Gardening

Plant Amaryllis in Summer For a Flower Surprise

Every winter holiday we garden enthusiasts go absolutely bonkers for Amaryllis as houseplants. I love them passionately and have been…
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Traditionalists believe that full sun is the most important ingredient to success for herbs and vegetables, yet not everyone gets 6 to…
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Beneficial Insects Beneficial insects help you by pollinating or controlling pests in your garden. They can hunt and kill bad…
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When I tell people that I built a till-free vegetable garden in my front lawn and that it is till-free…
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Watching bugs in your organic garden is like watching a soap opera. There are good bugs and bad bugs, drama…
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For years I struggled with tomato drama. My tomatoes performed poorly, caught diseases, had issue after issue and I could…
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Growing Elephant Ears or Colocasia ‘Thailand Giant’ in a northern garden means you must have a bit of patience. This…
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Every year I’m plagued with the same seasonal drama — from early spring to late summer I see a significant…
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One of my favorite dishes ever – as a side dish or as a main vegan dish – is Cauliflower…
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One of the questions I get the most from readers is, “How do I plant up a container?” There are…
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Colocasia ‘Distant Memory’ is a beautiful tropical plant and works very well in container gardens. Leaves on the plant are…
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Planting an herb garden elevated bed and having great growing success is easy if you plan the proper soil mix….
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My front side yard had really gotten to a point of disrepair last season and want to show you how…
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Someone needs to sit me down and have a trout intervention because I have a total addiction for the Fish…
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Dreaming of spring? Me too! One of the fun projects I did this season was to design a pink elevated…
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