Fall Garden Chores: 5 Essential Tasks to Prepare for Winter
September 17, 2025As you put this year’s garden to bed, you can lighten your spring workload by performing a few key tasks.
How To Tell When to Harvest Sunflowers
September 8, 2025Learning when to harvest sunflowers ensures you get the most from these garden favorites. Whether you’re gathering seeds for roasting, saving them for next year, or leaving a few behind for wildlife, timing is key.
Garden Chores List: 10 Tasks to Prep for Late Summer and Fall
September 4, 2025The end of summer seems to signal the end of the garden, but that’s just not so. Produce more vegetables into fall with these tips.
Potassium in Soil: Why Plants Need It and How to Add More
August 28, 2025When it comes to your plants, potassium is critical and performs many functions.
Gentle Weeding Techniques for Delicate Vegetables
August 6, 2025Delicate vegetables deserve a delicate touch, and the right weeding techniques can make all the difference in their survival and growth.
How Plants Get Nitrogen: Natural & Fertilized Sources Explained
July 10, 2025Understanding how plants get nitrogen helps gardeners make informed decisions about soil health and plant nutrition.
Mammal-Resistant Plants: 5 Options Deer and Rabbits Avoid
July 5, 2025Mammal-resistant plants can be a game changer for those who are tired of building fences to keep garden-munching mammals at bay.
Landscape Fabric: Pros, Cons, and When to Use It
June 8, 2025Explore what landscape fabric is, when it works best and where it might cause more problems than it solves.
How to Grow Cantaloupes
May 22, 2025There are dozens of cantaloupe varieties on today’s market. Choose a variety best suited to your climate.
Lettuce Bolting? 5 Things You Can Do With It
April 22, 2025Don’t give up on your lettuce when it bolts. These ideas for what to do with bolted lettuce will breathe new life into spent vegetable plants.
