With so many crops ripening now in the summer garden, knowing indicators of peak flavor for each makes the harvest worthwhile. Many crops are tasty and viable at various growth stages, while others feature a prime window for picking. Get the most out of your fruits and vegetables with indicators of ripeness with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Do DIY fungicides actually work? Garden expert Katherine Rowe explains how to fight fungal pathogens with easy homemade fungal sprays.
It’s still summer, and there are plenty of blooms to enjoy as we move between seasons. From fall color to winter interest, we’ve got your seasonal display on tap. The perfect time to plant spring-flowering bulbs is right around the corner, and establishing perennials for seasons to come works well now. Explore easy-blooming options with garden expert Katherine Rowe to round out the year in flowers.
Deadheading has numerous benefits, but sometimes, leaving spent flowers in place has greater rewards. Whether plants are self-cleaning or intentionally left to go to seed, enjoy the easy growers that produce without post-bloom clipping. Explore beautiful selections to leave on the stem with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
Growing watermelons is a labor of love, or at least patience. Now is the time to savor the sweet rewards and indulge in the taste of summer. Avoiding common growing problems is essential to getting full, healthy fruits. Learn how to streamline successful production with gardening expert Katherine Rowe
If you’re ready to dive into raised bed growing or add to an existing setup, consider going au naturel with cedar frames. Cedar is the gold star of long-lasting, durable bed material. It fits into any garden scheme with natural qualities and added weather and pest resistance benefits. Join garden expert Katherine Rowe in exploring the merits of cedar raised beds.
If you’re growing your own watermelons (or even selecting them at the market), you appreciate the importance of picking them at peak ripeness. Fully ripe watermelons develop sweetness, flavor, color, and texture on the vine. Learn what to look for to achieve the best time to harvest the sweet rounds with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.
If you have patchy grass and envision a lushly bladed zone punctuating planting beds, now is the time to get sowing. Depending on your growing area, the optimal time to plant grass seed is late summer and early fall. Grass seed grows quickly and, with care in site preparation, creates a leafy lawn in no time.
The late summer garden rolls with the weather punches, but there are simple strategies for extending the beauty and enjoyment of the warm season. Keeping things fresh brings in new selections to span transitional months. Explore ways to revive the end-of-season display with garden expert Katherine Rowe.
August brings simultaneous harvesting and selective planting. When it comes to crops to start in August, the best ones bridge warm late-summer temperatures and extend into cooler days and nights. So, what’s the Epic Gardening team planting in our late summer gardens? Join gardener Katherine Rowe to learn what Kevin and the expert crew select as August favorites for late-season crops.
If you have highly acidic soils, some plants will suffer due to a lack of accessible nutrients. Fortunately, amending with garden lime is an easy way to adjust pH levels. Most plants prefer slightly acidic to neutral pH levels. Tackle this common issue with garden expert Katherine Rowe to learn how to raise your pH with garden lime.
Corn, with its silky tassels and waves of green, is ripening on the stalk as we speak. With early yields enjoyed, mid and late-season plantings are nearly ready to burst in the husk. There’s a small window to harvest ears at their peak ripeness. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring ways to extract corn for its optimal sweet flavor.