Who doesn't love growing zucchini? It's a tasty crop that always provides way more food than you'll need in one season. Normally zucchini is easy to grow, but sometimes you face problems that leave ...
Rodent-Free Garden: How to Get Rid of Rodents Eating Your Root Crops
I was so excited to harvest my potatoes this year - until, that is, I pulled the first massive tuber out of the ground. That potato, a gorgeous Red Pontiac, must have weighed three pounds. Its heft ...
11 Broccoli Plant Problems That Can Ruin Your Harvest
Broccoli is a delicious, easy-to-grow favorite. Except when it isn’t easy to grow at all. Like radishes, cucumbers, and cabbages, broccoli is one of those vegetables that’s usually easy to succeed ...
How to Grow and Care For Snake Plants
Snake plants are one of the most popular houseplants out there. They're instantly recognizable with their long, pointed leaves that are sure to catch anyone’s eye. There are over a dozen different ...
How To Get Rid of Silverfish
Have you ever opened the pantry to find a silvery mass of scaly creatures? It’s a shocking sight. Silverfish look out of place on land, but these insects make themselves at home in dark, humid ...
How to Treat and Prevent Brassica White Leaf Spot Disease
Also known as Cercospora or Pseudocercosporella, there are two different types of fungi that can cause white leaf spot diseases on brassica plants. These diseases affect all plants in the brassica ...
14 Crops to Plant in Fall for a Spring Harvest
Have you heard of "overwintering" crops? This is a process in which you sow seeds in autumn to harvest the following spring. Many seeds don't only survive cold temperatures but actually need a period ...
Can You Plant Fresh Peas and Beans, or Just Dried?
When I planted my peas last spring, it occurred to me that I had never heard of anyone planting fresh peas before. I started asking around, and nobody had ever even thought about the idea. Everyone ...
12 Cannabis Diseases and Problems to Watch Out For
No matter what plants you grow, you'll inevitably have to contend with botanical diseases. As you can imagine, cannabis is no exception. Whether you're growing these plants for profit or medicine, ...