Gardening

All about gardening - we have many in-depth guides about edibles, ornamentals, houseplants, and much more. We provide answers for your garden issues!

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Edible

How to Grow Beans for Beginners

If you’ve never tried growing vegetables before, beans are a great place to start. Gardening expert Madison Moulton walks beginners through every step of growing beans, from choosing between bush and pole types to knowing exactly when a pod is ready to pick.

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Edible

How to Get the Biggest Sweet Potato Crop at Home

At the Epic Homestead, Kevin and the crew grew the biggest sweet potato crop ever. Here, we detail what steps they took and the different methods they used, so you can grow your own with ease. Experienced gardener Sarah Jay details their process here.

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Flowers

How to Mix Sunflowers and Zinnias for a Pollinator Paradise

They’re both attractive to pollinators, so it makes sense to want to mix sunflowers and zinnias in your garden. Do this, and you’ll create a paradise for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more. Experienced gardener Sarah Jay discusses how to combine these two beautiful blooms effectively.

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Edible

Grow Your Own Food This Summer: Where to Start

If you’ve always wanted to grow your own food, but you haven’t taken the plunge yet, now is the time! Growers in most parts of North America can still get seeds in the ground and grow some delicious crops to feed themselves and their families. If you don’t know where to start, experienced gardener Sarah Jay walks you through the process here.

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Flowers

5 Tricks for Towering Sunflowers This Summer

The romantic feeling a row of towering sunflowers provides to a garden is unmatched. At the height of summer, these blooms follow the sun each day, as it rises and sets. If you want to grow towering sunflowers, know that it’s not hard! Experienced gardener Sarah Jay shares five tips for growing tall, stately sunnies.

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Bulbs

7 Gorgeous Summer Bulbs to Plant in May

If you want to grow summer bulbs, May is the perfect time to plant them. Do it now, and your summer garden will burst with lilies, irises, gladiolus, and more. If you’re not sure what to plant, experienced gardener Sarah Jay covers seven plants to get in the ground this spring for summer splendor.

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Vegetables

9 Veggies You Can Succession Sow (and How To Do It)

If you don’t want to strip your vegetable garden all at once, you should be succession sowing crops. Gardening expert Madison Moulton walks through nine vegetables that perform best when sown in rounds rather than at the same time, with practical timing for each.

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Herbs

How to Grow the Perfect Potted Herb Garden

Growing a potted herb garden is a worthwhile endeavor, whether it’s indoors or outdoors. If this is your first time, there are a few things to know that will set you up for success. Experienced gardener, Sarah Jay, covers how to set up and care for your herbs here.

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Flowers

7 Pink Flowers That Love Growing in Shade

To add a pop of color to your shade garden, you can’t go wrong with pink flowers. Gardening expert Madison Moulton shares seven pink-flowering plants that perform well in shaded gardens, from compact groundcovers to statement shrubs.

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Shrubs

The Ultimate Shrub Pruning Guide

With so many different timings and ways to maintain shrubs, we’ve developed a shrub pruning guide. Covering nine of the most popular shrubs, we discuss when to prune them and how to do it. Experienced gardener, Sarah Jay, takes you through the process here.