5 Natural Household Garden Fertilizers
When learning techniques on how to maintain my garden, one thing I knew I needed to learn about was fertilizer. Fertilizers help keep your garden soil nutrient-rich and balanced for optimal plant...
View ArticleHow to Compost During the Winter
Whether it’s 70 degrees and sunny or 20 degrees and snowy, I’m always thinking about my garden. Although it’s in hibernation mode, I recently began planning for next year based on new ideas I’ve come...
View ArticleWhat Seeds to Plant Where: January
My started seeds from last year’s garden. The first year I had a garden, I just planted whatever, whenever. As a result, my plants died and produce never came. I was disappointed to say the least. My...
View ArticleWhat Seeds to Plant Where: February
One of my tomato seeds has already sprouted The other morning I woke up to a full-on blizzard. Just when you think spring is right around the corner, you’re outside using the snow blower. So I sadly...
View ArticleWhat Seeds to Plant Where: March
Even though February is a short month, it feels like the toughest one to get through during the winter. But we made it! March is here. The days are longer and the temperature is rising. Even if it’s...
View ArticleShade Gardens: Which Plants Work Best
Spinach One problem I have with my backyard is that 90% of it sees more shade than sun. While this works out well when we want to play horseshoes or Frisbee on hot summer days, it doesn’t bode well for...
View Article7 Easy-to-Grow (And Practical) Theme Gardens
Spinach At many hardware stores, you can purchase kits to start small herb gardens. They come with pretty much everything you need to get started and are often centered on a theme: spicy, Italian...
View ArticleBeneficial Garden Insects: Don’t Squash These Bugs!
The other day, while working in my garden, I saw the grossest looking thing I’d seen in a long time. Hiding under a leaf on my Hungarian Wax pepper was a caterpillar, which doesn’t sound bad, but it...
View ArticleEnter the Third Annual Zing Blog AmaZING Garden Giveaway!
Homeowners and green thumbs rejoice! It’s that time of year again! Our third annual Zing Blog AmaZING Garden Giveaway runs July 1 – 31, 2015, and we’re awarding a prize pack that will set your garden...
View Article5 Gardening Tools the Pros Love
Homeowners across America aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty in order to enjoy a flourishing garden. But with all the different tools out there, which ones are the most useful? We chatted with a...
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