When it comes to getting the most from your tomato plants this year – it’s important to avoid three of the biggest and most common tomato growing mistakes gardeners often make that not only hurt the growth of their plants, but more importantly, the overall harvest they eventually produce! Whether you grow your tomatoes in …
Looking for a few effective methods to get rid of potato beetles and eliminate them without having to resort to harsh chemicals and insecticides? Potato beetles can destroy the leaves of some of the most beloved vegetable plants in a home garden. Although they get their name from their love of attacking the foliage of …
Looking for a few natural methods to keep whiteflies from infesting your tomato plants this year? Whiteflies can be devastating to a tomato plant. And, unfortunately, in several different ways. For starters, whiteflies love to feed on the leaves of tomato plants. They do this because they love the sap that is inside of the …
When it comes to growing and maintaining a great vegetable garden – one of the best ways to ensure success is by watering your plants for success – and that means avoiding three of the biggest and most common garden watering mistakes gardeners make when supplying their plants with moisture! Watering the garden seems like …
Looking for a fast and easy way to get rid of the aphids on your vegetable plants? And without having to resort to questionable commercial sprays that might compromise your harvest? Aphids can cause major damage to vegetable gardens. Not only can aphid attacks stunt the growth of plants by damaging their stems, leaves and …
Want to know how and when to thin seedlings from the seed crops you planted in your vegetable garden this year? And why it’s so important to do it? If there is one simple task that is the most underrated and under-performed in the vegetable garden every year – it’s thinning seedlings from the rows …
One of the best ways to ensure a healthy, productive crop of cucumbers is to give them the support they need with a great trellis system. It doesn’t have to be fancy, nor does it have to be expensive. It can be tall, long, wide – or as you will see below, something that is …
What is the best way to fertilize young cucumber plants to get them growing strong early? And, how can you make sure to keep powering them just right to grow and produce a big crop of cucumbers all summer long? That question is certainly a popular one each and every spring as gardeners begin to …
When it comes to helping to save the honeybee population, did you know there are actually three simple things that anyone and everyone can do in their own landscape to help make a big difference? It is no great secret that the honeybee is an incredibly magnificent insect. With a slew of varieties that cover …
When it comes to getting young tomato plants off to a fast start early in the season, nothing can be more helpful than fertilizing. But, as you will see below – how, when and what you power your plants with early on is the real secret to growing great plants, and a huge crop of …