Looking for the best lights to use for starting your vegetable or flowers seeds indoors this year? You might just be surprised how easy and inexpensive the perfect solution can be! When it comes to getting ready for garden season, for many gardeners, it all begins with growing their own vegetable plants and annual flowers …
If you are looking to add some serious spice and flaming heat to your growing space – you are going to love today’s look at 5 of the hottest peppers to grow in your garden this year – along with our top tips for how to get your pepper plants to produce better than ever! …
Looking for a way to ripen the last of your late season green tomatoes that still hang from your dying tomato plants – without having to keep your plants in the ground? As summers draws to a close, tomato plants quickly start to lose their luster. The once proud plants that were flowering strong and …
As crazy as it sounds, what you do with your tomato plants as they die off this fall – and how you dispose of them – can both have a huge impact on how well your tomato plants grow in your garden next year. And even more, it can also play a major role in …
Without a doubt, the best way to protect and recharge the soil in your garden this fall is to plant a cover crop. Not only is it one of the easiest “crops” you will ever plant, it will set the stage for you to have your best gardening season ever next year! Cover crops provide …
Planting fall garlic is not only simple and easy to do, it can also set you up to grow an amazing harvest of some of the biggest and most delicious garlic you’ll ever harvest next summer! Although garlic can be planted in the spring or fall, fall planting allows bulbs more time to grow larger. …
As summer hits full stride and tomato season gets into full swing, many gardeners become alarmed when some of the leaves on their tomato plants begin turning brown – and in some cases – even begin to die and fall off. This can be especially true for the lower leaves of tomato plants in mid …
One of the hardest things for many gardeners to know is when to pick their bell peppers – or more importantly, how to tell when their peppers are ripe enough for picking! Bell peppers are a staple in backyard gardens. Known for their large size and big flavor, they are delicious for everything from fresh …
How you fertilize your tomato plants during the summer months can play a critical role in just how many tomatoes your plants produce – and even more – for how long they will continue to produce late into the summer and fall. Tomato plants are one of the heaviest feeding vegetable plants a gardener can …
Did you know that summer is the perfect time to replant the cucumbers in your garden, raised beds and containers with seeds? Not only is it quick and easy – but it’s a great solution to replace cucumber plants that might be starting to fail! As summer arrives in full force, many cucumber plants that …