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When you hear the word ‘compost,’ what is the first thing that comes to mind? Maybe you’re thinking about a pile of food scraps, or raking up leaves in the...

October is when most gardeners are getting ready to pack their plants away for the season. Trimming bushes, pulling weeds, finally attacking those tomato vines that could not be tamed...

September marks several distinct changes. Kids go back to school, the leaves on trees turn yellow and orange, and your garden plants enter the final stages of their life cycle....

Summer is far from over, even though Halloween decorations are already starting to creep into your local lawn and garden store. There is plenty of warm weather left to enjoy,...

In lieu of five acres of vegetable fields and a flock of sheep, home gardeners are chasing the homesteading dream by building custom garden beds. There’s nothing like filling a...

Healthy soil is a living entity with good structure from decaying organic matter, living microbes, plant roots, and the necessary nutrients. But how do you know if your soil is...

For this final entry into our Seed Starting for Beginners trilogy, we will be covering what to do after your plants have germinated, caring for your seedlings, and how to get...

Welcome back to our three-part series where we break down the nitty gritty on getting your seeds started for Spring! Check out our previous blog post, Seed Starting for Beginners: The...

Welcome to the wonderful world of seed starting!   For many gardeners, the late months of winter through early Spring are characterized by staring out the window: thinking of annuals, and...

For the entire month of December, and maybe even since November, you’ve had the taste of having a large piece of nature in your home. It’s green, smells great, and...

With Christmas creeping in earlier and earlier in the year, it can be easy to lose time between Halloween and Christmas. Thanksgiving flies by, and suddenly Christmas is only a...

Let’s be real for a second: garden maintenance at every seasonal change starts to feel like the chicken dance after a while. “Clean up your Garden”, “Prep Your Plants”, and...