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Are you making New Year’s resolutions this year? If so, consider making resolutions that could benefit your garden. Here are seven:   1. Use what you have Many people will say they want to have a garden but that they ...

Cornstarch is great in the kitchen, but you may not know that there are a slew of uses for cornstarch around the house. Let’s look at 12 such uses:   1. Window cleaner. Cornstarch is naturally abrasive and granular, so ...

  We take care to keep ourselves moisturized throughout the long, hot days of summer, but how many of us remember to do the same for our plants? Most gardeners, either experienced or new, know you need to water your ...

  We have all grown in our gardening experiences by words of wisdom from those gardeners who have come and gone before us, and we’ve even followed gardeners who have TV shows, blogs and websites dedicated to their art. Of ...

Fruit-loving foragers unite! Just when you think you have tried all berries possible, there always seems to be one more to spark some interest. Do you remember ever singing about going “’round the mulberry bush” as a young child? Well, ...

When you think about planting mid-summer vegetables in the garden – especially planting from seed – you might get a mental image of those early spring plantings just as your garden is getting started for the season. But just because ...

Normally about this time of year, I would have most of my garden planted. But this year, I simply have not been able to get in my garden between downpours. Sure, I have some seeds in the ground and a ...

Nothing quite compares to the taste of fresh beans directly out of your own garden. Visually interesting, easy to grow and relatively low maintenance, it is no wonder that these are a gardening favorite. Beans are legumes – that is, ...

Have you found yourself constantly slapping mosquitoes while sitting outside this year, or having to spray yourself repeatedly with insect repellent? Avoid using sprays with chemicals like DEET by growing plants that are not only helpful in controlling these pests ...

Have you ever had the disappointment of planting your favorite vegetable but found it just didn’t grow? This may be why: It may have failed because the vegetable was not suited to your Hardiness Zone or because you were simply ...