Tomatoes are most gardeners' gateway plants, and just about everyone has planted them at some point. That said, there are two different key varieties to grow: determinate and indeterminate ...
How to Identify and Eliminate Parsley Worm from Your Garden
Parsley worm is a small, ravenous garden beastie that likes to devour many different vegetable and herb crops. If you've had problems in the past with "something" eating your parsley, cilantro, or ...
Growing Love-in-a-Mist: How to Plant and Care for Nigella
Who can resist the name "love-in-a-mist?" We're all looking for wonderful flowers to grow and admire, and nigella is certainly one to consider. It's easy to grow, a breeze to care for, and will ...
5 Tips to Help Attract Lacewings to Your Garden for Natural Pest Management
If you're keen on organic gardening and natural pest management, then one of the best things you can do is to attract lacewings to your property. Their larvae are ravenous eaters and will happily keep ...
14 Bothersome Garden Insect Pests Chickens Can Eat
Insect pests cause an extraordinary amount of damage in vegetable, herb, fruit, and flower gardens. Fortunately, if you have chickens, ducks, Guinea fowl, or other birds nearby, they can help to keep ...
Root Rot: How to Prevent or Treat This Houseplant Problem
Many of us take great pride in our house plants, so it's annoying when they become unhealthy. Or even worse, they die. House plants can be expensive, making it doubly frustrating when things go ...
Growing Lovage: How to Plant, Grow and Care For This Flavorful Herb
Don't you hate it when you grow a plant and only a small part of it is useful, so you end up discarding most of it? Wouldn't it be nice to grow a plant where you can eat the leaves and stalks, use ...
Learn About Chaos Gardening, the Lazy Gardening Trend
Gardening trends come and go all the time. No-till gardening, micro-gardening, permaculture, square-foot gardening, and a host of other trends burst on the scene each year. Some have staying power, ...
21 Common Bean Pests and How to Eliminate Them
It's inevitable that if you're growing beans, you'll catch the attention of predators that think these legumes are being grown just for them. Now, some only affect certain species, while others will ...