If you want to start a bunch of seeds at home to save money, you’ll need to buy some seed trays, but not all are created equal. I used to start seedlings in styrofoam cups, but as my gardening efforts grew, I realized I needed to ditch the cups and try something else. I started…
Nothing is more disappointing than spending hours prepping and starting your seeds only to find out your seeds don’t germinate. What happened? Now what? Every spring, we start seeds again, and things don’t always go perfectly as we hoped. I always notice that some seeds don’t germinate, leading me to wonder what happened and where…
Feeling impatient? Try growing some of these fast growing seeds in your vegetable garden this year! Waiting for a harvest is one of the hardest parts of gardening. You spend so much time preparing your seedlings, pampering them, pulling weeds, and so much more. It feels like a harvest is forever away, unless you grow…
Times are not always easy, and having a survival garden gives you the peace of mind to know that your family will survive. A survival garden is exactly what it sounds like – a garden designed for the survival of your family. You might think that all vegetable gardens are for this, but you’d be…
If the fruits on your zucchini plants are dying, you might need to try hand pollinating zucchini flowers. One of the most common problems that gardeners experience when growing zucchini is that their plants won’t produce fruits or the blossoms drop. Hand pollinating zucchini flowers is the answer to both of these issues. Zucchini plants…
Growing medicinal herbs in your backyard is easy and increases your self-sufficiency. We love herbal remedies, and if you do as well, you’ll want to try growing some different medicinal herbs in your backyard. Having the herbs in your backyard not only saves you money, but these plants also attract all sorts of pollinators to…
Ants in the garden can be a good or bad thing; they have advantages and disadvantages, but sometimes, you need to get the ants out of your garden. Ants are generally an insect that we aren’t happy to see. When I found ants in my kitchen, I freaked out – that’s a big problem. So,…
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A nutrient deficiency is a big problem in your garden, and if your plants show signs that they lack calcium, you have to know how to add calcium to soil. Years ago, I didn’t understand that soil loses its nutrients over time, especially as you plant in it, and plants absorb the vitamins. I had…
Did you find the huge green tomato hornworms on your plants? Don’t panic! There are ways to get rid of tomato hornworms in your garden. Most gardeners will encounter tomato hornworms at some point. These dreaded pests cause serious damage; they literally destroy entire plants within a day or two. That’s why gardeners fear them…
