Looking for a few seed crops that you can sow early in the spring to get a jump on this year’s garden season? By early spring, most gardeners are more than ready to start growing something. But even though it may be a bit cold to start planting tomatoes, corn and peppers outdoors, it doesn’t …

It’s time to boost your peony bushes with a little spring care – and get them to bloom bigger, brighter and better than ever! It’s easy to see why so many gardeners love peonies. Their flowers are not only beautiful, but wonderfully fragrant as well. Peony bushes produce some of the most intricate, colorful and …

Spring might seem like a great time to cut back some of those unruly shrubs in your flowerbeds, but for some plants, early spring trimming does more harm than good – which is exactly why you need to avoid pruning a large majority of the bushes in home landscapes! Many flowering bushes set their buds …

Looking for the best way to start your tomato plants from seed indoors – and have amazing transplants ready in time for your raised beds or garden this year? Not only is the process of growing your own plants from seed fun and extremely rewarding, it can lead to stronger plants and far better results …

When it comes to growing your own vegetable and flower transplants from seeds, success all begins with making sure you give your indoor seedlings the right light to grow strong and healthy. And believe it or not, the “right light” doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune on fancy grow lights! Many gardeners shy …

Looking for a few easy to grow vegetable garden crops that your kids can plant and grow from seed this year? If you are looking for a great way to get your children interested in gardening – there is no better way than to let them get their hands dirty by planting and growing their …

When it comes to fertilizing your strawberry plants for a bigger and juicier crop of berries this year – the secret to success all starts with knowing the perfect time to power your plants! Whether you have perennial everbearing or June bearing strawberries, the soil your berries grow in will eventually lose its power. Like …

Looking for a few simple ways to recharge and power up your garden soil before spring planting? As winter slowly begins to wind down, gardeners everywhere begin to get excited for the new growing season ahead. But before you ever plant that first seed or transplant in the ground this spring – there is one …

Did you know that by simply following 3 very basic tips – you can easily and almost effortlessly keep your flowerbeds weed free all through the spring, summer and fall? It’s true! If you are tired of battling weeds year after year, only to give up on your flowerbeds by mid-summer, it’s time to stop …

Looking for a few simple ways to keep your tomatoes from getting blossom end rot this year? There is nothing more discouraging than watching a perfectly healthy tomato plant produce tomatoes that suddenly begin to brown off on one end – and then slowly see those tomatoes rot away! Blossom end rot occurs at the …