20 Gardening Myths Busted
Sometimes, gardening advice gets passed around like gossip. It could be gardening tips from your grandfather on your mother’s side or a neighbor’s anecdotal vegetable garden evidence. It’s easy to …
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How to Stop Vegetable Diseases from Invading Your Garden
Vegetable gardening can bring a roller coaster of emotions. Watching your plants grow from seed or seedlings can be thrilling, especially when it comes time to harvest your crops. Not …
Watering A to Z: Everything You Need to Know About Watering Your Garden
There's a lot to say about watering. And there is definitely enough to put it into a "Watering A to Z" list. I will tell you, though, this was challenging. …
Tip #6: How to Avoid Tomato Diseases
Tomato-plant diseases are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses—and the diseases can spread through the soil, water, air, infected tools, animals, and even by gardeners themselves. Use these techniques to …
How to Stop Lettuce Downy Mildew for Good
One of the reasons I love to grow lettuce is that it can withstand some pretty cool temperatures and the shorter days of fall here in the northeast. It also …
How to Spot, Treat, and Prevent Asparagus Diseases
Asparagus plant diseases are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The diseases can spread through the soil, water, air, infected tools, animals, and even gardeners themselves. …
How to Spot, Treat, and Prevent Kumquat Tree Diseases
Kumquat tree diseases are caused by fungi and sometimes by insects; the damage they do to the tree can make the tree vulnerable to disease. The good news is that …
How to Water Your Garden for the Best Vegetable Crops
Everybody always wonders and asks about how to water your garden. I remember my first vegetable garden. I spent hours fussing over which veggies to plant, and the best location …
5 Tips for Growing a Healthy Harvest of Onions This Year
Want healthy onions? Plant them in the right place, at the right time, in the right soil! Growing onions isn't very hard, but like all of us, they have preferences …
How to Spot, Treat, and Prevent Onion Diseases
Onion plant diseases are caused by bacteria, fungi, and viruses. The diseases can spread through the soil, water, air, infected tools, animals, and even gardeners themselves. …
