Check out these beginner companion planting tips to help take your garden to the next level! Whether you’re a new gardener trying to learn the basics, or you’re a seasoned green thumb looking to take you’re garden to the next level, companion planting will help …
Learn how to easily hand pollinate squash plants for more bountiful harvests! Are your squash plants just not producing the way you’d like them to? Maybe they’re growing little tiny fruits but then they just rot off and die. It’s possible this could be from …
Here are 6 simple pruning tips for beginners to help improve the health of your plants and boost your garden’s output. Pruning seems to be one of those gardening tasks that, for one reason or another, often gets neglected. Perhaps laziness is the culprit, but …
Learn how to transplant seedlings into your raised beds quickly and effectively with this easy method that’ll jumpstart your plant growth! The time of year is upon us once again, when we can finally get our gardens planted. By now, your seedlings should be about …
Take that stack of old newspapers and turn it into DIY paper pots for seed starting! If you’re looking for an easy and creative way to start your seeds for spring planting, and do some solid recycling in the process, then this project is perfect …
Last year when winter set in and our backyard garden finally died, we were a bit lazy and left all our plants right where they sat. We had good intentions of properly winterizing our garden, but before we knew it, everything was covered in snow …
It’s finally that time of year again, that exciting time when we get to prepare for spring gardening! Gardening season is approaching quickly which means it’s now time to start our seeds so we’re ready to go when the weather warms up. So for today’s …
Overall, our backyard garden did great last year. Our harvest was bountiful, our bug problems were minimal, and things basically went according to plan. One issue we did have though, was vermin. A skunk got into our ground garden and dug up all the plants …
Whether you want a way to beat the winter blues, get a head start on your garden by planting seedlings, or just keep your gardening skills in tip-top shape, it’s always a good idea to set up your own indoor gardening area. My indoor garden …
Okay, to the question, “Why a bean tunnel?”, I answer “Why Not!”. The pole type beans can grow to ten feet high and need a support structure of some kind anyway. They produce more beans than the “bush type’ beans and they are much more …