Overwintering Peppers: Extending Your Plant’s Life
Overwintering peppers can extend their productive life. Our how-to guide will get you started on saving your plants from the cold!
Gardening Tips
Here you’ll find quick and easy gardening tips to help you avoid mistakes, fix problems, and maximize your harvest in your garden.
How Long Do Succulents Live? How To Keep Them Alive
How long do succulents live? We’ll explore succulent lifespans and tips you can use to keep yours alive for years to come!
Pruning Succulents: Everything You Need to Know
Pruning succulents is an annual task that can keep them healthy and vigorous. This short guide tells you when and how to do it!
How Often To Water Succulents: A Quick Guide
Unsure how often to water succulents? Our guide explains how to estimate when it’s time to top them up and when it’s best to wait!
How to Harvest Kale: Cut and Come Again
Trying to figure out when and how to harvest kale? Our guide walks you through the whens and hows of collecting your own superfood!
Espalier Fruit Trees: Big Harvests In Small Spaces
Have you ever wanted to grow fruit, but didn’t want to give up space in the yard for one of those heirloom apple trees? Even a crab apple might be too large? Then you will want to know about espalier fruit trees and how they’re grown! This old technique has been used on grape vines, … Read more
Indoor Gardening For Beginners: Basics You Should Know
If you are blessed with a natural green thumb, then continue doing what you’re doing. But if you’re like the rest of us mere humans, it takes time and a lot of trial and error to figure things out. It’s important to know some indoor gardening basics to give you the best chance to grow … Read more
Spring Garden Prep: What You Need To Do To Get Ready To Grow
It’s the tail end of winter and the beginning of spring, and in most areas, people are preparing their gardens for spring planting. But what is necessary to prepare your spring garden? Are there specific steps you really should take every year? No matter if you’re a beginner or an old hand, you’ll probably find … Read more
Peat Pots: Biodegradable Planters For Your Garden
It’s a brand new year, and we’re all planning our garden escapades for the next season and preparing to start seeds. Peat pots are a fantastic option for those who’re starting plants or transplanting them. But what exactly is a peat pot? What are they made of, and how do they work? Are these better … Read more
Plant Labels: How to Make Sense Of Them
Tagetes erecta, Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii, Canna generalis, Zinnia elegans. These are just some of the words you’ll find on the plant labels at your local home and garden store. Are your eyes glazing over yet? If so, I totally understand! But trust me, these words have meaning. They are all scientific names for common … Read more
How to Make Firewood Logs from a Fallen Tree
When faced with the rising cost of natural gas and oil, some homeowners decide to choose a more economical source of fuel: firewood. Nowadays, it’s become an abundant natural resource with all of the replanting initiatives around the country. If you have trees in your garden , it’s convenient and economical to make firewood from … Read more
How to Remove Rust From Tools The Easiest Way
It happens to all of us gardeners… We’re out in the garden: pruning, hoeing, clipping, thinning…and we forget to pick up a tool. This happened to me recently with my beloved Felco F-2 Hand Pruners, arguably some of the best pruners you’ll ever buy. They’ll last you a lifetime…IF you take care of them. Mine … Read more
