If you’re new to planting garlic, it can seem intimidating at first to know which varieties to plant in your garden. Did you know that garlic comes in over 600 different varieties? Yes, that’s right, gardening friends. In today’s guide,…
Discover the top 5 crops to plant in September for zones 5 and 6 to extend your garden's growing season.
With fall around the corner, you may think you’ve missed the chance to grow your own food this season. But, did you know there are many vegetable crops that you can start now in August? If you’re living in zones…
Do you have tomatoes or other vegetables whose bottoms have turned brown and rotting? If so, you may have a bad case of blossom end rot. This pesky issue can creep on the best of gardeners. Knowing how to identify…
You’ve planted your garlic and are patiently waiting to harvest. But, how do you know when it’s ready to be pulled? Pull garlic too soon, and you will have very small cloves that do not store well. Pull it too late, and…
Were you successful in raising up your tomato seedlings? Did you go to the trouble of hardened them off and planting them out in the garden? Are they now putting on a ton of growth? Are you are watching your young plants…
With the arrival of the New Year comes thinking about new beginnings. Its the time of year when gardeners start to think about the crops that need to get started now for the summer harvest. One of those crops is…
You’ve planted some garlic in the fall hoping for a good summer harvest. But, it has begun to sprout way too early. If you’re new to growing garlic, this might cause you to panic. You may even think your crop…
In colder climates, peppers are often seen as a tender annual. Slightly before or after the first fall frost, many of these plants are torn out of the garden. But, did you know that peppers can actually be brought indoors,…
If you use a lot of garlic in your cooking, planting and harvesting your own bulbs will save you money. It is often one of the first crops to emerge in the spring when the gardens are just waking up…