Category: Flowers and Plants

February 4, 2022

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Garden Potatoes

One of the staple crops in both home and community gardens is potatoes. Growing garden potatoes is not difficult if you have the knowledge upfront to make you successful. Growing Garden Potatoes Soil Preparation One...

June 26, 2021

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Growing Issues With Tomatoes

If you grow tomato plants each year, you will eventually run into one of the following growing issues with tomatoes. Some you can prevent, others you can not. #1 Blossom End Rot of Tomato This...

May 4, 2021

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Disease & Pests of Beans

Diseases & Pests of Beans When growing any type of bean plant you might run into a few hiccups during the growing season. Below are diseases & pests of beans that you need to be...

April 29, 2021

Flowers

Flowers Deer Do Not Eat

10 Flowers Deer Do Not Eat Can’t beat them? Join them. Look for flowers deer do not eat. I cannot promise that they will leave every plant standing but, in general, the list below is...

August 24, 2020

Flowers and Plants

Buying and Planting Flower Seed

I’m a fan of telling people the only gambling that I do is buying and planting flower seed and vegetable seed. Your chances of growing items from seed increase when you take steps to prepare...

Flowers

Aster Flowers

Aster Flowers Asters, as they are recognized today, are what has resulted from. the development and improvement of the China Aster. The real Asters are small, Daisy-like flowers, resembling the single-flowered China Aster and known...

July 10, 2020

Fruits Herbs and Veggies/Garden Pests

Tomato Pests

Tomato Pests Got yourself tomato pests?  Let’s go over a few of the common ones you might see, or the damage they might leave behind on occasion.

April 10, 2020

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Starting Broccoli From Seed

Starting Broccoli From Seed Starting broccoli from seed must be done indoors in late winter and early spring. Broccoli does not like hot weather, it tends to need to be fully established before the hot...

April 6, 2020

Flowers

Planting and Care of Dahlia Flowers

Planting and Care of Dahlia Flowers There is little question as to why dahlias are a flower garden enthusiasts’ favorite. Proper care of planting and care of dahlia flowers make show-stopping garden additions.

December 19, 2019

Flowers

Growing Poppies in the Garden

Growing Poppies in the Garden Poppies are the most beautiful, exotic, stunning flowers, and they’re extremely easy to grow following the 10 simple steps provided for growing poppies in the garden.

March 26, 2019

Flowers

Collecting and Planting Milkweed Seed

Collecting and planting milkweed seed is a way to make sure we have a future healthy monarch population.

March 12, 2019

Flowers/Gardening

Morning Glories Are One Of My Favorite Climbing Vines

One fall, shortly after buying a home, my neighbor bagged up the morning glory seed he had collected from his trellis and gave them to me.He said that if I planted them in spring to...

January 25, 2019

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Choosing Healthy Garden Plants

Choosing Healthy Garden Plants When it comes to choosing healthy garden plants, you have two choices; planting seeds or buying plants. Both have their own benefits.

January 20, 2019

Fruits Herbs and Veggies

Look To Nature When Deciding When To Plant Yearly Vegetable Gardens

Look To Nature When Deciding When To Plant Yearly Vegetable Gardens There has never been a fast and hard rule for timetables for the weather.  Each year planting is different and can vary from the...

January 11, 2019

Flowers/Gardening

Dead Nettle Plant

Dead Nettle Plant Dead nettle plant is a Shade-loving perennial that is wonderful in hanging baskets and flower bed edging. Some people consider it a noxious weed. But, truth be told bees and hummingbirds love it.