Looking for the best ways to use egg shells in your garden this coming spring and summer? Egg shells truly are one of the most useful and powerful organic materials around. Both for both helping to power plants, and re-energizing soil – which is exactly why if you have a vegetable or flower garden – …
When it comes to starting and growing great vegetable and flower plants from seed indoors – it all comes down to avoiding some of the most common mistakes that gardeners often make when they try to start seeds inside of their home. From seeds that fail to germinate, to fragile seedlings that wither away, or …
If you want to grow your own cucumbers this year to make the tastiest pickles around – the road to success all starts with selecting the best plants to produce cucumbers with the perfect size, crispness and flavor. And, of course – a lot of them! Cucumbers are one of the most popular vegetables to …
Looking for a few great ways to use all of those wood ashes coming from your fireplace or wood stove this fall and winter to recharge your garden? When it comes to using wood ashes in the garden, it often causes a lot of confusion among gardeners. Many wonder whether or not ashes help rejuvenate …
Looking for the best way to use all of those falling pine needles in your garden and flowerbeds? Just as many trees shed their leaves every fall, pine trees also drop a fair amount of their needles to the ground each and every year as they replace and replenish their own green foliage. And although …
Looking to create the perfect fall compost pile – and have loads of incredible compost ready for all of your planting needs next spring and summer? When it comes to getting your garden and flowerbeds to produce and grow better than ever, compost is the answer. Whether mixing it into the planting holes of vegetable …
Not only is it easy to save seeds from your tomato plants this summer – it can also help you grow your best tomato plants ever next year! Saving seeds is certainly one of the best ways to save on your gardening budget. Let’s face it, seeds are only getting more and more expensive with …
Wondering how to stop your tomatoes from splitting and cracking as they ripen on your plants this summer? For a gardener, it can be all but defeating to see a beautiful crop of developing tomatoes suddenly begin to blister, crack and split. Not only does it make for an unsightly tomato, it also damages the …
Looking to create a compost pile this summer that heats up fast and makes great use of all of those vegetable and flower scraps coming from your garden, flowerbeds and kitchen? When it comes to finding an abundance of materials to build a compost pile, it doesn’t get any better than in the middle of …
Looking for a few simple secrets to keep your cucumber plants productive and get more cucumbers than ever this summer? Unfortunately, for many gardeners, keeping their cucumber plants productive can be a challenge. Especially as the long, hot days of summer arrive. All too often at the mid-season point, plants that were once producing loads …