Stories and guides tagged Beginner Friendly.
Everything was going perfectly in my vegetable garden this year. I started an early-maturing cabbage variety from seed indoors, transplanted them after the last...
Cucumbers can be the ultimate garden divas. You start them with love, build them beautiful trellises, and amend the soil with premium compost. They start out vi...
If you have an older summer cabin, a garden shed, or a closed-in patio, you probably know the exact smell I am talking about. It is that heavy, damp, "old b...
When your backyard berry bushes finally explode with fruit, it is an amazing feeling—until you realize you have to figure out where to store it all.Growing up,...
We all want a gorgeous, magazine-worthy flower bed, but let’s be honest—nobody wants to spend their entire weekend pulling weeds, dividing temperamental roots,...
When I first bought my fixer-upper property, I had grand visions of lush flower beds and manicured pathways. But when spring arrived, I woke up to find my yard...
I always thought I had a special connection with growing onions. I carefully select my varieties, prep my raised beds meticulously, and plant my onion sets righ...
If you have an empty, unused wooden porch or patio, it can feel like a massive waste of potential outdoor living space. For the longest time, my covered porch s...
If you've ever tried traditional composting, you know the struggle. You toss your kitchen scraps into a massive pile or a plastic bin in the backyard, and...
Summer is the hardest time to store a fresh root vegetable harvest. Your fridge is already packed, your basement or root cellar is too warm, and plastic storage...
Growing up, strawberries were my ultimate symbol of summer. We never worried about soil chemistry or complicated fertilizers; the plants just grew, and the berr...
If you are looking at your fading, heat-stressed marigolds with a hint of mid-summer sadness, it’s time to give your flower beds a second wind. July is the perf...