When I first started gardening, I did everything by hand. Table of Contents Big mistake! It got tiresome after just a few months, so I decided to invest in some garden tools for heavy loads. The first thing I bought myself was a high-quality wheelbarrow. If you haven’t yet invested in a wheelbarrow, it’s the most efficient way to transport your soil, mulch, weeds, or pretty much anything else you can dream up....

Crab apple is not just valued for its fruits but also for the colorful flowers it produces in spring. It is one of the best landscaping trees and quite popular in Europian countries. Almost all varieties produce fruits, but not all are edible. Mainly divided into two categories, ornamental and edible, their astonishing show of colors is unparalleled! Let’s know about Crab Apple Tree Care and requirements in detail! Check out our article on growing apple tree in pots here!...

Are you in the market for a new bypass pruner or snipping trimmer? Perhaps the cutting quality of the pruners you’ve used in the past has been lackluster, and you want a quality tool that will improve your overall gardening experience. FELCO pruners are high-quality tools that make clean and precise cuts, improving the healing ability of plants they come in contact with. Table of Contents FELCO is a Swiss brand that offers expert quality tools in multiple cutting capacity variations....

Growing chives is fun and very easy because they require minimal care. In this post, I’ll show you everything you need to know in order to have the best success. Having delicious chives growing year after year is much easier than beginner gardeners may think. They don’t require much attention to thrive, and add many benefits to your garden. This guide will teach you everything you need to know about how to grow chives....

The Japanese maple is one such plant, and nutrition provided at the root level is key. As gardeners trying to cultivate this type of tree, it’s our job to provide all that it needs, which occasionally includes some extra fertilization. Many people don’t tend to think of plants as living things in need of feeding. This feature tends to stand out more in animals, what with their gaping mouths and (sometimes) teeth....

If you’ve ever had a fruit fly problem, you know how frustrating it can be. Drosophila spp. Have you ever left a banana peel in the garbage or a kitchen cloth unwashed for a little too long, and clouds of irritating flies appear, seemingly out of nowhere? Or, have you been all excited for a fall raspberry harvest only to find the once perfect rubies damaged and turning sour on the canes?...

But you can’t tuck them away for winter just yet. Summer’s end can bring a twinge of sadness. But it’s also when we get to reap the fruits of our gardening labor – a task guaranteed to chase away the blues! And part of the reaping process is choosing how you’re going to preserve your harvest. Like with garlic. After you’ve dug up your crop of tangy bulbs, anything that you’re not going to use right away should go into long-term storage....

Here’s what I’ll cover: If you grow tomatoes, you have almost certainly run afoul of the fungus that causes the disease known as early blight. This ubiquitous tomato disease does not usually kill the plants, but it can greatly reduce your yield. And even if you grow resistant cultivars, your plants still may not be completely safe. You will have to manage them carefully to keep early blight at bay....

Growing amaryllis in water is a fun project, and looks cool too. It’s easy to do, and you can get really creative with it. In this post, I will give you step-by-step instructions for how to plant an amaryllis bulb in water, and share some simple care tips too. Planting amaryllis in water rather than dirt is a cute way to display them for the holidays, and it’s a really fun DIY project too....

They can be hard to find at your local grocery store or farmers market in some places, but luckily, if you live in USDA Hardiness Zones 5-9, you can try your hand at growing them at home. Pyrus pyrifolia Maybe you know them as apple pears, papples, or nashi pears, but whatever you call them, the fruits of the Pyrus pyrifolia tree are delicious. Juicy or crunchy (depending on the variety and maturity), honey-sweet yet not overpowering, mature Asian pears can be enjoyed right away when you pick them....

The best part is that the leaves, florets, and stalks are all edible, and delicious! Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra If you are a fan of broccoli and kale, you will love growing Chinese broccoli! This flavorful broccoli-like green vegetable – also known as gai lan, kailaan, or Chinese kale – is simple to grow and only takes a couple of months from seed to harvest. We link to vendors to help you find relevant products....

But if you see these evergreen plants in the landscape, you can propagate seeds to spread the holiday terror! Er, I mean joy… Phoradendron leucarpum, and other species If you look up during the winter, when all the deciduous trees have dropped their leaves, you might spot something still growing up there, tucked in the bare branches. It might be mistletoe, that beautiful parasite that we smooch under during the holidays....

Have you tried cloning vegetables at home? You can start with Solanum lycopersicum, which grows in almost every condition. Learn How to Grow Unlimited Tomato from Cuttings and cultivate a season-long harvest in simple steps! Avoid these mistakes while growing Tomatoes for the best harvest Why Grow Tomatoes from Cuttings? Tomatoes are fast growers and can easily be grown from seeds, but propagating the plant from cuttings will help you clone a similar variety without waiting for weeks to get a proper fruiting plant....

Also Read: How to remove tree stump from the garden How to Make a Tree Stump Planter It’s simple, hollow out the stump to make a planting hole, fill it with potting soil and plant your favorite plants. See more in the steps below. Step 1 Hollow it out from the center using whatever the sharp tool you have like a mattock, an ax (axe) or a chainsaw. Step 2 Work on to make a hole that is 4-8 inches deep and has at least 3 inches border....

Overwintering sweet potato vine is easy, and a great way to save your favorites year after year. In this post, I will show you three different methods for keeping sweet potato vines over winter. Ornamental sweet potato vines (Ipomoea batatas) are gorgeous, and extremely popular decorative filler plants for annual gardens and summer containers. But they don’t tolerate the cold, are not hardy in freezing climates. So if I left them in the ground here in MN, they would not survive the winter....

Few plants can compare to their vast and highly varied color palette. Flowers are available in shades of blue, brown, chocolate, maroon, mauve, orange, pink, red, tan, white, and yellow as well as bicolors. And blooms are often further adorned with contrasting beards, crests, and attractive veining. Iris spp. Beloved for their striking, elegant flowers in a sumptuous array of colors, iris is a shining star in the early spring to midsummer garden....

Freshly harvested, crisp leaves are highest in vitamin A and potassium. And experimenting with different varieties will open up your palate to new flavors of this leafy green you never knew existed. For the antsy gardener waiting in anticipation for the last spring frost, growing leaf lettuce eases the tension. Its fresh, vibrant leaves are quick to rise and are a welcome sight in the early weeks of spring. Leaf lettuce refers to varieties that don’t produce any type of head....

I could happily list many more, and I will, in a bit. But first I must reassure you that having “so little time” will not be as much of an issue here as it may with other garden vegetables. Brassica juncea, B. rapa var. japonica, B. rapa var. narinosa, and Sinapis alba So many mustard greens, so little time? That’s only half true. There are dozens of types of this tasty cool-weather annual that you can grow, for a fact....

“You’re going to start with a great plant. You’re going to create the best growing environment possible with great soil.” Joe Lamp’l, the host of PBS’s “Growing a Greener World,” says he thinks interest in backyard gardening is growing rapidly across the country, especially as more and more people want to be in control of what they put in their mouths. “A lot of it is starting around foodies and loving to cook,” Lamp’l said in a recent interview with Gardener’s Path....

If you don’t have any idea about the official Michigan State Fruit, then we are here to help you out with all the details! Here is all you need to know about growing the Jamaican Cherry Tree Michigan State Fruit Tart Cherries are popular as the Michigan State Fruit. Michigan is the primary Tart Cherries producing state that accounts for about 74 percent of the entire production in the U.S. The Bill to make Tart Cherry the official state fruit of the state has nine sponsors....