Summer’s vibrant days have passed, and you probably have some wild tomato plants, rotting squash, or overgrown herbs filling your garden. In temperate zones, autumn is a time for enjoying your final harvests and preparing for winter rest. In this article, gardening expert Logan Hailey shares 9 tips for putting your fall garden to bed!
Tomatoes are among the most popular and exciting vegetables to grow in your garden, but what should you do when your plants are only producing flowers and no fruits? These juicy red (or orange, yellow, or purple) fruits require pollination from wind and bees, or in some cases, humans. If your tomato plants are dropping flowers or failing to produce fruit, you may need to hand-pollinate them to ensure you grow a harvestable yield.
You don’t need a massive garden or greenhouse to grow an impressive herb garden. With the right varieties, proper care, and innovative space-saving techniques, you can produce an abundance of fragrant herbs without much space at all!
From coffee grounds to banana peels to tea bags, there are many strange gardening hacks circulating the internet. Purportedly, adding these household materials to your garden soil can improve plant growth. Many sources recommend adding eggshells to tomato plants for a fertilizer boost. Is this claim backed by science or is it an urban soil myth?
Native herbs provide all the benefits of their ornamental and domesticated counterparts without high-maintenance attitudes. When you can match the conditions to their native habitats, these fragrant flowering plants flourish with little to no attention. Better yet, they provide abundant pollen and nectar for local pollinators, and plenty of flavor for your kitchen.
A little indoor herb garden is aesthetic and convenient, but it may not always turn out the way photos look on Pinterest. When growing herbs indoors, it’s easy to make several mistakes that stunt or kill your plants. Most culinary herbs have different requirements than houseplants, and some require major adjustments to transition from an outdoor environment.
Not sure if or why row cover actually works in your garden? In this article, gardening expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey shares why you need to be using row cover in your garden, and the many different benefits it brings.
Thinking of planting an indoor herb garden but don't know where to start? There are many herbs you can grow almost exclusively indoors. In this article, gardening expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey shares her favorite herbs to include in your indoor herb garden.
Are you unsure of which crops to start seeding in the month of August? Believe it or not, August is a great month to start seeding crops for fall harvesting. In this article, gardening expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey shares her favorite crops to put into the ground starting in August for a great fall harvest.
Are you confused about the perfect time to put your garlic bulbs down into the ground? The simple answer is, it depends on your hardiness zone. In this article, organic gardening expert Logan Hailey walks through the ideal time to plant fall garlic based on each USDA hardiness zone.
July may be mid-summer for many gardeners, but that doesn't mean it's too late to start planting. In this article, gardening expert and former organic farmer Logan Hailey shares her favorite vegetables you can still direct sow in the month of July.
Feverfew is a lovely flower that has many practical uses in the garden. It makes a great companion and is fairly low maintenance. In this article, gardening expert Logan Hailey shares everything you need to know about growing feverfew in your garden this season!