When you plant a garden during the summer, you can extend your harvest long into the cooler fall months. Not only is it easy to start new plants during this time, but it is also inexpensive and way more successful than you might think! There is so much focus and emphasis on getting seeds and …
If you are looking for the perfect drought-resistant plant to add to your property, then growing lilyturf should be in your future! This easy care perennial is an excellent choice as a border plant, placed along paths, or even to grow in pots or containers. Often referred to as liriope, lilyturf is not only drought …
Looking for ways to stop squash bugs from taking over your garden plants? The pesky insects can cause devastating results to your plants in no time at all – and all but ruin a harvest! Contrary to what the name says, squash bugs affect more than just your squash plants. In fact, in addition to …
Looking for a way to put a stop to the seemingly endless chore of weeding your flowerbeds and finally get rid of the weeds in your flowerbeds – for good? There is nothing more frustrating to a gardener than dealing with weeds. Especially weeds that continue to grow back again and again stronger than before. …
Looking for a few tips and tricks to help keep your tomatoes from splitting and cracking as they grow on your plants? There is nothing more frustrating than watching your tomatoes suddenly start cracking and spitting apart as they ripen. Splitting causes tomatoes to not only lose their beautiful appearance, but once open, the exposed …
If you are looking for an easy care flowering perennial with long lasting blooms – growing hardy geraniums might just be the perfect answer! Unlike the annual variety that goes by the same name, hardy geraniums are not only able to withstand early fall frosts and freezes, they can also survive some of the coldest …
Looking for a few natural and highly effective ways to get rid of whiteflies to keep them from ruining your vegetable garden this year? Whiteflies might be tiny, but they can cause devastating damage to your vegetable plants in no time at all. These sap-sucking, disease-causing winged insects will ruin the foliage of vegetable plants …
Did you know that planting cucumber seeds in the middle summer is one of the easiest, fastest and best ways to grow your biggest crop of cucumbers ever? Not only will replanting seeds in the middle of the garden season allow you to enjoy fresh cucumbers well into late fall, summer planted cucumber plants actually …
When it comes to getting a great harvest from your bell peppers, knowing the right way to fertilize your plants can make all the difference between plants that are slow to grow and produce – or ones that flower and fruit like crazy! All pepper plants consume resources from the soil in order to produce …
One of the best ways of all to take the guesswork out of how to know when to water your vegetable and flower plants is by using a simple, inexpensive moisture meter. In fact, once you own one of these amazing little tools, you will wonder how you ever lived without it! Giving plants the …