If you’re short on space but longing for tomatoes or strawberries with real flavor, container gardening can be the solution to your prayers. Likewise, if your yard is infested with nematodes that keep attacking your vegetables, you could simply outsmart the little pests by keeping your crops out of their reach. Container gardens are once again the answer. Of course, such things are easier said than done, right? No worries! Read on and we’ll show and tell you all about how growing vegetables in containers is done. Read More
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Annual Gardening Fun – The Good, the Bad, and the Ridiculous
Every spring, the local gardening centers fill up with enough plants to tempt even the most jaded gardener into impulse purchases. While some of the specimens on offer are workhorse perennials that will last for years with the right care and growing conditions, most of the available plants are annuals that are doomed to die once the temperatures start dropping. Some of them are worth buying as transplants but others can be easily grown and are worth attempting to grow from seed. Here’s what I’ve learned on that subject. Read More