vegetable gardening
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community garden
6 High-Yield Plants That Make a Community Garden Work
The best community garden plants are productive, forgiving, space-efficient, and easy to share. Here are six crops that work well in real neighborhood gardens,…
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DIY landscaping
The Right Potato Planting Depth for Better Sprouts, Cleaner Hills, and Bigger Yields
For most home gardens, plant seed potatoes 3 to 5 inches deep, then hill loose soil or compost around the plants as they grow.…
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DIY gardening
Potato Flowers: Pinch Them, Leave Them, or Remove the Berries?
Most home gardeners do not need to pinch off potato flowers. It can be useful in small beds to prevent berries or test yield…
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cucumbers
Pruning Cucumber Plants the Right Way: A Practical Guide for Healthier Vines and Easier Harvests
Pruning cucumber plants is mostly about airflow, clean growth, and easy harvesting, not stripping the vine bare. Here is how to prune the right…
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cucumbers
Best Mulch for Cucumbers: What to Use, When to Apply It, and What to Avoid
The best mulch for cucumber plants is usually clean seed-free straw or shredded leaves applied 2 to 3 inches deep after the soil has…
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edible landscaping
The Best-Looking Vegetables for a Garden That Works Like a Landscape
A practical builder’s guide to using Swiss chard, kale, purple cabbage, Romanesco, eggplant, and peppers or okra in a vegetable garden that looks intentional,…
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cool season crops
How to Grow Leeks: A Builder’s Guide to Better Soil, Beds, Watering, and Harvests
Leeks are not hard to grow, but they reward gardeners who build the bed right: deep loose soil, steady drip irrigation, early starts, clean…
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basement storage
The Right Way to Store Garden Carrots So They Stay Crisp for Months
Fresh garden carrots last longest when they are kept cold, humid, unbruised, and away from ethylene-producing fruit. Here is how to choose the right…
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DIY gardening
Growing Onions from Onions: What Works, What Fails, and How to Plant Them Right
You can grow onions from onions, but the method matters. Use scallion bases for quick greens, onion sets for easy bulbs, and transplants or…
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garden safety
Bat Guano Fertilizer: How to Choose the Right Type for Your Garden
Bat guano can be a strong organic fertilizer, but the best product depends on whether your garden needs nitrogen or phosphorus. Here is how…