Gardening tips

Your soil is tired. It’s been feeding, draining, baking, flooding, and putting up with your constant digging—and it’s not getting any younger. If it could …

Frost is the silent killer of good garden dreams. One icy night and—boom—your favorite plant is toast, limp and lifeless by morning. Some plants just …

Think keeping your garden hydrated means investing in fancy irrigation systems or dragging hoses around all day? Think again. If you’ve ever forgotten to water …

Tired of the endless battle with weeds? You’re not alone. Pulling them one by one can feel like a full-time job—and they always seem to …

Running out of space doesn’t mean you have to run out of options. If your garden is small—or squeezed onto a balcony, windowsill, or patio—you’ve …

You’d think after a few seasons in the garden, hot-weather gardening would be second nature. But even the most seasoned green thumbs slip up when …

Before you toss that banana peel or rinse coffee grounds down the sink, stop. You might be throwing away exactly what your plants are begging …

If you’ve ever planted a garden and thought, “I’ll remember what I put where,” only to forget days later—you’re not alone. Proper plant markers can …

Think you need a shed full of expensive gardening tools to get started? Think again. The truth is, many of the tasks you tackle in …

Think you need a shovel and a patch of earth to grow your own food? Think again. Whether you’re short on space, dealing with tough …