Raised bed planters are not only easy and convenient, but they can contribute to the overall look of your garden as well. An elevated planting box can take on many roles in the home and garden adding a rustic ambiance or even as a striking centerpiece to a greenhouse or sunroom. When you’re shopping for planters, you have to consider…
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The point of growing tomatoes is to get ripe fruit, right? Well, staking tomatoes is key to keeping your plants healthier and making more produce. While staking tomato plants isn’t absolutely necessary, in my experience, it helps keep your tomatoes healthier and more productive by minimizing pests and disease as well as giving you easier access to pick your fruit….
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Although it seems like a simple thing, the way you fertilize tomatoes has a lot to do with the results you get out of your garden. Tomatoes do best when you tailor fertilizer application to their growth stage. If you’ve ever had huge, healthy plants but no tomatoes, then it could definitely be the fertilizer you’re using. This post will…
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Cilantro is easy to grow if you know what you’re doing, and growing cilantro can benefit your garden even if you’re not a fan of the flavor. As with other crops, the flavor of fresh cilantro has a lot to do with how it’s grown and harvested, so we’ll talk about what you can do to get the best tasting…
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Clay soil gets a bad rap for being hard to work with, but it’s really not a bad place to start. Clay soil offers many benefits one of which being that it tends to be hang on to nutrients and water. But with all good things come some bad. The worst thing about clay is its tendency to get clumped…
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