How to Prune Dill
Dill is an easy to grow annual herb and can be used to flavor recipes or to add fragrance to a flower garden. The attractive fronds and tiny yellow flowers …
How to Plant, Grow, and Use Borage
Borage might just be the best kept secret of the garden world. An important addition to any garden, this little plant is an easy to grow, self seeding, annual with …
How to Grow Dill in Containers
Container gardening opens up the wide world of plants to those who may not have a yard or garden space. Growing dill in containers is an easy way to begin …
Blossom End Rot: Prevention and Treatment
No one likes to spend their precious time nurturing a tomato plant, only to have the dreaded blossom end rot show up on their fruits. This common malady on tomatoes …
Reasons for Yellow Tomato Leaves
Who doesn’t love to grow tomatoes in the summer vegetable garden? I surely do, but that doesn’t mean tomatoes don’t give me a run for my money each and every …
DIY Hydro Dipped Planters
Do you have some terra cotta planters (or any other material) that needs some sprucing up? This fun and easy planter project can transform your flower pots and planters in …
How to Grow Squash and Zucchini
Squash (and zucchini, a variety of squash) is a favorite in the spring and summer vegetable garden. So if you’re new to gardening or just struggling to successfully grow squash …
Mason Jar Herb Planter
I love the idea of creating planters out of what we already have on hand. And mason jars always seem to be in abundance around here, thanks to a few …
How to Plant and Grow Carrots
Growing carrots in your backyard vegetable garden or in containers on a porch or patio doesn’t have to be difficult. Check out this helpful information and tips on how to …
Garden Soil in Your Backyard
Soil is the one of the most important elements of a successful vegetable garden. And be sure not to call it dirt, master gardeners (at least where I live) get …