Looking to save the seeds from your vegetable plants this year to plant and grow again next year? 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 …

When it comes to planting grass seed and getting it to take off and grow, there are two simple secrets that can make all the difference between a new lawn that struggles to survive, or one that fills in thick and fast with lush green grass! Whether filling a few bare spots in your lawn, …

Are you looking for a few safe, effective and simple ways to keep ants out of your house – and not have to spray or lay down questionable chemical products that can be scary to use around pets and children? Even though ants are tiny and mostly harmless, they can become quite a nuisance when …

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 safe and humane ways to keep groundhogs out of your garden – and from destroying your plants? Groundhogs can absolutely devastate a garden. In fact, a single groundhog is capable of consuming over a pound and a half of vegetation every day. Some of their garden favorites include berries, carrots, celery, …

There is no faster way to preserve a portion of your tomato harvest this year than to freeze your tomatoes – and is it ever easy to do! One thing is for sure, although it seems like forever for your first tomatoes to finally begin to ripen, once they do, the floodgates seem to open. …

Looking for a few simple ways to keep mosquitoes out of your yard without having to resort to harsh chemical sprays? Mosquitoes can put a huge dent on the ability to enjoy outdoor activities in your yard. Especially when the heat and humidity of summer seem to multiply these harmful and painful pests to near …

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 …

Did you know that you can use all-natural cinnamon to help protect the plants growing in your flowerbeds and garden from pests and disease – and help to build better soil at the same time? It’s true – although cinnamon has long been known to provide a wide array of benefits to humans as an …

Looking for a few quick tips and tricks on how to best fertilize your begonias this summer to keep them full of life and loaded with big blooms all the way to late fall? Begonias are a classic flowering annual that are often grown for their colorful foliage and ultra-bright blooms. In recent years, they have …