Gardening

If you’ve ever found that your young squash, pumpkin or zucchini plants are being eaten, your garden may have been invaded by squash bugs. Young squash plants and seedlings are particularly vulnerable to squash bugs, but there are some easy and effective ways to kill them and help keep them under control.   Related Article: Best…

Are you looking to add some color and life to your porch or patio? Hanging flower baskets are a great way to do just that. However, to keep your baskets healthy and blooming all season long, you need to provide them with the right nutrients.   In this article, we will discuss the best way…

I decided to get a head start on the growing season this year and started a bunch of my vegetables indoors by seed. It’s really exciting to see all the little vegetables poking their way up out of the soil. But there definitely are best vegetables to start indoors, and some vegetables that just don’t…

Potatoes are one of the most versatile vegetables around–as well as one of my most favorite!  When stored properly, your potato crop will last throughout most of the winter. Here are some of my favorite tips for storing potatoes. Facts About Potatoes There are more than 80 varieties of potatoes.  The most common variety is…

I love attracting birds to my backyard. Where I live there are a lot of finches, nuthatches, hummingbirds, and wrens, and we even have a few doves that regularly visit our yard. There are many different types of bird feeders to choose from, and many you can make yourself. I hope you find yourself inspired…