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Growing Potatoes in a Container

I have more Smart Pots than just the ones I’ve set aside for the comparison study (and sent to De...

Best Container Gardening Tips to PREVENT Pest Problems

Last week my master gardener class was on “integrated pest management,” as you could probably te...

How to Make DIY Modern Bird Feeder

I have two wonderful brothers that live much, much too far away. Ben is 26 and lives in Philadelph...

5 Plants You Can Use to Add Privacy To Your Balcony

Living in an apartment or condo means living really close to other people. I’ve been rudely remind...

Three Things You Should Know About Growing Lavender

Lavender is pretty easy to grow, but I thought I’d share a few tips gleaned from The Bountiful Con...

How to Have Seed Starting Success

“Seed starting” or “starting seeds indoors” refers both to something that gardeners giddily ...

How to Create a Cocktail Container Garden

To me, a cocktail garden should be two fold: contain plants to be used in cocktails, and be pleasant...

What Are Smart Pots? Lets find out!

Have you ever heard of Smart Pots? They’re soft-sided, fabric containers that are rigid enough to...

Can’t Grow Tulips? Try Poppies Instead

Everyone likes to think that you can grow anything in Southern California. And it is true that we ha...

EarthBox Review

I wish the Earth Box had been around when I first started to grow vegetables. At the time, I lived...