Category Gardening Tips

Getting shiitake mushrooms started in your garden isn’t difficult at all. You’ll need a log, a shady spot and some patience. Foraging […]

Storing seeds is not unlike storing food. Knowing how to store seeds is incredibly important, as poorly-stored seeds won’t germinate. No matter […]

Apple Tree – Planting, Growing, Pruning and Harvesting Ever wish you could have an apple orchard in your backyard? You can—in the […]

Fall Gardening Checklist With the cooler fall weather upon us, it’s time to get outside and prepare your garden for winter. Maybe […]

Left unpruned, red raspberries are their own worst weed. When canes get overcrowded, they compete for sunlight, causing the shaded leaves and […]

Your garden may be a relaxing retreat, but it’s not a place to let your guard down, especially when it comes to […]

Preparing Your Vegetable Garden for Fall Summer is traditionally thought of as peak vegetable gardening season, but fall has some qualities that […]

Neem oil is a natural pesticide extracted from the seeds of Neem (Azadirachta indica), a tropical tree native to the Indian subcontinent. […]

It’s time for a fall makeover. Give your garden a fabulous finish by filling fall containers with plants that stage a fall […]

Plants from the Fittonia genus, also known as nerve plants because of the bright leaf veins, are popular houseplant choices because of […]

Save the seeds from some of your favorite garden vegetables to replant next year! Here’s our seed-saving guide for beginners. Generally, you will […]

The last crop to go into the garden, garlic is planted in fall and harvested the following summer. Flavorful, nutritious, and helpful […]

There are few essential garden tasks that, when done incorrectly – like pruning – can literally ruin your garden. It’s amazing how […]

If you live in a cold climate, you might think you have to give up container gardening once the temperatures dip. However, […]

40 Top Gardening Tips Ever wondered what is the most effective way to prevent slug damage, which roses will last longest, and […]

While many of our gardens start winding down in September, southern areas of the United States are coming into prime gardening season. […]

Outdoor Vs. Indoor Growing Whether you have acres of gardening land, a small greenhouse or a single, sunny windowsill in a tiny […]

Looking for an inexpensive, lasting way to set apart your planting beds? Use these steps to make concrete garden edging in any […]

Growing carrots in containers is easy, and you can get a decent harvest of this sweet and crispy vegetable even if you […]

August is a month of endings and beginnings in the kitchen garden. Yes, there is still a month of vacation time before […]

August is a fabulous month in the vegetable garden for many of us. The summer crops are overwhelming us with their productivity […]

How To Regrow Celery Indoors We’ve figured out how to literally re-grow organic celery from the base of the bunch we bought […]

It is immediately obvious to even the most casual observer let alone the serious and experienced gardener, that some plants do not […]

Raised beds make gardening easy. Get step-by-step instructions for constructing a raised garden of your own that will last for years. Raised […]

It’s music to the ears of homeowners who are plagued with shady spots: yes, there are, in fact, shrubs that grow in […]

To start new lawn from seed, many people wonder which is better: laying sod or sowing seeds. While laying sod is fast […]

How to Propagate Succulents If you’re anything like me, you probably love to have succulents in the house. I try to keep […]

The name Pumpkins refers to a plants associated usually with the Cucurbita pepo; these are smooth, dark yellow to orange in color, […]

Summer is a time of beauty and abundance in the garden. It’s also a busy time for the gardener, full of chores […]

Pesticides are the only toxic substances we intentionally release into our environment in order to kill living things. The chemicals don’t just harm […]