It all starts with choosing the right sucker. The one you want is usually just below the first flower cluster. That’s because this particular sucker is in a strong position on the plant and tends to ...

Did you get off to a late start? No worries, there are still so many things you can plant in July for a summer garden.

Every spring, I’m amazed by my peonies. It still blows my mind that such a massive, frilly blossom comes from a bud roughly the size of a large marble. Aren’t plants amazing? But this past spring, one ...

Watering tomatoes isn't rocket science, but there are a few sneaky mistakes that could end up causing your plants stress.

If you’re growing tomatoes (whether it’s your first year or your fiftieth), you’ve probably noticed that as the season ...

Is your landscaping behind the times? It might be time for a refresh if you've got any of the landscaping trends on this list ...

Anti-Companion Planting for Tomatoes But just as there are numerous plants that make tomatoes happy, it’s probably even more important to know that there are a number of plants that can set your ...

Remember this one rule: bury deep and cover well! When we’re composting in place (also called composting in situ), we’re cutting out the middleman and putting the plant material straight into the ...

I hold in my hand the secret to robust, healthy tomato seedlings. Well Now, Isn’t That Interesting? I often tease tomato gardeners about being a special breed of crazy, but it’s only because I’m part ...

Our Cuckoo Bluebar “hen” After all was said and done, and the company honored their sexing guarantee, my friend and I still had two noisy, crowing, ahem…sexually mature roosters strutting around. We ...

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 ...