Tips & Tricks

Starting Garden Seeds: What Seeds Should You Start First?

11 Tips to Prevent and Treat Damping Off in Your Seedlings

12 Must-Have Products For Starting Seeds Indoors

12 Reasons to Start Your Own Garden Plants from Seed

Can I Use Last Year’s Leftover Garden Seed?

Christmas Cactus After-Care: What About the Rest of the Year?

Can I Repot My Houseplants in Winter? (Yes, Here's How)

Snow Isn’t So Bad! 5+ Ways Snow Helps Gardens

Is Snow Really a “Poor Man’s Fertilizer”? (Answered)

How Warm Does My Christmas Cactus Need to Be? (4 Tips)

12 Tips to Get a Christmas Cactus to Bloom Bright and Beautiful

12 Tips for Giving Plants as Gifts

Why Won’t My Christmas Cactus Bloom? (8 Reasons)

The Right Way to Water a Christmas Cactus (The Best Method)

9 Tips To Make Your Christmas Tree Take Up Water & Last Longer

8 Christmas Tree Buying Tips: Long-Lived Trees Start with Buying

12 Ways to Extend the Growing Season in Your Garden

How to Increase Houseplant Humidity with a Pebble Tray

28 Cold Storage Fruits & Vegetables—No Preserving, No Refrigerating!

12 Tips for Creating a Winter Bird Habitat

8 Best Mulches to Use in Your Organic Garden + Extra Tips

12 Tips for Transitioning Houseplants Indoors for Winter

10 Things Smart Gardeners Do in October

18 Fall Garden Cleanup Essentials

12 Favorite, Must-Have Garden Tools for Home Gardeners

How to Use Aged Manure in Your Organic Garden

11 Reasons to Plant a Fall Garden + Plants and Planting Times

15 Garden Tech Gadgets: What's Worth It And What's Not

10 Things Smart Gardeners Do in August

7 Easy Ways to Keep Voles out of your Garden

5 Perennial Planting Mistakes People Often Make

10 Things Smart Gardeners Do in July

16 Fertilizing Mistakes You Might Make in Your Garden

19 Excellent Garden Uses For 5-Gallon Buckets

9 Watering Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

How To Propagate And Grow Rosemary From Cuttings

9+ Vegetables You Can Grow from Grocery Store Produce

10 Things Smart Gardeners Do in June

How to Choose Plants and Seeds for Seed Saving and Self Sufficiency

12 Tips for Planting Fruit Trees + How To Do It