At one point in time, I used to stand in my garden and feel a sense of pride as I admired the vibrant green tops of my carrot patch. Last season, however, was a different story — pests had taken a toll on my harvest. Disappointed yet determined to turn things in the right direction,…
A few months back, on a warm, sunny evening, I was taking a stroll through my garden while chatting with a friend on the phone. The vibrant colors around me were very soothing, but when I glanced over to my kale planted in the rightmost corner of the garden, something didn’t feel right. The lush…
So, let me guess – your pea plants appear to be wilting and it’s freaking you out, right? Yeah, I’ve been in this place before, and let me tell you: it’s truly heartbreaking. Seeing a plant that once had color, vigor, and pods suddenly start to lose its magic can definitely be an alarming sight. …
When I was young – though I still consider myself fairly young – my mom grew a lush, vibrant garden in our backyard. I would help her pick vegetables once or twice a year, but arugula harvests were a completely different story; we gathered those greens much more frequently. I was curious why this…
I remember back in my younger days, I first got the taste of how difficult it is to grow cabbages. Fungal issues, pest damage, and poor head formation were constant hurdles. Those difficult experiences taught me that cultivating cabbages requires a lot of patience and resilience, shaping my journey as a gardener. Now that I…
Although making plant pairings in your garden is up to you and how you want it, some combinations are just time-proven and have always worked. I remember when I first heard the concept of plant pairings from my gardening enthusiast uncle, I paired spinach with beets in my backyard and the results were…well…pretty terrible and…