Looking for a few simple secrets to truly have a weedless vegetable garden this year? Believe it or not, not only is it more than possible – you can accomplish the task all by actually working less – and not more in your garden this year! Every year, as garden season begins to heat up, …
Although the snow might be flying and the temperatures plummeting outside this winter – it doesn’t mean you can’t begin to get ready for your best garden season ever right now – with just a few simple but very important indoor winter garden chores! Not only can a little work now set the stage for …
Thinking about starting your own tomato plants from seeds indoors this year but unsure of what all you’ll need – and just as importantly, when you will need to start them? As it turns out, it’s actually surprisingly easy to grow great tomato transplants from seed. Not only does the process require little time or …
One of the best times to recharge and rejuvenate the soil in your raised beds is over the winter months – and is it ever easy (and free) to do with just a few simple scraps coming from your kitchen! All too often, gardeners growing in raised beds fail to re-supply the soil in their …
Did you know that one of the easiest and most economical ways to protect and recharge your garden and its tired soil over the fall and winter months is with leaves? Autumn certainly brings a bounty of leaves. Leaves that many gardeners see as nothing more than hard work that require hours of raking and …
Did you know that you can grow your own mushrooms indoors in the spring, summer, fall and even winter – and have fresh mushrooms all year around? One thing is for sure, store bought mushrooms aren’t always fresh. In fact, mushrooms are one of the most notorious of crops for being held on store shelves …
If you’re looking for a way to ripen those lingering green tomatoes from your late-season plants without keeping the plants in the ground – believe it or not, there is an easy and fast solution! As summer winds down, tomato plants tend to lose their vitality. The once lush, productive plants that were brimming with …
Looking for how to harvest, dry and roast sunflower seeds from the sunflowers you have growing in your garden or flowerbeds this year? Sunflowers are becoming more popular in home gardens with each passing year. Not only are they great to grow to attract pollinators and birds to your landscape, they are also great for …
Want to know how to get your pepper plants to produce more peppers this summer? Peppers are a beloved addition to vegetable gardens, but they can be frustrating when it comes to getting plants to produce early and often. Not only are peppers among some of the last vegetable crops in the garden to start …
Looking for a few seed crops that you can still plant in your garden or raised beds this summer to get a great fall harvest? If you think spring and early summer are the only times you can plant seeds in your garden – think again! As it turns out, there are actually a number …