Fertilizer Basics
According to the Gallup Gardening Survey, less than half of the country's home gardeners use any kind of fertilizer on their lawns or gardens.
How To Grow Asparagus You can plant asparagus in the ground, but it really thrives when planted in a raised bed. This design fits a 2x8 bed, such as our Cedar Raised Beds.
Vegetable Gardening For Beginners Organic vegetable gardens bring special rewards. You'll need to understand what it takes to keep your plants healthy and vigorous. Here are the basics.
How To Start Seeds A comprehensive guide to growing vegetables and flowers from seed. A seed-starting system, such as the GrowEase Seed Starting Kit ensures good results.
When To Start Your Seeds Learn how to create a seedstarting schedule. One piece of record-keeping that I have managed to maintain are my annual seed starting calendars.
Gardening Under Lights Efficient grow light stands bring the sunshine indoors. Grow lights are perfect for indoor seed starting. You can also use them to grow light-loving houseplants
Cucumbers in containers The key is to choose a compact variety and train those vines up a trellis. The crop climbs high, conserving space and harvesting is a breeze.
Compact Tomato Plants Yield Full-Size Flavors Container-friendly varieties bring a rainbow of colors to small-space gardeners. To test for the best varieties, I grew dozens of plants in containers
Be Bold! Grow Vegetables In Your Front Yard! Use square-foot gardening techniques to create a beautiful urban garden. In front yards across America, most people grow and harvest the same crop: turfgrass.
From start to finish: how to grow your own from seed Growing from seed is all about the quality of your seeds. Plants will never be better than the seeds they grew from. Starting from seed isn’t difficult
Our essential guide to pruning fruit trees Keep your gardening to-do list simple and stress-free, and your harvest within reach, with these pruning tips
How to start seeds indoors Starting crops from seed is a satisfying and economical way to grow your own plants, flowers, and veggies. Here's our getting-started guide
Grow your own greens Make healthy meals easy with garden-fresh arugula, chard, lettuce, and more. Get our quick-start guide
The secrets to perfect compost A master composter shows how to cook up some power food for your soil
How to plant an easy edible garden Getting started is easier than you think. Follow these steps, and you’ll be harvesting in weeks