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A propane weed torch is an inexpensive and effective tool for dealing with weeds. Here's everything you need to know about using one safely.
Decorative gravel is a great option for pathways and flower beds. Keeping it weed free is easy when you have the right tool ...
Summer is prime time for fertilizer mistakes. You can easily prevent a gardening disaster by avoiding these mistakes.
Here's what to do when your columbine has finished its fairytale flower display for the year to ensure more blooms next year.
Once the purple firework display is over, follow these steps to set your alliums up for gorgeous blooms again next year.
When tomatoes start flowering and producing fruit, that's the time they earn their reputation as divas. But not this year!
I set up nine Vego Garden modular raised beds this spring. Here's what I learned and what I would do differently.
Epsom salt (magnesium sulfate) is a time-tested way to boost magnesium levels. Still, unless you know your soil is deficient, ...
In a classic tale of taking over someone else’s choices when you buy a place, when we moved into our current home and garden, ...
Gardening comes with a lot of anecdotal wisdom, and not all of it works. However, one bit of gardening advice that’s proven to work time and again is to plant tomatoes on their side in a trench or ...
It helps to make your own list to get started with ways to make money from your homestead or small farm. In one column, come up with a list of skills that you already have, in another dream up a list ...
Clearly, dwarf fruit trees are the ideal for smaller outdoor spaces. Some dwarfing rootstocks can limit tree size to just three feet tall and wide, making it possible to plant fruit-bearing trees in ...