The 2024 gardening season is underway. Our mission is to provide the finest quality home garden “How to Grow” information, tips, growing trivia, and resources. And, we’ve got you covered for growing all of your favorite plants. As a matter of fact, our guide sheets cover everything from seed starting to growing plants, harvesting, storing, and eating the flowers, fruits, herbs, and vegetables of your labor. Above all, we strive to provide you with the information you need to grow the best garden you can grow! Certainly, you will have a great growing season in 2024.
Spring has arrived! And, with it, we are gardening both indoors and out. Starting and tending to indoor plant starts remains an essential task. But, now we gleefully spend more and more time preparing our gardens. And, we are planting all sorts of flowers, vegetables, and herbs, too. Isn’t spring a wonderful time for you and your plants? So, get outside and get growing! Find seeds now!
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Composting is an activity that can be practiced all year long. Spring yard clean-up produces plenty of compostable material. Also, continue to diligently collect kitchen scraps to put into your compost heap or composter.
Is your garden soil ready for your plants? Proper soil pH is the essential starting point. It’s easy to check your soil’s pH. Next, check your soil fertility. Ample amounts of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, and micro-nutrients are the “food” your plants need to fuel fast and healthy growth.to plant health.
The spring bird migration is underway. A wide variety of birds are about to visit your feeders on their way to their summer residence. And, many birds will take up residence in your backyard. Is your yard ready to entice birds to stay in your yard? Ps.Keep your camera handy.
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Spring arrives this month. As it does, warm weather marches steadily north. Avid gardeners head outdoors to plant early-season vegetable crops and perhaps a few flowers and herbs, too. If you haven't acquired the seed you need, what are you waiting for!?
Tip: Make your 2024 gardening season special. Select some plants to grow that you've never grown before.
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Attractive and hardy daffodils are popping out all over. Varying shades of yellow are by far the most popular color. But you will also find white, and bicolors. If you are lucky, you may find an uncommon, pink-colored daffodil. They are beautiful in flower gardens around your home. And, they are stunning in natural settings along woodlands and in fields. You will find them along highways and country roads as they boldly say "Spring has arrived!
The home gardening season begins with Asparagus. The roots of Asparagus plants awaken early to produce one of the first spring vegetables. As the soil warms in your garden, long-lived perennial asparagus roots push tender young spears out of the soil. It takes just a few days for emerging spears to reach harvest size. To the joy of vegetable gardeners, the spears will continue to emerge for weeks.
Large Cicada emergences are a regular occurrence in some parts of the country every year. However, we are not talking about a small number of summer cicadas that keep us awake with their shrill nighttime song. This year is the granddaddy of all annual brood emergences. A 17-year and a 13-year brood will emerge from the ground this spring in over 20 states. Billions of Cicadas will wreak havoc on small trees and shrubs. The sheer number of cicadas will be a nuisance in affected areas. We encourage you to identify if they will emerge in your area. Then, take steps to protect small trees and shrubs.
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