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2024 All-America Selections Winners Feb. 14, 2024
One way that I know a plant could work well in my garden is that I look for the red, white and blue ... Read More
DIY Compost Saves Money Aug. 09, 2023
Instead of spending money to have your yard waste picked up and hauled off to a composting facility ... Read More
Poisonous Plants Aug. 02, 2023
I would like to describe an incident in hopes that it will protect some children. A young lady and h... Read More
Fall Gardens and Tomato Anthracnose Jul. 19, 2023
Q: I think I remember you writing one time that a fall garden would be easier to take care of and th... Read More
Getting to the Root of the Problem Jul. 12, 2023
Question: I plant my annuals and perennials the same way, and some plants flourish while some just s... Read More
Should We Water Our Plants in a Drought? Jul. 05, 2023
Q: As you may know, many of us are in a moderate drought this summer. My husband and I have been dis... Read More
Top Fruit to Grow on a Trellis May. 03, 2023
Q: We moved into a home that has a vegetable garden. There are a ton of wires, trellises and whatnot... Read More
Try New Vegetables and Popcorn Apr. 26, 2023
Tomatoes, peppers and a few other vegetables are planted in every garden. Try to find at least one n... Read More
Vegetable Garden Questions Jun. 02, 2021
Q: We planted a new vegetable garden with a lot of different vegetable seeds. We killed the existing... Read More
Vegetable Garden Seeds Jan. 27, 2021
Q: I saved seeds from several of my garden plants last year, including pumpkins, peppers and peas. I... Read More
All-America Selections Vegetable Winners Jan. 20, 2021
Last week, we looked at the flowers that won 2021 All-America Selections awards, and this week, we l... Read More
5 Easy Ways to Keep Cats out of Your Yard and Garden Dec. 28, 2020
If you've ever suffered the annoyance of outdoor cats ruining your yard and garden, help is on the w... Read More
Family Mealtime Sep. 04, 2020
Most of us have a lot on our plates in September — literally. It's back to school (whatever th... Read More
Join a CSA for Your Health and Your Wealth Jul. 09, 2020
The locally grown food movement has been gaining momentum. At the same time, the high cost of food i... Read More
Tomato Seedlings May. 27, 2020
Q: I bought a wisteria vine from a mail order catalog. When it arrived, it was about as thick as a p... Read More
Potted Vegetables Apr. 12, 2017
Q: I want to try growing some vegetables this year, but I don't have much space and I was wondering ... Read More
Stop the Carnage! No More Rotten Produce in the Garbage Sep. 08, 2016
I'm having a difficult time wrapping my head around this documented fact: Experts say that almost ha... Read More
6 Christmas Gifts to Make During Summer Aug. 30, 2016
If you don't have an abundant garden this year, don't worry. You can still make these wonderful, sum... Read More
Powdery Mildew Aug. 17, 2016
Q: We have a large pumpkin patch, and most of the leaves have turned white. It appears to be powdery... Read More
