I’m a big fan of growing eggplant in the garden. It’s easy to grow and easy to cook - and let’s not forget how delicious it is. I’ve always stuck to the classic globe eggplant (also known as the ...
11 Tips to Improve Your Corn Harvest For Massive Yields
Corn is a quintessential veggie crop to grow in the summer, and if you want to improve your corn harvest this year, you need some beyond-average tips. If you've never grown corn, don't stress out. ...
Best Disease-Resistant Tomato Varieties for Common Tomato Diseases
When you are growing tomatoes - perhaps the most popular plant for the backyard garden! - there are all kinds of factors you will need to keep in mind. How much water should you give them? ...
How to Prevent and Get Rid of Codling Moths in Your Garden
If you grow apple, pear, or walnut trees, you need to know about codling moths, one of the most destructive fruit pests. The larvae burrow holes through fruits, destroying your harvest. If you grow ...
Growing Black Medic: How to Plant, Raise, and Use This Versatile “Weed”
One of the wonderful things about studying plants for home gardens is finding one that others consider a weed is actually a useful, beneficial plant. Black medic is one such example. You can find ...
16 Sunflower Pests and Diseases and How To Handle Them
Who doesn't love sunflowers? These beautiful blossoms are symbols of hope worldwide, as they perpetually turn their bright, happy faces towards the sun as it moves. The bad news is that there are a ...
7 Tips for Growing Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes and Enjoying Large Yields
Every year, I try to include at least one new tomato variety in my garden. However, I always make sure to keep one favorite in my collection of seeds - the Mortgage Lifter. This beefy tomato is a ...
What Are Parasitic Plants and Should You Consider Growing Them?
Most people have heard about plants like the Venus Flytrap, which feed on insects to generate energy. However, did you know that there are plants that actually draw sustenance from each other, ...
10 Tips for Growing a Huge Carrot Harvest
Carrots are one of the most nutritious vegetables gardeners can grow in their garden, but some people shy away from growing them because they think it's too hard to get a lot of healthy roots. Or ...