When and How to Use Compost in the Spring
The great thing about compost is that... wait. Forget that. Everything is great about compost. It's a great way to reduce the amount of garbage that goes to the landfill. …
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5 Tips for Testing Soil pH in Vegetable Gardens
Unlike taking the SATs, testing soil pH levels in your vegetable garden should not induce stress-related hives and anxiety. On the contrary, finding out your garden’s pH level is pretty …
How Trap Crops Can Prevent Infested Gardens
I’ll do just about anything to keep pests out of my vegetable garden. I’d even use Home Alone-style booby traps if I thought they’d keep insects and other pests from …
Should You Garden Barefoot?
I'm a barefoot gardener, and until I posted a video online of my daughter and me in the garden picking veggies for dinner, I never considered any issues with that. …
Vegetable Garden Box Advice for a Making a Container Garden
In the northeast where I live, there are about 4-5 months of actual gardening, and 7-8 months of planning. I like to plan a garden that is partially in-ground and …
How to Plan a Kid’s Vegetable Garden
There’s really not much that’s cooler than a kid’s vegetable garden. It combines all things fun and neat in the world, and you get to experience gardening through their eyes. …
Prevent Food-borne Pathogens When Using Manure in Vegetable Gardens
As a kid, the thought of using manure in vegetable gardens turned my stomach. I think it's because my opinions on manure were initially shaped by the Back to the …
5 Ideas for Shading Plants from Sun in a Vegetable Garden
Ever go to the beach? The sun feels blissful. It’s bright and hot enough that it coerces you into the cold ocean waters. Then, after an hour or so, it …
How to Choose the Best Garden Shears for the Job
Of all the garden tools I’ve acquired over the years (and there are quite a few), I tend to use the same four or five tools over and over again. …
10 Things to Know Before Growing Organic Vegetables
If you could step into a time machine and go back a few generations, you’d have a heck of a time trying to find organic vegetables at the supermarket. Why? …
