Get your garden summer-ready with easy-to-follow tips for beginner gardeners. This section breaks down the basics for a range of sun-loving veggies.
As any gardening enthusiast, I’ve always loved the rich, nutty flavor of butternut squash. You might be wondering when to harvest butternut squash for the most delicious taste. Typically, butternut squash is ready to be picked in late fall, just before the frosts come. However, depending on your planting schedule and local climate, it could…
Growing your own vegetables can be a rewarding experience, especially when you discover unexpected combinations that work well together. You may be wondering if it’s possible to grow cucumbers and peas side by side in your garden. The good news is that not only can you grow these two vegetables together, but they also have…
We’ve all been there, we go out of town for a couple of days thinking that our garden will be fine only to return and find that everything has shriveled up. So what happened? Well, our plants probably went too long without getting water. Mature peppers can last up to a week without water but…
When pepper plants start to drop their flowers before setting fruit, it can be a bit alarming. And it can be difficult to figure out why your peppers are dropping their flowers in the first place. But, I’m here to tell you why. The most common reasons that peppers drop their flowers are because of…
Growing bell peppers can be a real test of patience for even the seasoned gardener. Sometimes it feels like we wait all season for the fruits to appear. Understandably, it’s quite discouraging when our plants only produce small bell peppers. So, how can we fix this? The best way to get big bell peppers is…
When the peak of the summer season rolls around, it can be hard to stay on top of all the garden chores. As a result, our beloved pepper plants struggle with things like weed competition, disease, and heat stress. But luckily, mulching your peppers can help to prevent all of these things. So what exactly should…