Verticillium wilt is not fun, and if you have it, you know how devastating it can be. It’s a serious disease that can quickly turn your gardening season on its head. Sometimes called "vert," it's a ...
10 Tips on Long-Term Garden Care for More Productivity
A homestead garden is a long-term commitment. It can take between 5-10 years just to develop high-quality soil. By gradually improving your soil year after year, your harvests will become more ...
13 Ideas to Make an Elegant French Garden
My love of gardening began on a trip to France many years ago. That was the first time I realized that some people treated gardening as a pleasure rather than a chore. The French gardeners I met ...
How to Deal with Plant Rust (Fungus) in Your Garden
When you spot something that doesn’t look quite right on your plants, it can be devastating. What the heck is that weird coloring? Is that plant rust?! What do I do!?! Noticing something awry on ...
How to Spot and Get Rid of Tomato Hornworms in the Garden
Perhaps one of the most hated garden pests ever is the dreaded tomato hornworm. The gargantuan (compared to other pests!) creepy-crawly has gained evil villain status among gardeners. Hornworms are ...
How to Till a Garden: Everything You Need to Know
Tilling your garden is a basic garden chore that a surprising number of people aren't doing right. Not only do well-meaning gardeners till during wet weather or when the soil has been overworked, ...
Brazil Nuts: Planting Guide, Care, Problems and Harvest
Have you ever opened up a bag of delicious Brazil nuts and wondered if you could grow them at home? I did, and so I took a chance and planted my own tree. Now, my beautiful Brazil nut trees tower ...
Leaf Miners: How to Prevent and Get Rid of These Pests from Your Garden
So you've spotted some maze-like squiggly lines in your precious spinach leaves. Or maybe your crops are covered in annoying flies. Bad news: you could have an infestation of leaf miners. Leaf ...
Mangold (Mangelwurzel): Planting Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
I admit I had never tried growing mangold until I was asked to plant some as a test. Once I dug up my first harvest, the flavor was a revelation and I was a convert. They're also known as ...