You’ve gotten your garden all cleaned out and ready for winter, but what about cleaning and disinfecting your garden tools? Don’t let forgetting this simple fall chore cause you regret when spring rolls around! When it comes to gardening, dirt and messes go hand-in-hand. While you can wear gloves and use kneeling pads to help …
While adding fall leaves to your compost pile is great in theory, there are a few leaves you should avoid composting. Now that the weather has started to cool down, the trees are starting to drop their leaves. It seems like everywhere you look, the ground is covered in orange, red, green, and brown fallen …
Creating leaf mold is an incredible way to improve your garden and flowerbed soil, all by simply using the resources you have on hand! As the weather starts to cool down and the leaves turn colors, you know that fall has arrived and winter will soon follow. With fall comes pumpkins, field harvests, apple cider, …
Did you know that you can actually plant field peas as a cover crop for your garden as a way to help improve your soil? That’s right – peas can be for more than just consuming! Cover crops are essentially quick-growing crops that you plant in your garden or raised beds after you are done …
Composting leaves can be a great way to clean up your property before winter hits. It’s also a great (and free!) way to improve your plants’ soil, too! It’s no secret that compost is the perfect, all-natural way to boost your soil’s nutrient value. It also helps to up the soil’s organic matter content. It …
If your property lacks color and pizazz when fall rolls around, then you need to consider growing asters! When other flowering annuals and perennials have started to fade, asters step in and really steal the show! With their star-shaped blooms that resemble small daisies, they are perfect for adding to your typical fall displays. In …
Growing sedum in the fall is the perfect way to add colorful autumn blooms to your property. Paired with other fall favorites like chrysanthemums or ornamental peppers and kale, they will warm up your landscape in preparation for winter. Sedum is an easy-to-care-for leaf succulent that is the perfect choice for even the most novice …
While it might be tempting to tidy up some of your perennials before winter hits, there are a few bushes and shrubs that you should absolutely avoid pruning in the fall – and some never at all! Pruning is the process of cutting back and removing old or dying foliage on plants. It can not …
This year a great way to amp up your fall display is by adding ornamental kale to the mix! There’s nothing like a little fall foliage and live plants to help transition from a hectic summer into the slower-paced season of Autumn. As summer starts to draw to a close, most of your warm weather …
Now is the perfect time to get those late-season seed crops into the ground! For many locations, you may think that spring and early summer are the only times you can plant seeds in your garden. Thankfully, there’s a way to extend your growing season so you can enjoy fresh vegetables for much longer. In …