Home Garden Tips

Grow the healthiest plants possible by following our easy tips and tricks. From seed starting to finally getting plants into the ground, we’ve got you covered.

5 Reasons Why Your Flowers Might Not Be Blooming

Jesse Singer

So, you’ve done some planting. They are all getting sun, and you water them regularly. You even picked up a good fertilizer! But the flowers you expected to see haven’t bloomed! Here are five reasons why your flowers might not be there – all of which you can fix by making some small changes. And…

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Drink Up: Making Nutrient-Rich Compost Tea For The Garden

Enjoying some tea in the garden sounds like a zen way to spend a morning or afternoon; why not offer your plants the same treat? Making compost tea for your plants is an excellent way to boost the growing season!  Compost tea is what it sounds like: compost in liquid form. Make this plant feed…
July 3, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs

Spread Some Cheer By Growing These Mood-Boosting Plants

In a recent study, researchers determined that the gift of flowers made women happier than other gifts of equal cost. And while this is a study that all men should take note of, I wanted to get more specific with this post (and gender-neutral). So, here are a few plants and flowers to have around…
June 24, 2020
Jesse Singer

Build Your Own Rainwater Collecting System

When it comes to gardening, you’ve probably thought about the garden, the soil, and the type of plants you want to grow, but what about the water? Gardening and lawn care use a lot of water, and that can end up being wasteful, which brings us to the awesomeness that is a rainwater harnessing system.…
June 17, 2020
Jesse Singer

Giving Your Plants An Edge With Mycorrhizae

Home growing and gardening is one industry that is booming during “lockdown” as people look to fill their time, relax, and supplement their food supplies.  Seed sales are up, and gardening forums and websites have all seen an increase in queries for tips and best practices in the garden.  If you’re looking for a product…
June 5, 2020
Rich Hamilton

Treating Seeds And Seedlings With Sea Kelp Delivers Results In The Garden

Once we begin to get the hang of growing food in our home gardens, the next step is to incorporate various techniques to help them flourish and become even more productive. Success is dependant on getting the plants off to a strong start, and sea kelp can help with that. What Is Kelp?  Kelp is…
May 6, 2020
Kyle L. Ladenburger