
Build garden confidence and better soil with these tips for reducing soil-borne disease and growing strong plants.
You may choose to base a garden design on one of many themes. I love the idea of gardening with the outlaws of the plant world.
Don’t overlook the importance of caring for your soil. Here are nine ways healthy soil benefits your farm crops.

Bubble, bubble, toil and—no trouble! Compost tea is easy to make and will give your garden soil the boost it needs to grow a healthy crop this season.

Summer in the garden brings many wonderful visitors, including the most admired of them all: hummingbirds.

Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) is well known for its abilities to help us with sleep and relaxation.
Whether used for medicinal or culinary purposes, herbs are the darlings of our farm gardens. Pick the highest-quality herbs possible with these harvesting tips.
One of the easiest things you can do to boost your garden soil’s health, composting takes only minutes a day and will cut down on your energy and water bills, too!
Give your soil the nutritional boost it needs to support a healthy and delicious garden by weighing the benefits of foliar feeding and soil amending.

Traditional red beet varieties like Red Ace, Detroit Dark Red, and Kestrel are standard fare in my garden. They’re nice, but my heart belongs to two varieties of heirloom beets: Chioggia and Golden.
We just registered the prairie habitat on our farm Mockingbird Meadows with Monarch Watch and are expanding the plants we grow for them.

Set the stage for tasty strawberries, blueberries and brambles with these soil-boosting garden tips.