Guide to Growing Tulips at Home
Tulips are a beautiful and relatively low-maintenance flower to grow in almost any climate, making them a popular choice for home gardeners of…
Planning your fall garden: What vegetables grow well in the fall?
I always start to feel a little bit sad by midsummer, knowing that my gardening season is quickly coming to an end. But…
How to grow an abundant vegetable garden in the shade
But it can also be incredibly complex and challenging! After you choose the plants you want to grow, what type of soil you…
Soil vs. dirt — what’s the difference?
In the farming and gardening community, the brown stuff your veggies are planted in is referred to as soil, not dirt. But when…
Are coffee grounds good for plants? 3 easy ways to use coffee grounds as fertilizer
Your morning brew surely helps you get through the workday, but you may have also heard that coffee can help plants grow. But…
6 easy (and free!) types of homemade plant food for tomatoes
Like you, tomato plants need lots of nutrients to grow big and strong. But after the cost of seeds, soil, grow lights, heat…
17 important plant nutrients from water, air, and soil to help them grow
A lot of people focus on the food that you eat, and that is important, but the truth is that what you feed…
When to plant what vegetables in the garden
There is no universal calendar to guide you to planting your veggies at the correct time, largely because it is so climate and…
How much and how often to water bamboo
Just like any other plant, bamboo requires three basic things to survive: soil, water, and sun. And as the caretaker of this beautiful…
8 common backyard weeds that you can eat!
Weeds are the arch-nemesis of every gardener — but for others, they are in themselves a culinary delight! There is nothing more gratifying…