-summer is one of the very best times to replant your vegetable garden with seeds? Whether you grow in a traditional garden, raised beds, or containers, there’s still plenty of time to grow a fresh crop of delicious vegetables before the season comes to an end. While most gardeners put all …
Looking for a simple solution to make the tomatoes on your plants ripen faster? The good news is that you don’t have to simply wait and hope. In fact, with a few simple growing techniques, you can help your tomato plants put more energy into ripening fruit and enjoy your first harvest much sooner. There …
Looking to boost your young, newly planted tomato plants and get them off and growing fast? Whether you grow tomato plants in a traditional garden setting, raised beds, or in 5 gallon buckets, containers or tomato bags, the first six to eight weeks of their life outdoors is critical to their long term success. It …
As we do every year, we like to select a must try tomato for the upcoming season – and this year, hands down, it is all about growing the Blush Tiger tomato. From incredible flavor to heavy production and eye-catching color, Blush Tiger delivers on every level. The tomato plant will give you mountains of …
If you’re looking to grow a one-of-a kind, incredibly beautiful, and amazingly delicious tomato in your garden this year – then you need to grow Black Beauty tomatoes! Known for their deep, dramatic coloring and rich, complex flavor, Black Beauty tomatoes stand out as one of the best looking and tasty tomato varieties you can …
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. …