Learning to grow, harvest and store your own crop of potatoes is one of the easiest ways to produce lasting food from your garden. Unlike tomatoes, cucumbers and many other garden vegetables, potatoes don’t require canning or freezing for long term storage. In fact, once harvested and cured, all they really need to keep for …
Coneflowers are a wonderful perennial addition to the landscape, and grow easily with little need for long term maintenance. Even better, this nearly trouble-free plant is both deer and drought resistant as well! A member of the Daisy family, Coneflowers produce flowers with colorful petals that surround a rounded center seed cone. And that seed …
When it comes to spraying weedkiller around trees and throughout your landscape, it may be more dangerous to existing plants than you might think. Beyond weedkillers harmful effects to bees and important pollinators, and their possible contamination to wells and nearby water supplies – they can also be quite harmful to the long-term health of …
If you are looking for a drought and deer resistant perennial with late season blooming power, growing Black Eyed Susan is the perfect solution. Not only will it add lasting color and beauty to your landscape, it’s also extremely low-maintenance. In fact, Black-Eyed Susan is one the easiest perennials around to grow and maintain! And …
Today’s This Is My Garden article takes a look a close look at 3 tree varieties, that although still quite popular among homeowners, should avoid being planted for the long-term damage, headaches, and issues they cause. Nothing adds lasting beauty, protective shade and life to a landscape like trees do. But one thing is for …
As summer arrives and your garden plants begins to grow, it’s time to start thinking about tomato hornworms, and more importantly, stopping them before they cause serious damage to your crops. Tomato and tobacco hornworms are notorious for devouring foliage, stems and even the fruit of tomato plants. But they also attack and destroy pepper, …
Saving seeds from lettuce, kale, radishes, peas and other spring crops isn’t just easy, it’s also a great way to save big money. Let’s face it, buying seed to grow your own food can be expensive. Heirloom seeds often run $2 to $3 or more for just a small quantity of seed. But by saving …
If you are looking to attract hummingbirds, bees and butterflies to your landscape, growing bee balm is the perfect plant for you! Native to North America, the hardy perennial is well-known for it’s gorgeous, spiking blooms – and those showy flowers just happen to be wonderful for attracting some of natures best pollinators too. It’s …
If you are looking for an incredible low-maintenance shrub to add to your landscape, consider growing weigela! Not only does this flowering shrub add beautiful color and texture, it also happens to be resistant to deer too! Weigela has become increasingly popular in recent years. Available in a variety of colors in leaves and blooms, …
Watering vegetable plants may seem like such a simple task, but believe it or not, how and when it is done makes a huge difference between success and failure in the garden! Hydrating needs certainly vary based on location and local weather. Those who live in or near desert-like conditions will always need to water …