Want to make great compost to power your garden, flowerbeds and more? A compost pile is a huge asset for the home landscape. The finished compost it creates helps to build and recharge soil in vegetable gardens, flowerbeds, raised beds and more. Even more, it can be used to energize and fertilize plants at every …
Saving vegetable seeds from your garden is one of the best ways to save big on your home gardening budget. But did you also know that it is one of the best ways to grow healthier plants and a have a more productive garden? By saving seeds this summer from your best vegetables and from …
Summer is the perfect time to replant your vegetable garden, raised beds or containers with seeds. Not only is easy and inexpensive, it will also create an incredible late season harvest for you and your family. So much focus goes into early spring planting that the summer planting season often takes a back seat. But …
Looking for the best and most effective ways to use compost in your vegetable garden? Compost is by far one of the most powerful ingredients you can add to your garden. Not only does it help build more fertile soil, it also aids in growing healthier and more productive plants. Compost teems with healthy bacteria …
When it comes to keeping your cucumber plants producing a steady supply of fresh cucumbers, a few little tips and tricks can make all the difference in plants that continue to bloom and bloom – or having ones that fade away fast. There is nothing quite like the taste of a fresh cucumber. And whether …
One of the most frustrating aspects of gardening is the issue of trying to eliminate and keep weeds out of your garden – or in many cases, from completely overtaking your garden by the middle of summer! Let’s face it, weeds can certainly make a garden or raised bed area look unsightly. But they also …
If you are looking to grow a bumper crop of delicious peppers this year, then knowing how and when to fertilize your pepper plants is one of the best ways to ensure a big harvest! Whether you love growing sweet peppers, green peppers, ornamental peppers – or the hottest peppers on the planet, supplying them …
Starting your own sweet potatoes from slips is not only easy to do, it also happens to be one of the best ways to grow healthy, strong and productive plants. Even better, it can help save on your plant budget too! Sweet potatoes have become so much more than just a Thanksgiving day side dish …
The question comes up every single year among fellow gardeners – is it better to plant onion sets or onion seeds when growing onions? The question certainly sparks quite the debate. And not just among those new to gardening, but seasoned veterans as well. To be exact, onions can actually grow in three different ways: …
If there is one topic that seems to confuse gardeners the most when it comes to growing tomatoes, it is knowing the difference between determinate vs. indeterminate tomatoes, and which one is the best to grow for their garden. It usually leads to a whole slew of questions. Is a determinate better to grow than …