Tag: gardening

DIY Fruit Fly Trap in 4 Easy Steps

DIY Fruit Fly Trap in 4 Easy Steps

Are you having trouble with fruit flies in your kitchen, garbage, compost bin, or elsewhere in your home? I know it’s a problem for me from time to time, especially in my grow room. Well luckily, it’s SUPER easy to build an effective DIY fruit 

How to Propagate Basil From Cuttings

How to Propagate Basil From Cuttings

Are you just starting to explore the world of plant propagation and maybe aren’t sure where to begin? I can empathize. It wasn’t until recently that I started down this path and now that I’ve had some success, I want to help you get started 

The Secret to Growing Sweet Corn Microgreens

The Secret to Growing Sweet Corn Microgreens

If you’re at all familiar with my blog, you know I have a crazy affinity for microgreens. Microgreens offer a ton of variety in flavor, texture, and nutrition profile, so they make an excellent addition to any meal. They are also super quick and easy 

Turn Your Old Tomatoes into a TON of New Tomato Plants

Turn Your Old Tomatoes into a TON of New Tomato Plants

Your intentions were good, you bought some healthy produce to start making salads with, but one thing led to another and you kind of forgot about it. Fast forward a week or two and you notice you have some tomatoes that have been sitting in 

How to Treat Blossom End Rot Before It’s Too Late

How to Treat Blossom End Rot Before It’s Too Late

Nothing is more frustrating and disheartening than putting a ton of time and effort into your vegetable garden, just to have it ruined by pests or disease. Well, I can absolutely empathize because this very situation happened to me in the form of blossom end 

Raised Bed Garden Update: July Edition

Raised Bed Garden Update: July Edition

It’s been about a month and a half since I got my raised bed garden plotted and planted, and it’s about time for an update so you can see how everything is doing! I started with a basic outline that I planned in advance so 

A Hobbit Perennial Garden

A Hobbit Perennial Garden

I pulled into my driveway yesterday and sighed as I thought about all of the weeding I had to do. Lately, I have been weeding and weeding and weeding! Weeding is not fun, but I try to make it more interesting by imagining that I 

3 Ways to Utilize Grass Clippings in Your Garden

3 Ways to Utilize Grass Clippings in Your Garden

If you’re like many others, you might mow your lawn, dump your grass clippings into leaf & lawn bags, and set them on the curb to be taken away by the city. But did you know that they are actually a very valuable resource? Today, 

Anthracnose: How to Identify and Treat Squash Fungus

Anthracnose: How to Identify and Treat Squash Fungus

Growing a garden can be a lot of fun but it also comes with many challenges. Though dealing with rabbits, skunks, mites, and aphids can be a real headache, today we are going to talk about another garden invader; Anthracnose. Let’s talk about how to 

How to Build a Self-Watering Planter with a Recycled Bottle

How to Build a Self-Watering Planter with a Recycled Bottle

In this article, you will learn how to build a self-watering planter with a recycled plastic bottle. This is a very simple and very inexpensive agricultural activity, and is a great educational experience for kids! This project is also a great opportunity to recycle and