Gardening

As the cooler weather arrives, this is a great time to think about ordering bare root fruit canes and fruit bushes for your garden. If you make the right choices, …

Growing squash in your garden can be a wonderful way to boost your yield and grow food to last you all year round. Choose the right varieties and you can …

Are you looking to step up your indoor gardening game and go beyond the lovely – but commonplace – pothos and spider plants? For a truly extraordinary plant array, check …

Once the summer crops are harvested and gone, organic gardeners will often consider sowing green manures into their growing areas. These crops might not always be of use as an …

You may be surprised to learn that there are many common vegetables that you grow can re-grow from scraps. This can be a great money saver, both when it comes …

Gardening is one of the most enjoyable activities in the world that allows you to spend endless hours outside – increasing happiness and decreasing stress levels, all the while growing …

As the colder weather arrives, food growers often hurry to gather in the last of their summer season harvests. They work to make sure that plants have adequate protection over …

Why on earth would you want to grow a fruit tree in your house? Why on earth wouldn’t you? If you’ve got the space, growing a dwarf fruit tree in …

A November garden means a myriad of different things to gardeners all around the world. One needs to take into consideration: Northern or Southern hemisphere. Plant Hardiness Zone. Climate change …

Just when you begin to think that all the garden work is done for the year, you suddenly hear a whispering voice inside your head. “Build and replenish the soil”, …

Plum production has its ups and downs. You will never harvest the same amount from year to year. One summer you will harvest buckets and bowlfuls of the sweetest purple …

Disclaimer: This is NOT a sponsored post. We have not been paid by any brands to publish this article. This article is based on the authors’ experience with her garden …

Most everyone has a favorite rose. If you wish you had more in your garden, learn how to grow roses from cuttings. This is an easy project that takes less …

Colder weather may be on its way, but that doesn’t mean you need to say goodbye to your garden!  The use of cold frames allow you to extend the gardening …

Mint (Mentha spp.) is an aromatic, perennial herb of the Lamiaceae family. A vigorous grower and spreader, mint has enjoyed a long history of use in cuisine, traditional medicine, and …

Fall is finally here with it’s cool, crisp weather and pumpkin spice everything. The changing fall foliage is beautiful too, until it starts coating your lawn and needs to be …

Aloe is one of those plants just about everyone has around the house. And if you don’t have a few, you should. And if you have just one but would …

As fall proceeds and leaves begin to flurry down, you may be wondering what to do with all the wind blown foliage. Many gardeners seem to view fallen leaves as …

When you happen upon a cucumber, yellowing and past its prime, take it as a learning opportunity. There are seeds inside, ready to be saved. If you only knew how! …

Saving seeds from most fruits and vegetables is pretty straightforward. You wait until the crop has reached harvest time, harvest it, pull out the seeds, let them dry, and store …

If you’ve ever tried to grow squash in your home garden and ended up with huge rambling plants but no fruit, this tutorial is for you! How exactly do you …

If you are looking for something a little different to grow in your garden, elephant garlic is for you. Unlike regular garlic, elephant garlic is a perennial plant that can remain …

Fall is sneaking up on us quickly, which means it’s time to get digging in the garden to plant your garlic!  Garlic is one of the few crops that you …

I have three large aloe vera plants, two that are pups from the main plant. They all share a big terra cotta bowl on the end of a coffee table, …