How to Build a Simple Compost Bin

Composting your yard waste is simple if you have an …

Muskmelon

Cucumis melo var. reticulates
Muskmelons are vine crops, closely related …

Tomato

Lycopersicon lycopersicum

Tomatoes are unquestionably the most popular garden vegetables …

Eggplant

Solanum melongena var. esculentum
Most people recognize eggplants with their …

Houseplants – General Care

Outdoor gardeners sometimes feel a little lost during the winter. …

How to Make Colored Flames for Fireplace

A reader recently asked me. “Do you know where I …

Tree Planting – Use Phosphorus Fertilizer

One of the great gifts of gardening in the South …

Trees – Planting Correctly

It is said that when you plant a tree you …

Fertilizer – Using Old and Lumpy

If you have partially filled bags and boxes of fertilizer …

Pesticides – Disposing

When my father died a few years ago our family …

Pesticide Toxicity to Earthworms

by Daryl Pulis, Mrs. Green Thumb

Once called the “intestines …

Foliar Fertilization – Pro’s and Con’s

When and How to Use Foliar Fertilizers
Carl Rosen and …

Labels – Read Before Buying

Some people collect stamps. Others accumulate coins. I collect garden …

Wood Ashes – Use as Plant Fertilizer

On a cold winter weekend, nothing is cozier than a …

Tools (Gifts) – Choosing

I was out working in the garden last weekend, doing …

Tools (Gifts) – Recommended by Gardeners

A couple of weeks ago I listed several garden tools …

Cool Tools and Funky Fertilizers

Interesting items I’ve collected or that have been sent to …

LiquiVac Lawnmower Oil Change System

I often get products to review. Many of them are …

Bat – Control

The old-time farmers who sat on the rickety straw-bottomed chairs …

Tree – Covering Exposed Roots

D.S. recently sent me a question I have heard over …