How to Choose the Best Fall Fertilizer for Anything in Your Garden
Fall is one of the three times of year you fertilize. When plants are ready to wake up in spring, you surprise them with a brunch of nitrogen-rich plant food…
TikTok Myth of the Week: Borax Is Good to Drink
I’m developing a theory that you can get anything to go viral on TikTok by mixing it into a glass of lemon water and speaking glowingly about its health benefits.…
Your Vegetable Plants Might Need Hormone Therapy
A watched pot never boils, and checking to see if your summer vegetable starts have hit puberty yet has the same results. Until now, your adorable little tomato, eggplant, and…
The Difference Between Plant Food and Fertilizer
Photo: Ostanina Anna (Shutterstock) Like humans, plants need certain nutrients in order to survive. So if you have a plant, and it doesn’t exactly look like it’s thriving, you may…
How to Transition Your Plants Indoors for Winter
Photo: New Africa (Shutterstock) Houseplants can be finicky. That’s because when they’re growing in a pot, they don’t get the same interaction with other species or the same type of…
How to Stop Blossom End Rot on Your Tomatoes and Squash
Photo: Jean Faucett (Shutterstock) It’s the time of year in many places in North America where squash and tomato plants are beginning to flower and fruit. It’s exciting for gardeners…
The 7 Deadly Sins of Owning Houseplants
Photo: Ashley-Belle Burns (Shutterstock) Overwatering is the opposite of neglect, but it’s no less deadly. When I see an ailing plant, my first thought is, “It needs more water,” but…
Stop Adding Banana Peels to Your Plants (and Do This Instead)
Screenshot: Beth Skwarecki To hear TikTok tell it, banana peels are an amazing fertilizer for your garden due to their high potassium content and the fact that you get them…
Why You Should Save Your Cooking Water for Your House Plants
Photo: Taras Garkusha (Shutterstock) I am typically not good at caring for house plants. I currently have three indoor plants, all of which are “alive,” but they are not exactly…
How to Use Kitchen Scraps on Your Plants Without Learning to Compost
Photo: iva (Shutterstock) We should start by saying that we are not anti-compost. In fact, we have several articles walking you through the ins and outs of the composting process.…