Even the most organic of gardeners isn’t a fan of insects that wreak havoc on a raised bed full of growing edibles. Luckily, you can keep away these unwelcome visitors with simple, nontoxic methods. To read more, click here.
Whether you’ve been growing vegetables for years or are just starting out, check out these helpful tips! To read more, click here.
There’s always an element of chance when it comes to gardening. You can’t control the weather, and despite your best pest-fighting efforts, you might wake up one morning to find that a groundhog has annihilated your lettuce patch. Still, out-of-your-hands variables aside, there are plenty of ways organic gardening can go wrong, especially if you’re…
If you put in a lot of time in the garden, it’s important to understand when and how to water your plants to protect your crops from burn and disease. The same goes for indoor potted plants, which not only add visual interest to your home, but also can help clean your air and reduce…
As any seasoned gardener knows, one type of potting soil certainly doesn’t fit all. The trick is to tailor your mix to your specific plants so they receive optimal nutrition and thus reach their full size and, in the case of veggies, flavor potential. To read more, click here.
Look, mosquitoes are awful. They fly around searching for animals or people, to take a bite and suck out their blood. Gross. They may be great food for birds and bats, but you don’t want them hanging around your backyard with their diseases and viruses and whatnot (trust us, mosquito-borne diseases like west nile virus,…
While we’re all about that grilling life all summer long, oftentimes the sides at a barbecue can be majorly unhealthy (we’re looking at you, potato salad). To read more, click here.
July is generally warm and dry, making it a bad month for planting. To learn tips and tricks to help your garden stay lush this summer, click here.
If you’re getting serious about gardening, you’ll probably get a recommendation to check your soil pH—but what does that really mean? pH is simply a measure of how acid or alkaline a substance is, and soil acidity or alkalinity is important because it influences how easily plants can take up nutrients from the soil. To…
Your day of summer fun is winding down and what do you know? You got burned and now you need a soothing remedy. You know that UV exposure can cause skin to age quickly and trigger skin cancer, but despite your best efforts to protect yourself from sun damage with sunscreen, you’ve gotten this painful,…