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Gardening Basics

How to Make a Spill Pot

A “spill pot” brings a playful touch to your garden – and it’s also a great way to recycle cracked or broken flower pots! It’s a fun way to use up those last few plants after filling your other containers or beds. Read on to find out how.

Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac: All About the Itch

If you enjoy working or playing outdoors, chances are you’ve come in contact with either poison ivy, poison oak, or poison sumac. Here are some tips for identifying, removing, and coping with poison ivy and its relatives in the lawn and garden.

Perennial Flower Garden Basics

Perennial Flower Garden Basics If you’re looking to add color and life to your garden, perennials are a great long term investment that won’t break your budget. A well planned perennial garden offers a constantly changing variety of flowers for years to come, making it well worth the initial time and work involved. Read more to find out how to plan, plant, and care for perennials in your garden.

Vegetable Garden: Crop Rotation Made Easy

Crop rotation is a simple process that is vitally important to the health and productivity of the garden. From disease prevention to nutrient balancing, the benefits of crop rotation make it worth the extra bit of planning required. Here’s an easy-to-remember crop rotation plan for any size garden.

Vegetable Garden: Growing Warm-Season Vegetables

Gardening with Warm-Season Vegetables Summer vegetables are grown primarily for their fruits (rather than leaves or roots), and many will continue producing throughout the season with a little care. If you’re new to gardening, summer vegetables can be a great way to get started with a small garden plot or a few patio containers. Here are information and tips about growing warm-season vegetables.

Flower Containers for Beginners

Flower Containers for Beginners Growing flowers in pots is a very satisfying way to brighten up your porch or yard, and it’s a great way to get started with gardening. From choosing pots and flowers to how to plant your container, here’s everything you need to know to get started.

Vegetable Garden: Growing Cool-Season Vegetables

Though we tend to regard summer as the heyday for growing vegetables, cool-season crops in the spring and fall can be just as rewarding. The cool daytime temperatures and occasional light frost yield the sweetest, crispest, most flavorful vegetables around. Read on to find out how to grow 10 cool-season vegetables in your yard.

How to Protect Your Garden from Frost and Freeze

One of the biggest worries of gardeners is the threat of freezing weather and frosts that can harm or kill plants and damage crops. Read on to find out what you need to know to protect tender plants when the mercury drops below freezing in your part of the country.