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Expert tips for your vegetable garden include performing a soil test before planting, growing cool-season and warm-season crops to extend your harvest season, rotating crops and growing in raised beds. Learn more about how to take your vegetable crop to the next level.
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Grow dahlias in a sunny garden spot on loose, well-draining soil that's amended with organic matter. Keep soil moist but not soggy and fertilize each month during the growing season with 8-8-8 fertilizer. Stake tall dahlias to support their strong growth.
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When your Toro string trimmer won’t start or is running rough, these few simple troubleshooting steps can help you diagnose the problem and find the right solution.
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Prune a weeping cherry blossom tree when it's dormant. Remove suckers that sprout around the base of the trunk, trim branches that drag the ground cut vertical growth and thin the crown to leave 2 inches between branches.
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The six basic principles of landscape design, shared with other art forms, are simplicity, focalization, balance, proportion/scale, rhythm/line and unity.
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Keeping the weeds from popping up and destroying a lush lawn is difficult. Weed, tree, and bush killer with the ingredient Triclopyr is highly effective and generally safe to use around animals and people. However, it can be harmful to the environment and pollinators.
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Indoor palm trees can add a beautiful touch to your home. They can grow quickly, and they sometimes break, so knowing how to repair a broken indoor palm tree is key to their proper care.
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Plumeria's growth rate depends on cultural and environmental conditions. Optimally, red plumeria grows 12 to 24 inches each year, and white plumeria grows 24 to 36 inches each year.
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Regular care for juniper bonsai trees includes adequate watering, fertilizing and pruning. The mini tree also needs a spot with full sunlight to thrive and a pot that's large enough for the tree.
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Grow kohlrabi as a cool-weather annual crop in full sun. It prospers on organically rich soil that stays moist but drains well. Harvest when the bulbous stem is 2 to 3 inches wide.
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For best results, grow radicchio in cool weather in full sun on moist soil that drains well. Harvest leaves as desired and harvest heads when firm, before they produce flower stalks and go to seed.
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Caring for a Lady Banks rose is an easy task because this plant is drought-tolerant and disease-resistant. Provide a site with full sun and well-draining soil. Fertilize according to soil-test recommendations.
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Prune a confederate rose bush (Hibiscus mutabilis) in late winter during its dormant season. Cut all the stems within a few inches of the ground and remove the debris.
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Fertilize a jade plant only once every three months by using a water-soluble houseplant fertilizer. Wait for four months to fertilize a newly repotted jade plant.
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Grow French sorrel in full sun on well-draining, rich soil as a perennial in USDA zones 3-9 and as an annual in other zones. Start seeds or set out transplants.
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An avocado tree will start to bloom as early as January or as late as April depending on the type of tree. Plants can begin blooming when they're as young as a year old up to 13 years or more in age.
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As a cool-season annual crop, cabbage is best grown in spring or fall. Start plants from seed or transplants, spacing plants 12 to 18 inches apart within rows that are 24 inches apart. Grow in full sun on soil that drains well and avoid high-nitrogen fertilizer.
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Grow sweet peas in a sunny location on cool, moist soil that's rich in organic matter. Fertilize monthly with a water-soluble fertilizer and deadhead spent flowers for continued bloom.
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Grow black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) by planting them in full sun on moist, well-draining soil that's high in organic matter. Use fertilizer sparingly.
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Dogs are naturally hard on grass, and no turfgrass is completely impervious to Fido's urine or energetic playtime routine. However, you can keep a lush, green lawn by choosing your grass carefully and working with your pup's habits.
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Tips for a successful herb garden include planting them on well-draining soil in full sun, applying water and fertilizer sparingly, and growing herbs in raised beds. Learn more about what it takes to grow an herb garden in your own backyard.
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Grow nasturtiums in a sunny garden spot on average to poor soil that drains well. Avoid fertilizing nasturtium plants because the fertilizer may inhibit the growth of flowers.
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To grow beets successfully, plant in loose soil with organic amendments, keep the soil moist but not waterlogged and fertilize sparingly. Harvest roots when they're 1 to 3 inches in diameter and greens as soon as 30 days after they sprout.
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The main parts of a palm tree are the stem or trunk, leaves, roots, flowers, and fruits. Palm leaves grow only at the top of the stems, and plants may be single-stemmed or multi-stemmed.
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To find the best gardening resources, use research-backed information from reputable sources. University cooperative extension websites are among the best sources. Find out what other valuable gardening resources are available online.
Read MoreUnclogging a Jenn-Air dishwasher depends on why the appliance is not properly draining. First, clear any clogs in the garbage disposal and clean the air gap.
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The closing process involves a lot of moving parts and steps — but how long exactly does it take? The answer will largely depend on the mortgage and the current economic environment. Read on for more info on how long it'll typically take.
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