Do you have a love for peppers? They’re a top choice for home gardeners, offering a range of flavors from sweet to hot, perfect for spicing up your dishes, sauces, and salads. Even if you’re situated in a colder climate, don’t fret. Peppers are fairly hardy and can adjust to less than tropical conditions. In …
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Peonies have always been my favorite. Their soft, beautiful pink blooms light up any garden and bring a pop of color to your yard and home. They make for an incredible bouquet, and they are definitely my perennial of choice. While stunning all on their own, it’s great to know what to plant with peonies, …
You are planning to plant broccoli this year and what to know about the best companion plants for broccoli. Companion planting is a generations-old practice of planting specific crops near other crops that can help out one another. For the longest time, I didn’t care what I planted with my broccoli for the longest time. …
Since the Clematis is a perennial flower it should be returning each year. You can expect to see a flower by Spring, or early summer. If summer has come and there are still no blooms, there are a few things to consider for the lack of bloom and what can be done to solve this …
Few flowers are as stunning, resilient, and easy to care for as the daylily is. Even though they are easy to take care of, you will still want to be intentional about what to plant with daylilies (and what to avoid). This process is called “companion planting” and it takes into consideration various plant similarities, …
Companion planting is one of the best ways to improve the growth of your vegetables, fruits, berries, and legumes in your home veggie garden. Strawberries can be temperamental, and getting these lush red berries to grow well can be a challenge. Luckily, companion planting has some answers to the most challenging obstacles that growing your …
You are reading this article to know how long strawberries take to grow. Growing Strawberries Growing strawberries from seed only takes between 1-6 weeks. It takes much longer, however, for a plant to produce fruit. For example, the average time for a June-bearing strawberry to go from seed to a fruiting plant is about three …
Red Yucca, scientifically known as Hesperaloe parviflor, is a member of the Plantae kingdom and hails from Northeastern Mexico and areas of Texas occupied by the Chihuahuan desert. The plant grows in three to six-foot wide clumps and produces red and yellow flower-tipped stalks that get as tall as five feet. The small red and …
Originally found in tropical and subtropical regions, the Gardenia is a beautiful flowering genus that belongs to the Rubiaceae “coffee” family of plants. Hailing from Australia, Aisa, Africa, the Pacific Islands, and Madagascar, Gardenias are now found all around the world. Technically small evergreen trees and shrubs, these gorgeous species grow anywhere from just under …
Although they have characteristics of a vine and produce runners, strawberries grow on a bush. Therefore, they can be planted in rows, pots, or raised beds. You can have strawberries year-round with varieties that produce twice a year and others that bear fruit spring and fall. Grown in loamy soil and atop clean straw, the …