garden

Most "kitchen scraps" gardeners know that one can regrow all sorts of fruits and vegetables from the grocery store or farmer's market. But did you know you can grow this...from seed?

I bought 3 fairly big bags of compost from the recycling center. I do not yet have a garden for which to use said compost. The operative word here is yet. I don't have a garden yet.

I suppose I could grow a small container garden on our apartment balcony. I suppose one tomato plant is better than none. And maybe I will. Or maybe, I'll have time (I don't) to take my Townsquare co-workers up on their offer to start an office garden. Who knows. My point is, the title of this post is "5 Things I'm Planting in my Imaginary Garden". And right now I don't have an actual garden so, we'll stay with the theme. I've added pictures from my actual gardens past, just because.

Tired of animals going to town in your beautiful garden like it's a buffet? Here are six natural and safe ways to deter them from continuing their feast.

Pest control experts say jumping worms are the new murder hornets and are bad news for our forests and gardens leaving behind nothing but a path of destruction.

Close your eyes and picture this. The environment resembles a lush rain-forest, with hundreds of different colored free-flying tropical native butterflies fluttering around.

These ancient bugs are gross! Right? There are many myths about earwigs but what's true? How to heck do you get rid of them?

We think these ancient bugs are just plain gross. And guess what? They thrive in this wet weather.

Are you nervous that your garden outside has died because of the late snowfall this season? Don't get to worried just yet.

Here in Central New York, spring has sprung. Is your yard looking like it's covered with moss? This is pretty easy for you to get rid of.

Being a vegan means my diet consists of fruits and vegetables. So, you would think it would be like second nature for me to be a successful gardener. Last year was my first attempt at gardening, and my garden was OK. Nothing spectacular. This year, I decided to try something different. I built a mini greenhouse (cold frame) on my raised garden bed. My vegetable plants have been growing like crazy.