Plants and gardening.
Rooting plant cuttings in water is one of the easiest ways to multiply favorite garden plants, herbs, and ornamentals. The problem is that plain water does not always…
If you want grapevines that produce large, flavorful, sweet fruit, pruning is one of the most important jobs in the garden. Many home growers let vines become tangled…
Grafting is one of the most useful skills in tree growing. It allows you to join part of one tree to another so they grow as a single…
If your tomato seedlings have grown tall, thin, and weak-looking, do not rush to throw them away and start over. What many gardeners see as a failure can…
Parsley is one of those kitchen garden staples that earns its place season after season. It is useful, fragrant, productive, and surprisingly easy to grow once you understand…
Growing carrots from seed can be frustrating. The seeds are tiny, easy to sow too thickly, and often germinate unevenly. That usually means extra work later: thinning crowded…
Growing carrots can be surprisingly tricky, even for experienced gardeners. Their seeds are tiny, lightweight, and difficult to space evenly by hand. It is easy to sow too…
Creating a beautiful and productive backyard doesn’t always require expensive landscaping or professional construction. With a bit of creativity and some simple materials, you can build practical garden…
If you enjoy simple, low-cost garden care, a homemade plant tonic can be a practical way to support healthy growth using ingredients many people already have at home.…
Starting seeds indoors is exciting, but it can quickly turn into a mess of trays, pots, labels, and crowded windowsills. When every flat surface is covered with seedlings,…
A heavy crop does not begin when the branches are covered in blossoms. It begins much earlier, while fruit trees are still waking up from winter. The period…
Trench composting is one of the simplest ways to improve garden soil while getting rid of kitchen and garden waste at the same time. Instead of building a…
If you garden without wanting to spray chemicals, you’ve probably wished for a helper that works while you sleep. Toads can be that helper. They’re not a magic…
Using paper egg carton flats as a planting “grid” works just as well for garlic cloves as it does for onions. The trays help you space cloves evenly,…
Using paper egg carton flats as a planting “grid” is a slick way to space onion sets evenly, keep weeds down, and get a tidy bed like the…
Natural fertilizing works best when you stop thinking in terms of “one perfect ingredient” and start thinking in terms of what each plant is trying to do. Leafy…
The method you showed is a real garden technique, and it’s a smart one when you want to create a flower border quickly without digging up the whole…
People often say a dragonfly can eat 100 mosquitoes a day, and while that number can vary, the basic idea is true: dragonflies are excellent mosquito predators. Some…
If you think you need a large garden to grow a serious potato harvest, think again. This simple vertical method uses stackable plastic crates to turn a small…
A wattle garden bed is a growing bed edged (or fully “walled”) with woven branches wrapped around sturdy wooden stakes. It’s one of the oldest garden-building methods in…
