Ponds and water features add a wonderful layer of interest to your garden, indoors or out, but they can look a little bare if nothing grows in them. In fact, a water feature won't thrive to its full ...
How to Winterize Your Sprinkler System the Right Way
Without proper preparation, the sprinkler system that kept your plants alive all year could be damaged by freezing temperatures. Sprinkler systems aren’t designed to withstand a deep freeze, so you ...
The Best Way to Deal With the Dreaded Goat Head Weed
From a plant perspective, goat head weed (Tribulus terrestris) is a superhero. The fruits are covered with sharp spines or barbs that help it spread quickly. It has a deep taproot, grows in bad soil, ...
How to Get Rid of Moles from Your Garden
One morning you wake up and see your garden or lawn is covered in volcano-shaped dirt piles. Obviously, you have an animal who is traversing your property looking for a bite to eat. That's when you ...
Growing Okra: Best Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
Growing okra isn't always the first choice for a vegetable garden. It has a bad reputation on the dinner table for being bland and slimy, and it isn't well known outside of the South. But if you ...
What is Subsistence Farming? The Past, Present, and Future
Imagine never having to go to a grocery store again. Your pantry is full of homemade canned goods, and your refrigerator overflows with fresh greens, eggs, milk, and leftover stew from the night ...
14 Mosquito Repellent Plants That Really Keep Them Away
Just when the weather turns warmer and you want to spend more time outside, that's when mosquitoes start to plague your backyard barbeques. These frustrating bugs are annoying, but they also pose ...
The Best Organic Weed Control Methods Out There
I'm all about finding quick and easy ways to deal with the less exciting parts of gardening, but sometimes I don't want to use harsh chemicals to control weeds. It's a conundrum. That's where organic ...
7 Homemade Fungicides That Will Save Your Garden
If you're like me, you hate losing your precious plants to fungal infections, but you don't want to use harsh chemicals around the foods you're growing. If that's the case, homemade fungicide sprays ...