Gardening can be an expensive venture, but if you know the right tricks, you can save some cash. One way to keep your money in your wallet is by learning how to make potting soil. Cost-conscious ...
What Do Wasps Eat? Are They Beneficial for Your Garden?
Do you find yourself running for cover when a wasp starts buzzing around your head or do you find yourself fascinated by them? Have you ever wondered what do wasps eat and draws them to your ...
Everything You Need to Know About Growing Zones
You've seen those zone maps with the brightly colored yellow, green, blue and pink stripes. Maybe you've looked at them and wondered - why do I need to care about growing zones? Those pretty ...
What Do Butterflies Eat and How Can You Attract Them to Your Garden
Do you love looking out into your garden and seeing beautiful butterflies flying around? Are you curious why certain flowers draw butterflies while other varieties don’t? You can understand how to ...
Growing Button Mushrooms: A Complete Guide on How to Plant, Grow, & Harvest Button Mushrooms
Growing button mushrooms is becoming a popular part of gardening nowadays. It’s not as common as growing tomatoes and green beans, but it has become a bigger part of the home gardener's arsenal, and ...
Acidic Soil: What It Means and How to Deal with It
Acidic soil can be a challenge in the garden. Some plants love it, and some plants hate it. If your soil's pH is too low, your plants will struggle to survive. Acidic soil doesn't have to be a death ...
Growing Guava: The Complete Guide to Plant, Care, and Harvest Guava
When I first tasted fresh guava, I knew I would never eat another canned one again. Since then, I've been growing guava in my own garden because the tropical fruit has a fresh, sweet flavor - ...
Growing Herbs in Pots: A Getting Started Guide
Not everyone is lucky enough to have a huge garden or a convenient plant-friendly spot. Growing herbs in pots is a fantastic way to get your hands in the dirt if you don't have a yard - or even a ...
Seed Stratification: A Comprehensive Guide to This Seed Germination Trick
For many years I stuck to growing plants from seed that were easy to germinate. But, as I started getting into more exotic perennials, I kept coming across instructions to stratify seeds. ...