I belong to several Facebook gardening groups and occasionally, the topic is gardening gloves. Folks want to know which are the best for certain jobs,…Continue Reading
Category: Beginning Gardening
I belong to several Facebook gardening groups. Most are local but two are from science-based gardening folks with brilliant credentials to back them up. A…Continue Reading
Every avid gardener has a favorite basic tool used for gardening (or two) – the one they swear by, recommend to friends and purchase over…Continue Reading
Apical dominance: Why should you care? If you prune your plants, you should care … a lot! If you look closely at a typical shoot…Continue Reading
I recently found an infographic on Pinterest titled “7 Ways to Improve your Garden Soil Naturally.” The author made some of the time-worn claims perpetuated…Continue Reading
It’s seed-starting season and, like every year, the questions begin rolling in. We’ve received a lot of questions about DIY seedling heating mats recently. We…Continue Reading
“Using a tiller when it would be better to use a cultivator, or vice versa, would be like using a power mixer to toss salad,”…Continue Reading
I don’t know about you, but I don’t own “the best gardening shoes.” To me, that would be something I could wear all season long.…Continue Reading
Why be concerned about the BEST pruning shears? Because it’s the one garden tool we rely more than any other. Read on to find out…Continue Reading
Gardening terms are often head-scratchers to new gardeners. And garden writers tend to forget that many readers may not be familiar with our jargon. Which…Continue Reading