Have you wanted to grow your own tasty tomatoes, but have hesitated due to space? Well homegrown tomatoes can be as close as your porch or patio this summer. If you have an area of your yard, porch, patio or deck that receives at least 6 hours of sunlight per day you can grow tomatoes. 8…
Tips to Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Every year around the end of April, I put out my hummingbird feeders waiting for the return of these little birds. Many species of hummingbirds are known to return to the same area every year during their migration. Hummingbirds are very loyal to their breeding territories and often return to the same spot year after…
Garden Pest: Squash Vine Borer
“How can I prevent the squash vine borer” is one of the most frequent questions I get from students in my class and my garden clients. One day you see a vine full of blooms and growing squash. Three days later it’s all wilted down and you think it needs to be watered. But it…
How to Grow Yarrow
A few years ago I purchased my first yarrow plant from an old friend who owned an herb farm. I thought her mass planting of yarrow was so pretty, and I knew I wanted to recreate that. I haven’t been as lucky with my yarrow. It was planted in front of my split rail fence,…
Easy Tips to Help You Attract Butterflies to Your Garden
When planning your vegetable garden this year, don’t forget to invite in the butterflies. Butterflies are great pollinators for those squash and cucumber plants you are planting. I started reading about what I needed to not only attract butterflies to my garden, but to keep them there to lay their eggs, and raise their…
5 Tips For Growing a Shamrock Plant
It’s must be March, the shamrock plants are covering the table at my local lawn and garden store. That’s not what I went in for today, but how could I resist this pretty green houseplant with little white flowers that is supposed to bring me good luck? So in my buggy it went. I was…
Maximize Your Garden Produce in a Small Space with Grow Bags!
Maximize Your Garden Space Using Grow Bags: Are you passionate about vegetable gardening, but have limited garden space? Then you should look into using Grow Bags to maximize your garden area! A Grow Bag is a type of container gardening that can be used to increase garden space in small areas. It is easy…
Lemon Balm
Citronella Lemon Balm We have had unseasonably warm weather and a lot of rain over the last couple of weeks. I was in my garden a few days ago enjoying the 74 degree weather. I’m not fooled into thinking we won’t have another frost but I was using this pretty weather to add compost and…
What can you learn about growing vegetables from a seed packet?
What can you learn about growing vegetables from a seed packet? In the garden classes I teach, I’m often asked “how do you know when you can plant a certain vegetable in the garden and should I plant the seed directly in the garden, or should I purchase or grow a transplant? You can spend…
Can Your Backyard Vegetable Garden Help Reduce Your Risk of Cancer?
Can Your Backyard Vegetable Garden Help Reduce Your Risk of Cancer? February is National Cancer Prevention Month. The MD Anderson Cancer Center at The University of Texas shares several ways you can reduce your risk of cancer. As a gardener, I was wondering if my own backyard vegetable garden could help me reduce those risk…
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