Living walls are vertical gardens that let you bring greenery and nature to even the smallest space. They can be used on the inside or outside of your house to provide a space for food, decoration, ...
How to Deal with Bacterial Blight in Your Garden
I hate bugs. I really do. But worse than insect damage in the garden are the diseases such as bacterial blight, which bugs transmit to plants as they munch and crunch through leaves. Diseases are a ...
Bitter Melon: Best Varieties, Growing Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
I started growing bitter melon a couple of years ago when I found them at a local farmers market. If you've never seen one before, you won't forget it once you have. They're similar in shape to a ...
How to Spot and Get Rid of Whiteflies on Your Garden Plants
These weak, pitiful flying insects don’t seem like a very formidable enemy, but whiteflies have the potential to kill entire crops in a short amount of time. By sucking the sap from healthy plants, ...
How to Spot and Get Rid of Carrot Rust Flies on Your Garden Plants
Last year, my carrot crop was a HUGE success. I had never pulled so many carrots from my garden before, each prettier than the last! I was lucky to have dealt with a few pests, which is fortunate ...
Forcing Flowering Branches to Bring Early Spring Blossoms Indoors
Come late winter, most of us are intensely longing for spring. As you chomp at the bit waiting to plant seeds, there's something you can do to bring spring into your home: forcing flowering branches. ...
Growing Avocado Tree: Varieties, Planting Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
Imagine how much better that morning avocado toast would taste if you made it fresh from fruit growing right in your own backyard. If you live in the right area, it's totally possible. Avocados are ...
Duckquaponics: How to Use Duck Manure Water in Your Garden
It’s easy to use ducks to directly apply manure in land-based systems. Basically, all you need to do is confine ducks where you want them to fertilize and let them eat, drink, be merry, and poop (a ...
Winter Squash: Best Varieties, Growing Guide, Care, Problems, and Harvest
Here's my favorite part about growing winter squash: After all of the other produce is out of the garden, you can still enjoy fresh veggies on the dinner table because winter squash ripens late in the ...