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One simple tool every gardener needs
By MichaelI have the one simple tool you need to solve just about any plant problems in a hurry. Picture it, your leafbaby is not looking like it should and you...
Seed packets are full of seeds AND information
By MichaelThere's a ton of places to get seed from, even your local library! It's a much less expensive alternative to buying full sized plants or even partly mature seedlings. A...
Fungus gnats
By MichaelMy friend Nomaan reached out to me with a garden pest related question recently. After a monthly watering of the new cactus terrarium he and I got as part of...
Houseplants DO clean the air
By MichaelI'm triggered over being targeted about my houseplants. No it's not really controversial. I've mentioned the air cleaning benefits of plants before. For a long time the common wisdom is...
Free trees for your next landscaping project
By MichaelYou read that right free trees Every year for the past few years state and local governments departments of environmental protection, department of agriculture, forestry or fish and wildlife services...
Curb appeal – our latest spring project
By MichaelAnnouncing the newest project in our portfolio - Improving curb appeal on a budget Looking at the front of your home in the doldrums of winter can really get you...
Sun Joe TJ604E – Product review
By MichaelDepending on your project the Sun Joe TJ604E could be your diamond in the rough Dad always says, use the right tool for the job. And depending on the job, the Sun...
Start your own blog in 6 easy steps for free!
By MichaelWe've been reading a lot of blog posts lately A lot, like almost an unhealthy amount. It got us to thinking about why we blog, why others do it, and...
Gardening Calendar Month by Month
By MichaelGarden planning calendar Some folks might think that the garden calendar is only a few months long and for some of us that's true. For many gardeners though, our calendar...
Be prepared when talking to a gardener about the weather
By MichaelHow about that weather Everyone talks about the weather. It's a great conversation filler whether you know a person well or are just breaking the ice. Whether it's hot, cold,...
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Recent forum posts
- About that 13 yds of compostIt took 2 days to fill the 3 raised beds and 53 grow bags. It ending up being 557 buckets (6 5 gallon buckets per cart load and 10 & 15 gallon grow bags) Which actually means there was more than 13 yards of compost in my original pile as 13 yards would/should have been […]
- Too small for butterfly garden I presume?That’s all the curved bricks I have. Heard you need 1 milkweed plant surrounded by other plants so the butterflies aren’t vulnerable to predators. I don’t have any other plants in my backyard so they would obviously be very vulnerable. Can the milkweeds and other plants, “hummingbird-loved plants” live in pots? (Nasturtium, lupine, hollyhock, butterfly […]
- Just a random post I saw on Facebook that has more than 31k likes. The “Indigenous Garden”....🤦♀️submitted by /u/JubilantJourney [link] [comments]
- Early Spring Hyacinthssubmitted by /u/Economy_Joke_1817 [link] [comments]
- PSA: Tropical MilkweedHappy spring, fellow gardeners! Was just at my local hardware shop and saw they have (tropical) milkweed back in stock, which they are advertising as “safe” due to being non-sprayed. This bothered me because it felt like a clever way to pacify those who know there are “good” and “bad” varieties of milkweed but haven’t […]
- It was nice to dig again.submitted by /u/ItsMeToriD [link] [comments]
- Spring has sprung.submitted by /u/euphoric-45 [link] [comments]
- FirstFlower of SpringJust saw this while I was cleaning up my garden for season. First spring flower in central Indiana. Yay! submitted by /u/spenring [link] [comments]
- Trying to get my life and my garden togetherHere’s my progress lately. submitted by /u/InternationalRent626 [link] [comments]
- Tiffany hybrid tea roses and white freesia from my garden! submitted by /u/Away-Midnight-2630 [link] [comments]
