Although basil may seem easy and fun to grow because of its compact size, it can actually give you a lot of trouble if you don’t go about it the right way. In today’s article, I’m going to take you through a list of some of the most common basil-growing problems gardeners typically face, as…
Although peppers aren’t really known for causing trouble in the garden, they can still be a headache to grow if they start displaying signs of common problems. These include rot, poor fruit development, discoloring foliage, and so much more. In today’s article, let’s ease the inconvenience for you and discuss a list of all the…
While their petals might drop faster than a mic at a comedy show, your tulip leaves are just getting started. If you have questions about cutting them back… that’s serious business, and here come serious answers. Maybe. Why Tulip Leaves Don’t Die When the Flowers Do? Because they’re waiting for their Netflix show to get…
As someone who enjoys garden work and loves seasonal trims, I used to find mid-summer marigold trimming quite fun…until I started messing up and my mistakes became more and more apparent. I’d call that period in my marigold journey a learning curve, and since then, I’ve improved my pruning game a lot. In today’s article,…
For most people, growing their first set of cucumbers is almost a complete waste of time, as it usually never ends well. I still remember my first few cucumber plants succumbing to blossom end rot and me being utterly heartbroken over it. If you’re planning to grow cucumbers, better do it the right way. This…
I’ve written countless deadheading guides for roses, hydrangeas, and other flowering shrubs, but never one for coneflowers. Realizing that someone might mistakenly prune coneflowers the same way as other flowers, I figured it was time to change that. So here it is: a deadheading guide made specifically for coneflowers. In today’s article, not only will…