With winter fast approaching and the days getting shorter its time to tidy up after a busy summer of gardening. These five things will have you all ready for next year if you spend a little time cleaning up this fall. Remove all plants from the garden. I like to give the leftover plants to the ...
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Garden Pest: Aphid Edition
Aphids can be controlled without using chemicals. Here are my top 5 ways to get rid of aphids naturally. It seems like with each new gardening season we are faced with a new garden pest. This year we have tons of aphids. I’m sure its because we have had a wetter spring than I can ever ...
What to do in your garden in April.
Are you wondering what you can plant during the month of April? For us in southwest Missouri in zone 6 April is the start of our busy season. Our average last frost date is April 15th, this year spring came very early so I already have a lot of things directed sown in my garden. If you don’t know ...
Ultimate Seed Starting Guide: A Roundup of Helpful Tips
Seed starting can be so intimidating. Knowing where to start is scary enough, but then some seeds don't germinate and frustration takes over. Then we get overwhelmed with all the things that need to be done to care for them I understand. There are times it still feels like a lot to me. ...
September gardening checklist
Fall is just around the corner for most of us and you may find yourself wondering what you can do in your garden for the month of September? I got your back with a list of things you can do to keep your harvest coming right up till it gets really cold. Fall is a busy time of year for everywhere ...
Garden Pests: Blister Beetle Edition
Last summer my garden was under attack! We're talking one day I had this lush beautiful garden and the next morning total destruction! Wondering what could cause that much damage in only a few hours? BLISTER BEETLES! That's right folks a tiny little blister beetle. This tiny pest comes with a ...
Garden Pest Tomato Horn Worm Edition
Another garden pest that has really given me a hard time is the tomato hornworm. This guy packs a big appetite, once full-grown they can eat an entire tomato plant overnight. Tomato hornworms eat more plants than their name leads you to believe. They also love to eat my pepper and eggplant ...
Gardening Checklist: March
Are you wondering what to plant in March? Awesome! I have a list for you, so you can get started on the spring garden we've all been dreaming of. Well at least I have since January! For me, in zone 6b March is the month I've been waiting for so I can start all. the. seeds, and get my hands back ...
Gardening Tasks You Can Do In January
Are you determined to have a bigger garden or maybe this is your first year putting out a garden? I have put together a list of things you can do in January to get ready for gardening season. I have been dreaming of the garden since before Christmas! Keep in mind I'm in hardiness zone 6a, so you ...
5 Things to do in Feb for the Best Garden Ever
As tempting as it may seem for most of us it's still just a tad bit early to start most of the garden seeds. There are still a few things you can do to get your garden off to a great start in February depending on what hardiness zone you are in. I'm in zone 6a so if you are in a warmer area you'll ...