If you've been thinking about growing potatoes but are hesitant about it, don't be! Growing potatoes is insanely easy. Even better, you can grow them with the help of upcycled materials. Even if you ...
10 Natural Pest Traps To Use In An Organic Garden
Flies. Slugs. Ants. Aphids. The list goes on and on - and when it comes to pests in the garden, it sometimes seems as if there is no easy solution. You want to get rid of the pests that are ...
Growing Durian Tree: How to Raise This Incredibly Unique Fruit
When I told my wife I wanted to grow durian, she asked why. Traveling through Asia, there are signs banning durian from public transport, hotels, and other areas. In other words, not everyone is a ...
How to Prevent and Get Rid of Grasshoppers in Your Garden
As an experienced and avid gardener, I expect to see all sorts of pests and diseases in my vegetable patch. I take them all in my stride, but there's one pest that really makes me anxious, and it's ...
The Most Common Problems When Growing Lettuce (and How to Fix Them)
I love all things salad, so I grow a lot of lettuce to keep myself in supply. Most of the time, you get a great harvest because it's such an easy plant to grow. Unfortunately, you also run up against ...
15 of the Best Pea Varieties for Your Home Garden
A quick look at any seed catalog shows you that you can grow tons of pea varieties in your garden. That makes it hard to pick! I always grow several pea varieties in my garden. I like to see the ...
Grape Pests and Diseases: How to Beat, Treat and Avoid Them
People have been growing grapes for centuries. From wineries to table grapes, this indispensable fruit conjures up visions of hillsides planted with old, knurled vines or Romans snacking on them while ...
How to Deal With Sawflies in Your Garden
Sawflies are pests that are related to wasps. They deposit eggs into plants that eventually hatch into larvae and eat away at your garden. These pests cause serious problems in large numbers, so ...
How to Save Leggy Seedlings and Prevent Spindliness
In the human world, there are lots of benefits to being leggy. You can reach things that are on the highest shelf, you can see above heads in a crowd, and of course, let’s not forget how much everyone ...