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.
While it’s always exciting to see our pepper plants growing to be big, bush, and beautiful, sometimes they need a little help to support this growth and keep from falling over. This is where support methods come in. The best way to support your pepper plants is by staking them, putting cages around them, or…
When it comes to understanding fertilizer, it can sometimes be difficult to grasp all of the complex nutrients, dilutions, and ratios needed to grow healthy pepper plants. We’re gardeners after all, not chemists. But don’t worry! Let this article be a starting point for understanding the ins and outs of fertilizer. I’ll go over everything…
I’m sure by now, most of us have heard about the wonders of burying your tomato stems deeply in the ground. But, if you’re anything like me, you’ve probably been curious if all that talk is true. Well, let me set the record straight for you. Yes, tomato stems can and should be planted deeply…
Transplanting anything into the garden after being started inside can be a bit nerve-racking for even the most seasoned gardener. Every plant needs something a little different to get acclimated and thrive outside and peppers are no exception to that. And, when it comes to transplanting anything in the nightshade family, you’re probably wondering if…
Topping tomato plants is an essential part of the gardening calendar, and it’s not a one-off! From early summer, right through to harvest, topping tomatoes keeps your plants in check, and helps to produce more reliable harvests. But! There are some really big mistakes you can make, so let’s take a look at exactly what…
Tomato leaf curl is a frustrating but fixable problem for any gardener, no matter your experience. Thankfully, the vast majority of leaf curl in tomato plants is caused by physiological changes, transplant shock, or poor drainage, and can be fixed by amending how you water, and the location of your plants. Some tomato leaf curl…