Category Archives: Garden tips

New summer is coming and everyone thinks how to keep away from Mosquitoes? Skip the bug spray this summer. You can repel mosquitoes naturally with plants! Here are the varieties we’re adding to our gardens ASAP. These plants can repel mosquitos from your yard, naturally. … If you want the mosquito-repelling benefit you’re at rightContinue reading “Here Are the Only Plants You Need That Will Keep Away Mosquitoes.”

By: Author Tracey Besemer Posted on Published: November 17, 2022 – Last updated: July 17, 2023 If you wander into the garden section at any store, inevitably, you’ll be met by a wall of orange pots – the terracotta section. If you’re new to gardening in general or just terracotta pots, you’ve probably wondered what theContinue reading “8 Things You Need to Know Before Using Terracotta Pots”

Searching for some really prudent and practical DIY Tomato Cage and Trellis Ideas to support tomato plants? This post is your stopper! If you want to ensure that your climbing tomato plants get all the support they need, then here are some awesome DIY Tomato Cage and Stake Ideas you can use! Check out some greatContinue reading “7 DIY Tomato Cage, Trellis & Stake Ideas”

By: Author Tracey Besemer Posted on January 22, 2021 At some point in your gardening or houseplant journey, you’ll find yourself wondering if you need a grow light. Maybe you want to get a jump on the gardening season and produce some exceptionally hardy little seedlings. Or maybe you have a finicky orchid that won’tContinue reading “LED Grow Lights – Know the Truth vs the Enormous Hype”

By: Author Lydia Noyes Posted on March 22, 2021 Looking to elevate your gardening game this spring? Consider skipping buying transplants and starting seeds at home instead. Seed starting allows you to begin the fun of gardening season a few months earlier than your local weather conditions might allow, and you also get the joyContinue reading “15 Seed Starting Lessons I Learned the Hard Way”

You might be amazed at just how many ways there are to use egg shells in your garden. And even more, how simple and easy it is to use them! Not only can they help to power your plants, egg shells can also aid in protecting them from pests and soil deficiencies too. All whileContinue reading “How To Use Egg Shells In The Garden – Protect & Power Your Plants!”

Looking for a simple, easy and safe way to save and store egg shells this winter to use in your garden next spring and summer? Egg shells are an incredibly powerful resource for gardeners. They are loaded with calcium and a whole host of other trace minerals and nutrients. All of which are excellent forContinue reading “How To Save And Store Egg Shells Safely For Your Garden – All Through The Winter!”

These 15 Hacks to Improve Your Soil for Free will guide you to create the most powerful and rich soil for your plants. A rich and quality growing medium can make gardening easy, productive, and fun, and these Hacks to Improve Your Soil for Free will teach you how to achieve that without spending muchContinue reading “15 Hacks to Improve Your Garden Soil for Free”

byLinda Parker January 17, 2020 – Updated on October 4, 2021 in GENERAL GARDENING 0 8048shares Most people plant their gardens with little thought as to what plants grow well together. The secret to an amazing garden, though? Companion planting! Companion planting not only takes nutrient uptake into consideration, but it also brings into accountContinue reading “Tomatoes Hate Cucumbers: Secrets Of Companion Planting and Popular Planting Combinations”

As it turns out, there are so many uses for borax that we lost count. byLinda Parker May 4, 2017 – Updated on October 2, 2021 in GENERAL GARDENING 0 Most housekeepers consider this product one of the most common and necessary ingredients in their cleaning arsenal; people use Borax as an ideal cleaner orContinue reading “15 Ways To Use Borax You’ve Probably Never Even Thought Of”

Knowing when to start and how to spring clean garden areas is important for the health of your local ecosystem. This is because many pollinators overwinter in the dead material you may want to remove. By waiting to do yard and garden cleanup, and by doing this chore right, you will be saving many beesContinue reading “Spring Cleanup Time:”

Professional Gardener Shares 9 All-Natural Ways to Kill Weeds. These Tips are Fantastic! Gardeners are faced with a constant struggle against weeds, and as you can imagine it’s not easy to keep them at bay. Do I remove this weed or let other plants suffer? byLinda Parker April 24, 2017 – Updated on November 17,Continue reading “Start where you are, use what you can-do what you can”