As gardening season winds down and you start preparing your garden for the winter, you might be tempted to take out all of the dead plants and debris. This year, consider leaving that stuff right ...
How to Harvest and Save Seeds from Your Garden
Are you sick of buying seeds every year? Learning how to harvest and save seeds is a skill that all gardeners should tackle. Saving seeds has many advantages. Not only does it save you money, but ...
10 Houseplant Pests and How to Stop Them From Killing Your Plants
Most people think that pests only infest outdoor plants, but that assumption is wrong. Many houseplant pests exist and they will probably find your plants at some point. It's easiest to manage an ...
11 Common Houseplant Diseases and How to Treat Them
Houseplants beautify your home and bring a bit of nature indoors. The bad news is that there are several common houseplant diseases that can infect them, turning that beauty ugly or even killing ...
Corn Smut: Dealing with Devil’s Corn in Your Garden
Did you find some strange growth on the corn growing in your garden? Chances are you have corn smut, often called "devil's corn" by farmers because of how devastating this fungus is. The nickname ...
13 Eggplant Pests and Diseases That Can Destroy Your Harvest
Eggplants belong to the nightshade family, along with tomatoes, peppers, and potatoes. Like their plant cousins, they can be prolific and extremely tasty. But, like other nightshades, eggplants are ...
How to Improve Your Chili Pepper Harvest: 14 Tips That Work
Are you a hot pepper fanatic? Then chili peppers belong in your garden! If you want the best harvest ever, we've got some tips to ensure your plants are as healthy and strong as possible. Chilis ...
12 Simple Tips to Increase Your Melon Harvest
Who doesn't love biting into a juicy watermelon or a tasty cantaloupe? Fresh, homegrown melons taste like heaven, and, no doubt, you'll want to find all the ways to increase your melon ...
12 Tips to Increase Your Eggplant Harvest
Eggplants are a must-grow plant, especially if you love grilling. Grilled eggplant is divine, and I'm a huge fan of eggplant parmesan. If you love this crop as much as I do, you want all the tips to ...