Gardening 101

Hedge apples are yellow-green fruit produced by the Osage-orange, a small deciduous tree native to Texas, Oklahoma, and the Arkansas region. When cracked open, they …

For the uninitiated, potting mix and potting soil can be the same. They look quite the same and it’s hard to differentiate between the two …

Although some people use the terms soil and compost interchangeably, there is actually a big difference between them. They each have important functions in gardening, …

Most people who enjoy gardening can agree that one of the worst types of soil to work with is clay soil. It can be incredibly …

Finding unusual gifts for gardeners is hard to do when you’re limited to local nurseries because everything sold are necessities that most gardeners already have …

Just as a coupon queen looks at the Sunday food ads as money at her fingertips, when you see what leaves can do for your …

The term “hardening off” means to toughen up your tender little indoor seedlings before you completely move them to their outside garden spot. Plants that …

As the gardening season winds down, you might find yourself with a surplus of potting soil. It’s tempting to just toss it in a corner …

Grow bags let gardeners grow in fresh soil, year-round, producing crops faster and get this, you don’t even need a garden to garden. How’s that? …

You’re finally realizing that your favorite garden bed, one you’ve been tending for years, is really not doing as well as it used to. It …