You have sunflowers and want to know how often to water sunflowers. Here is what you need to know and additional expert gardener tips. Sunflowers are the crown jewel of any landscape or garden, often towering high above trees and homes by summer’s end. If you live in USDA hardiness Zone 7a, you can start …
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Tomatoes are perhaps one of the most commonly planted crops in gardens. As they’re relatively easy to grow, it’s not surprising that almost every gardener would want to have this crop in their yards. But, what if you suddenly find some white fungus on your tomato plants? Should you worry too much about it? Let’s …
Who doesn’t love strawberries? I certainly love my strawberry plants and regularly sell the fruits at my local market. When I was still a novice grower, I left my strawberry plants to produce lots and lots of runners, or daughter plants, without ever transplanting them to a new pot, planter box, or garden bed. The …
Nothing tastes better than your own homegrown veggies. But it takes time, effort, and a whole lot of planning. But worry not, you can leave the planning to us, and you do the fun stuff. There’s a wonderfully wide range of vegetables you can grow in your garden in New York. Still, it’s a big …
Bulbs are round, fleshy, underground buds that carry plant life. Some annual plants’ foliage above the soil dies off in the winter. They preserve themselves in these underground storage bodies until the spring. Some of the most famous annual flowering plants are grown by planting dormant bulbs in the ground. If you’re not aware of …
I love tomatoes, so I jumped at the chance to grow some in my own garden at home. When I prepared to inspect the plants for new tomatoes one morning, I noticed some odd bumps that had formed all along the vines of my tomato creepers. What on earth were these? In a panic, I …
My veggie garden is my pride and joy, and there are few things better than planting, looking after, growing, picking, and eating my own vegetables. When I was still a newbie, I didn’t know about crop rotation or the benefits thereof. I kept planting onions year after year, and while this worked okay for the …
Moss is infuriatingly difficult to control. Once it anchors onto concrete, it does not go away without a strong fight. The only way to keep moss from growing on concrete is to reduce the moisture content that attracts it. Without treating the source of the problem, repeat treatments with various moss removal methods will only …
Strawberries are a beautiful addition to your garden and an attractive site in the yard, especially during fruit season. Watering strawberry plants requires specific timing to prevent the soil from getting too dry or too soggy for the plants. Watering timing is dependent on several factors, including soil type, whether you are growing the plants …
Having access to a fresh parsley plant can open up a lot of culinary opportunities and flavor profiles in your kitchen. Parsley is chock-full of vitamin C, and it adds a fresh taste to a lot of recipes and dishes, making it a healthy garnish for meals. Choose curly leaf, Italian, or flat-leaf, and keep …