
If you are trying to go pesticide-free in the garden, consider a version of companion planting that actually has one…
If you are trying to go pesticide-free in the garden, consider a version of companion planting that actually has one…
Plants need little animals like hummingbirds, bees, bats, butterflies, and beetles to carry pollen between flowers. Pollination causes your trees…
Good old beans! As a legume, they are one of the stars of the garden, fixing nitrogen in the soil…
Squash has many good neighbors in the vegetable garden, receiving help from a wide range of other vegetable plants as…
Squash definitely wins the popularity contest in the vegetable garden! Whether you choose a bushy summer variety or a vining…
So last time we learned that carrots are pretty popular vegetables in the garden, hanging out with their best friends,…
For many of us, carrots were our first exposure to the magic of gardening with root vegetables: spying those orange…
The cucumber is an amiable presence in the garden, not out to offend anyone. Yet, for one reason or another,…
Would you believe that cucumbers are second only to tomatoes as the most popular vegetable crop for home gardens? (We…
Big juicy bells, succulent bananas, and crunchy little cherries — who could possibly wish these delightful sweet peppers harm? Well,…