How to Fill a Raised Garden Bed with Soil Before Planting
There are plenty of interesting ways to create a raised garden bed. In fact, there aren't really many rules at all. It's whatever works for you. But then there's the …
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4 Tragic Greenhouse Problems and How to Avoid Them
There's an old joke that goes like this: "Hey, doctor! It hurts when I do this." To which the doctor replies: "Then don't do that!" That's what I think of …
Beginner’s Guide to Gardening
I’m looking for a Boyfriend Plant,” I say to the tall, handsome nursery worker who asks if he can help me. I’d been checking him out for about a …
How to Grow Eggplant in Containers
Nightshades are such beautiful plants, and eggplant is no exception. Eggplant fruit range in average size from over a foot long, to just a few inches. The larger varietals are …
Troubled Wayfarer
Many intrepid souls found their way over the mountain to the Herb of Grace, the small nursery, shop, gardens, and tea room I owned in the middle of Nowhere, North …
A Black Thumb or a Simple Gardening Mishap?
I don’t like to say that people have black thumbs. At one point or another, we’ve all had what people might consider a black or brown thumb—that is, the great …
15 Gardening Secrets Direct from Our Readers
We love when we get great helpful comments from our readers. As you well know, you're never a perfect gardener, so I learn a ton from reading your comments and …
Growing Eggplants in Containers
Eggplants thrive in containers. They like the warmth and moisture retention, and the small varieties can even be hand-pollinated and grown in indoor hydroponic gardens during the winter. …
Growing Oranges from Seeds, Cuttings, or Saplings
It’s possible to grow oranges from seeds or saplings; the only thing you have to decide is how long you want to nurture a tree until it fruits. …
Growing Bell Peppers from Seeds or Seedlings
Many gardeners start their bell peppers from seeds, but for different reasons. Gardeners living in a semi-tropical or tropical region can start their pepper patch by direct sowing their seeds …
