One of the staple crops in both home and community gardens is potatoes. Growing garden potatoes is not difficult if you have the knowledge upfront to make you successful. Growing Garden Potatoes Soil Preparation One...
If you grow tomato plants each year, you will eventually run into one of the following growing issues with tomatoes. Some you can prevent, others you can not. #1 Blossom End Rot of Tomato This...
Diseases & Pests of Beans When growing any type of bean plant you might run into a few hiccups during the growing season. Below are diseases & pests of beans that you need to be...
10 Flowers Deer Do Not Eat Can’t beat them? Join them. Look for flowers deer do not eat. I cannot promise that they will leave every plant standing but, in general, the list below is...
I’m a fan of telling people the only gambling that I do is buying and planting flower seed and vegetable seed. Your chances of growing items from seed increase when you take steps to prepare...
Aster Flowers Asters, as they are recognized today, are what has resulted from. the development and improvement of the China Aster. The real Asters are small, Daisy-like flowers, resembling the single-flowered China Aster and known...
Tomato Pests Got yourself tomato pests? Let’s go over a few of the common ones you might see, or the damage they might leave behind on occasion.
Starting Broccoli From Seed Starting broccoli from seed must be done indoors in late winter and early spring. Broccoli does not like hot weather, it tends to need to be fully established before the hot...
Planting and Care of Dahlia Flowers There is little question as to why dahlias are a flower garden enthusiasts’ favorite. Proper care of planting and care of dahlia flowers make show-stopping garden additions.
Growing Poppies in the Garden Poppies are the most beautiful, exotic, stunning flowers, and they’re extremely easy to grow following the 10 simple steps provided for growing poppies in the garden.
Top 10 purple attention seeking garden plants for any season. From plum flower shades to triking mulburry tones, right down to the romantic and early spring lilac colors.
Collecting and planting milkweed seed is a way to make sure we have a future healthy monarch population.
One fall, shortly after buying a home, my neighbor bagged up the morning glory seed he had collected from his trellis and gave them to me.He said that if I planted them in spring to...
Choosing Healthy Garden Plants When it comes to choosing healthy garden plants, you have two choices; planting seeds or buying plants. Both have their own benefits.
Look To Nature When Deciding When To Plant Yearly Vegetable Gardens There has never been a fast and hard rule for timetables for the weather. Each year planting is different and can vary from the...
Dead Nettle Plant Dead nettle plant is a Shade-loving perennial that is wonderful in hanging baskets and flower bed edging. Some people consider it a noxious weed. But, truth be told bees and hummingbirds love it.
For the Love of Succulents Are you a succulent lover? I am! Succulents are teeny, tiny smiles in succulent planters during the winter months for me.
Picking the Right Gardening Tools If you’re thinking about taking your gardening seriously and getting out there every day to increase the attractiveness of your garden, then you will want to be picking the right gardening tools...
Testing Seed Germination How long does it take seeds to germinate? There is a way to know when this will occur fairly easily by testing seed germination and how long it takes seeds to...
Elements To Good Garden Soil The soil is the storehouse for all good things. Knowledge of the elements to good garden soil is the key to growing strong and healthy garden plants.