Water is essential for the success of any vegetable garden. Make sure that you have an easy way to water your veggies by placing the garden near a spigot or planting closely enough that you can reach each row without needing to drag a hose around. And keep in mind that giving the crops...
When to Start Growing Seed Indoors for Your Garden February marks the end of winter in the northern part of the world. With spring arriving soon, many people are dreaming of working in their gardens on warm, sunny days.16 They can do this by growing plants from seed inside their home.It...
There are a lot of reasons to plant chives in your garden. Chives are easy to cut so you can have instant access to this flavorful herb and they are a hardy perennial that will keep growing in your garden. To find out when to plant chives and how to grow them, keep reading. When t...
Plan your 2025 garden with our award-winning Garden Planner. Try Now Body If you get small “starter” plants from the nursery or grow seedlings yourself, you’ll need to transplant them from their container into the soil correctly. It’s critical to transplant correctly so that your plants ...
Strong seedlings are one of the keys to a successful flower garden. When to Plant Perennial Flowers Perennials are plants that are capable of surviving 2 or more years. While they may die back to the ground in winter, their roots survive underground and produce new foliage as the increased ...
Learn which plants to grow in your zone & when to plant them Start here! Step 1: Find your zone Continue > Planting zone:Enter your zip code. Two of the most important aspects of gardening are knowing when to plant and what to plant in your vegetable or flower garden. However, it can...
The brown middle of the sunflower will mature into a seed head after the petals fall off. You can harvest them and eat them (seeds make anutrient-rich snack), or save the seeds to replant next year’s garden. If you’re growing sunflowers to save and eat the seed, do the following...
Knowing when to plant hollyhocks is the first step toward getting them in your garden. Now, let’s talk about how to do it. Soil The flowers develop best in clay, loam, or sandy soils that are well-draining. You can plant hollyhocks in almost any type of soil since they’re not pick...
As your first step in starting your garden, the first step should be acquiring seeds or plants you wish to plant. Seed catalogs typically arrive around early spring with helpful hints for growing vegetables as well as what varieties thrive best in your region. Online catalogs also exist; some...
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