Potatoes: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Potatoes are one of the most popular things grown in the garden. We like to grow them in SmartPots containers so they’re easier to harvest!
March 18, 2021 8 Comments
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Mustard Greens: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
If you like mustard, you’ll love mustard greens! It’s also one of the most beneficial things you can add to your diet to prevent cancer. They’ll thrive in cool weather and add a flavorful, spicy kick to your diet. This blog post talks about how you can grow your own mustard greens with our free From Seed to Spoon Mobile App.
March 18, 2021 6 Comments
How to Manage the Most Common Pests for Peppers Organically in Your Backyard Vegetable Garden
We grow a lot of peppers in the summer because they are really easy to grow and thrive in our hot conditions. They are relatively pest-free and can actually help keep pests off other plants, making them a valuable companion plant.
May 24, 2019 No Comments
Which Pests Attack Spinach & How to Manage Organically!
Luckily, spinach doesn’t attract many pests and those that it does get are fairly easy to manage!
March 12, 2019 No Comments
Critters: How Soldier Bugs Benefit Your Vegetable Garden by Hunting Bad Bugs!
Soldier bugs as their name implies are great soldiers in your garden that work to destroy your bad bugs eating your plants! prey on grubs, caterpillars, and other soft-bodied insects such as corn borers, corn earworm, cabbage looper, cabbage worm, and flea beetles.
October 18, 2018 No Comments
What the Nematode? How These Soil Dwellers Regulate the Underworld
Beneficial nematodes enter pests through the skin and once they are inside they release bacteria to kill the insect. These nematodes do not harm ladybugs, earthworms, or other beneficial insects and are harmless to plants and humans. Beneficial nematodes help to control countless pests including fire ants, flea beetles, cabbage root maggots, corn earworms, cucumber beetles, onion maggots, white grubs, cutworms, and wireworms.
September 30, 2018 No Comments
Rhubarb: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that is easy to grow in certain areas. It is best grown as a perennial in climate zones 6 and cooler, but can be grown in others as an annual in the cool season in warmer climates. The plant will die back after the first frost, but will come back in early spring. Rhubarb will thrive in a cool climate and can keep giving you a harvest for up to 20 years!
September 11, 2018 12 Comments
Radish: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Radishes are a terrific vegetable to grow, especially if you have a time constraint or are impatient to begin to get your food! These fast-growing crops are a great addition to any backyard or container garden.
September 9, 2018 6 Comments
Turnips: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Turnips are a terrific vegetable to grow, especially if you have a time constraint or are impatient to begin to get your food! These fast-growing crops are a great addition to any backyard garden or container vegetable garden.
September 7, 2018 7 Comments
Bok Choy: How to Grow and When to Plant in Your Backyard or Patio Garden!
Bok Choy (also sometimes called Chinese Cabbage) is a cool weather vegetable that can be grown to harvest in spring and fall. It does not grow into a head and has beautiful large, dark green leaves.
September 7, 2018 9 Comments