Pruning is important because helps your plants growth and their overall health. What if you are new to gardening and this is one skill you haven’t picked up on yet and are afraid of killing your ...
Growing Petunias: A Complete Guide on How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Petunias
One thing I love about the warmer months of the year is the flowers in bloom. They are gorgeous. But one thing about ‘the gardening bug’ is that it doesn’t always come with an instant green thumb. ...
How to Start a DIY Vertical Garden (and 7 Ideas You Should Try)
Do you live in a cramped area and think gardening is out of the question for you? If so, you probably haven’t considered the idea of vertical gardening. Some people have embraced the idea of ...
Growing Watermelon: Your Guide to Plant, Grow, and Harvest Watermelon
Do certain foods remind you of certain people? For me, it’s watermelon. The time of year rolls around to begin planting and harvesting my crops, and I instantly think of my mother-in-law. It was ...
Crop Rotation: How to Do It to Keep Your Garden Healthy and Balanced
Crop rotation sounds like a ton of work, doesn’t it? It does require an ample amount of planning but has many beneficial qualities as well. Which is why it’s important to explore different ...
Deadheading: How to Do It Right to Keep Your Flowers Gorgeous Longer
Do you want to know the secret to keeping your flowers looking fresh all summer long? It’s a straightforward word: deadheading. If you learn this one skill, you can prolong the life of your plants, ...
An In-Depth Guide to Straw Bale Gardening for Beginners
Gardening can be challenging if you are a beginner and unsure of where to start. Gardening can be more difficult for older gardeners and people with disability as well because tasks like digging the ...
10 Best Heirloom Seeds Companies for Smart Homegrown Gardening
Are you thinking about growing your own vegetables, fruit or herbs at home? Consider planting some heirloom seeds. These hardy organic seeds are touted as the future of smart gardening. As well as ...
10 Easy-to-Grow Alternative Greens to Diversify Your Salad
For the better part of the year, we live on salads. They are so easy to grow, good for us, and simple to prepare that they have been staples of our homestead diet for ages. I have to admit... a ...