Make sure you grab some free seed catalogs before they run out for the gardening season! In the winter, when gardening isn’t an option, it’s my favorite time to dream about the upcoming gardening season. I sort through my favorite free seed catalogs and imagine all the plants I want to grow that year. I…
If you want a HUGE tomato harvest, one of the best tips I have is to learn how to fertilize tomato plants the right way. Tomato plants are one of the heaviest feeders in your garden, so they require a lot of fertilizer to get through the growing season. If you want the best results…
Did you discover your cucumber leaves are turning yellow? Don’t panic; here are some common reasons this happens in your garden. Homegrown cucumbers taste better than any cucumber you’ll find at the store, but when you find your cucumber leaves turning yellow, you worry about the future of your plants. Growing cucumbers is a struggle…
If you want optimal growth this year, make sure you get a good cucumber plant fertilizer! Cucumbers are a quintessential fruit for your vegetable garden, and the plants often produce large harvests. If you want to ensure your plants produce plenty of cucumbers – who doesn’t? – you’ll need to make sure you use the…
Are you wondering if it’s safe to use coffee grounds in your garden? You have to know how to use them properly! When I began gardening, I had NO idea there would be controversy over different topics, and whether or not you should put coffee grounds in garden beds is a BIG one. Some gardeners…
In USDA zones four to six, May is prime gardening season when you plant many things. Here is what to plant in May. I live in zone 6, and May is our prime planting season. This is the time when most of the weather transitions to pleasantly warm. If you live in these zones, you…
Do your tomato seedlings have purple stems? It’s not a death sentence, but you should know why! I walked into my shed – a makeshift greenhouse – and realized my tomato seedlings had purple stems and purple leaves. They were fine the day before, so what causes seedlings to turn purple? Talk about disappointing. You…
Planting flowers in your vegetable garden is a great way to reduce pests and increase biodiversity. Everyone loves pretty flowers throughout their garden beds, but you might not know that there are some good reasons for planting flowers with vegetables. Once you learn all of the benefits, you’ll always want flowers to plant with vegetables….
Gardening doesn’t need to be an expensive hobby; there are plenty of gardening on a budget ideas. Gardening is meant to save you money or at least be enjoyable, but the beginning start-up costs can feel overwhelming. Not everyone has the cash to start a large garden all at one time – but I promise,…
If you want to grow big cabbage heads, you need to make sure you use the best fertilizer for cabbage! I wasn’t always the biggest fan of cabbage. My parents served cabbage rolls at my graduation party, and I was furious, but as I grew older, cabbage is one of my favorite veggies, and my…
