Learn which flowers should be planted in your vegetable garden. Companion planting flowers and vegetables, yeilds better, healthier plants.
Easy to make and use, this all natural insect spray DIY for gardens was tested on badly attacked plants and worked with only 2 applications!
Is your organic garden being overrun with pests? Here's how to get rid of bugs on plants in your garden- including the top 8 common garden pests!
Have you always wondered how to keep bugs out of your garden naturally? I'll show you the best flowers for companion planting in the vegetable garden.
If you're thinking about putting in raised beds this year, save yourself some major headaches and read this article first.
Learn how to build super easy, fast, and attractive raised garden beds! This is a 30-minute DIY project & is perfect for growing your own vegetable garden!
How much and how often should you fertilize vegetable plants in your garden? Find out all of those answers and more with today's garden article.
Gardening doesn't have to be expensive. Improve your garden soil with these 8 amendments that are totally free and have your best garden yet!
Guide to growing artichoke plants from seed. If you love these perennial vegetables, you'll want to grow some artichoke plants in your backyard garden. #growingartichokesfromseed #growingartichokeplants #artichokeplants #howtogrowartichokes
Want to build a garden trellis that's cheap and easy? These DIY trellis ideas for the garden are quick to make and don't cost much.
When bugs attack your garden, don't reach for dangerous pesticides. Instead, discover how to make natural garden pesticides that work.
Growing vegetables vertically on a trellis offers many benefits. Learn the various types of trellises and the best vegetables for a trellis.
Learn which plants serve as excellent zucchini companion plants to help deter pests, reduce weeds, enhance pollination, and more.
Learn about how to plant, grow and care for lavender! There are many benefits to growing lavender, find out how to properly care for this great plant!
How to get rid of powdery mildew on your squash and zucchini plants. Learn how to treat and prevent powdery mildew from attacking the leaves of your vegetable plants.
This easy to make homemade squirrel repellent spray will keep the critters away from you vegetable garden or outside fall decor.
Learn all my tips and tricks for having a successful vegetable garden in zone 9b. I've lived in this zone my entire life and share my top tips!
Commonly mistaken for a weed, purslane is one of the most nutritious vegetables on the planet. Find out how to identify it and use it in 20 delicious recipes! #purslane #verdolagas #foraging
Seed-saving annual flowers is easier than you might think. Here are 5 easy plants to collect seeds from this fall for a frugal flower garden next spring.
Make your entire meal special with home grown cucumbers. Read the blog posts available on The Gardening Dad related to the Miracle Grow on Cucumbers.
All natural homemade plant food is not only frugal, but can really boost your vegetable harvest. Find out how to use homemade fertilizers to grow healthier plants at home.
Fight garden pests naturally! DIY homemade bug spray for vegetable plants with peppermint oil. Simple recipe & organic methods for a bug-free harvest!
Garlic is great to plant in your garden! Learn which crops are the best garlic companion plants to increase garden harvest, reduce pests, & improve flavor.
Discover the 7 easiest vegetables for beginners to grow. If you want a quick, abundant harvest you need these easy vegetables! Bonus 5 veggies to NOT grow if you're a beginner.
Tomato cages aren't the only option! Learn 5 different ways to stake tomatoes to keep them off the ground, healthy and full of tomatoes!
Dreaming of a garden this year? Whether you are growing a few flowers, landscaping a yard, or starting a vegetable garden, follow these steps on how to set up a garden journal.
Have a large zucchini to use? Check out all of these recipes to use with large zucchini! From baked goods to mains and sides!
Fall is the best time to plant garlic. Here's exactly how to plant a single clove of garlic to grow an entire bulb.
Learn how to grow luffa (loofah), a delicious vegetable to eat (when picked very young) or let luffa grow and develop into a useful sponge.
Blossom end rot is an environmental disease that can affect a wide range of fruits and vegetables. Learn how to treat blossom end rot before it's too late!
The appeal of the shishito pepper is simple: it has great taste, and it’s small size and thin skin make it easy to work with in the kitchen. Plus it has a surprise element in that 1 in 10 of these peppers is hot! And that makes serving it at parties extra fun! We’re countryfied...
Don't get up to wilted and dead squash that was lush and green yesterday. Learn what to look for so you can get rid of squash vine borers for good in your garden. Don't give up hope if they have already bored into your stems. You can kill them even after that are inside the vine. Learn how you can naturally control squash vine borers.
Celery isn't the easiest vegetable to grow in your backyard garden, but it is so rewarding when you harvest it. Learn all about how to grow celery so you can be rewarded with this wonderful
There are many vegetables to plant in September. This vegetable plant guide includes a list of vegetables to plant in the fall in zones 5-10.
Learn how to seed-save from annual flowers like zinnia, calendula, sunflowers, marigolds, and more. Saving seed from flowers is rewarding - and easy to do!
There are over 30 different crops you can plant in August. I am going to focus on the 9 crops you can plant in August that are the base fall & winter crops.
Epsom salt can be used as a natural fertilizer in the garden. Used in a spray-on solution, it helps fight magnesium deficiency in tomatoes and bell peppers and promotes vegetable growth.
Learn how growing vegetables indoors year round is easy and fun. Even apartments with limited space have enough room for a few pots of vegetables for some much needed organic gardening. #indoor #vegetables #growvegetables
Growing sweet potatoes is simple and rewarding. Learn how to grow sweet potatoes from slips, plus when to harvest and how to cure sweet potatoes!
Many people only think of groundhogs in February when it’s Groundhog Day and they want to know if winter will continue, or spring will come early. However, for the home gardener and homeowner, groundhogs can cause extensive damage and a desire to figure out a way to get rid of groundhogs. Groundhogs are also known ... Read more
