Category: General

This is the second post in a series called "Starting a Vegetable Garden" - Here is the first post: Starting a Vegetable Garden - Part 1 Starting a

If you are to succeed and get a good harvest at the end of the season, you will need to begin the season with quite a bit of forethought and plannin

I like to keep my tomato plants well supported so they don't flop over onto the ground, where moth and rust destroy. To support the plants, I use 8

One of the most common sources of troublesome insects and diseases is having your tomato plants touching the ground.This is an indeterminant tomato

You probably won't need this very often, but it's one of those tools that when you need it, you really need it, unless Paul Bunyan, hands on hips, m

Here in Zone 9, at least for me, getting rosemary to grow tends to be tricky, though once it takes off you're pretty well set for the spicy herb.

Here's a simple idea both for growing herbs as well as repurposing something in your garden. If you already have some concrete blocks, like I did,

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Be careful when working outside in the heat We who live in Zone 9 know that late spring through early fall are terribly hot and humid. When you're

Did you know you can get 600 gallons of rainwater for each inch of rain on a thousand-square-foot roof? It's true! Here is an article I wrote recent