By Jennifer Poindexter Are you considering growing a winter garden? If so, be mindful of the different processes involved when gardening this time of year. The first time I experienced growing a garden in winter was the year my husband and I built our first cold frame … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Remove Mummified Fruit from Trees
By Jennifer Poindexter If you raise fruit trees, chances are you’ve experienced issues with pests and diseases. I have a few peach trees which were impacted by brown rot when I purchased our property. It has been quite the battle getting this disease under control. Any time … [Read more...]
A Guide to Using Bone Meal on Tomato Plants
By Jennifer Poindexter Many people have a love/hate relationship with growing tomatoes. When producing your own tomatoes around your garden, the harvest is like none other. However, getting to the point of harvest can prove difficult for some. The reason being is growing … [Read more...]
Quick Tip: Turn One Blueberry Bush into Many with Cuttings and Offshoots Plants
By Jennifer Poindexter If you have one blueberry bush, chances are you can make more. There are two methods I like to use when creating new plants from mature ones. My first method is to take a cutting from the mature blueberry bush. You may use soft or hardwood cuttings, … [Read more...]
GMO vs. Non GMO Tomatoes, fully explained
by Erin Marissa Russell UPDATE IN 2023: According to CNN, a purple variety of GMO tomato has been approved by the USDA. As of November 2023, we are not aware that it is actually for sale anywhere. There are still no GMO tomato seeds available to home gardeners. Let's start … [Read more...]