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.

Giving Your Plants An Edge With Mycorrhizae

Rich Hamilton

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…

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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

Give Back To The Earth With Compost

Hands down, compost is the best way we can add nutrients back into the soil. Beyond being rewarded with thriving plants, it’s eco-friendly and properly disposes of fruit and veggie scraps otherwise headed to a landfill. In honor of International Compost Awareness Week (May 3-9), here are some tips to help you along the way.…
May 4, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs

Get Your Victory Garden Growing With This Planner

There is no better time to start a garden than in a global pandemic. It’s a great excuse to go outside and get fresh air and sunshine, you ease the burden on the struggling global supply chains, and you get food. There are a lot of new gardeners out there, and starting from scratch can…
April 29, 2020
Evan Folds

How You Can Celebrate The 50th Annual Earth Day

Fifty years ago today, 20 million Americans took to the streets to demand better for our planet. It was April 22nd, 1970, and Earth Day was born. Fast forward five decades and the coronavirus pandemic means there will be no mass gatherings, but we can still celebrate all the same! This year’s theme is climate…
April 22, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs

Produce Stickers Not Welcome In The Compost Heap

Hands up if you’re guilty of occasionally forgetting to peel the stickers off of some of the leftover produce you throw into the compost bin. Think lemon rinds, banana, and avocado peels. It happens, but we all need to be making stronger efforts to make sure it doesn’t. It’s A Big Problem  Food waste is…
February 21, 2020
Catherine Sherriffs