Gardening Guides

Gardening Guides

Container Gardening

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After photo of a container vegetable and herb garden in Denver Colorado. Getting set up to have remote drip irrigation system.

How to Water Container Gardens When You’re Away

Italian garden mid-July

How to Start a Vegetable Garden: A Beginner’s Planning Guide

Balcony vegetable garden with dog drinking out of watering can

Mini Vegetables for Container Gardening: Best Varieties and Pot Sizes

Example in hand of how wet potting soil should be when starting seeds.

Homemade vs Commercial Potting Soil: (Plus Preventing Damping-Off)

Growing Tomatoes

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Romano beans with roasted cherry tomatoes in skillet with bowl of sun gold tomatoes on the side.

Best Heirloom Tomato Recipes from a Tomato Farmer

Plate of heirloom tomatoes including Persimmon, Gardeners Delight, Carbon, and Snowberry

Are Low Acid Tomatoes Real? What the Research Actually Says

Mid-season heirloom tomatoes

Guide for Growing Tomatoes for the Best Flavor

Different varieties of heirloom tomatoes from HeathGlen Farm.

Are Heirloom Tomatoes Harder to Grow Than Regular (Hybrid) Tomatoes?

Year-Round Gardening

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A variety of herbs and edibles growing in different size pots.

Growing Vegetables in Containers: 6 Keys to Success

Bark chip mulch held in hands with gardening gloves.

How to Mulch Your Vegetable Garden for Winter Protection

An array of gardening equipment.

Best Gifts for the Gardener

Lemon tree in terra cotta pot.

Overwintering Potted Plants: How to Protect Container Gardens in Cold Climates

Growing Blueberries

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2-year old blueberry plants in pots growing on deck.

Protecting Blueberry Plants Over Winter

Blueberries on bush at different stages of ripeness.

6 Ways To Save Unripe Blueberries:(Green Berries)

Blue crop variety of blueberry bush in a field in Minnesota.

Blueberry Myths Debunked: Growing and Health Claims

Northland blueberry plant covered with ripe blueberries

How to Grow the Sweetest Blueberries (Varieties, Fertilizer, and Timing)

Seed Starting

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Example in hand of how wet potting soil should be when starting seeds.

Homemade vs Commercial Potting Soil: (Plus Preventing Damping-Off)

Hand holding tomato plant that is not in a pot and shows the root ball.

Root Bound Tomato Plants: How to Identify and Fix Them

Tomato seedling in terracotta planter.

Tomato Seedling Problems: 6 Common Issues and How to Fix Them

Leggy tomato seedlings on a window sill.

Why Are My Tomato Seedlings Leggy? Causes and Fixes

Preserving Garden Food

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Heirloom tomato relish for brats, chops and steaks

Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta Relish (Fresh or Canned)

Principe Borghese tomatoes drying in the sun

Homemade Tomato Butter and Sundried Tomatoes

Blueberry Bourbon BBQ sauce in a jar with spoon.

Blueberry Bourbon BBQ Sauce (Homemade Recipe)

Jar of classic pesto made with fresh basil.

Easy Freezer Basil Pesto: Tips for the Freshest Winter Flavor