Professional Gardening Tips
Why should you wait for a tomato plant or an heirloom tomato plant when you can get the seeds today. Backyardgardener.com is proud to offer a great selection of heirlooms! Tomato Seed list 1884 Heirloom Tomato Seeds Abe Lincoln Heirloom […]
FAQ on Growing Atlantic Giant Pumpkins For many, conditions in the old pumpkin patch are not great yet. Don’t jump the gun as many beginners do. If conditions are sloppy…..wait. They will get better soon. It is about time for […]
To keep your furnace operating in optimal condition and prevent a possible malfunction, you need to clean or change its air filter regularly. Basic knowledge about the integral components can help perform repairs in case of an emergency. If you […]
Although we focus on the insects that destroy our landscape plants and crops, these undesirable insects give a bad name to virtually all insect species, most of which are beneficial. These either do no harm, provide food for desirable species […]
Milkweeds have many benefits—they are hardy, low maintenance, good in rain gardens as well as in dry soils and during droughts, tolerate deer, the mid-summer flowers attract butterflies and the leaves feed monarch butterfly larvae. Milkweeds are not weeds at […]
Sustainability means using fewer non-renewable resources to ease the burden of extraction, production, and consumption of these resources puts on the environment and on society. Starting a garden is one positive step you can take toward living a sustainable life, […]
Starting a backyard garden might seem like an overwhelming project. That’s because you are probably picturing one of the gardens from Architecture and design magazines. Those gardens take months of planning and work. If you want a backyard garden like […]
Lyme disease is a potentially disabling disease of joints and the nervous system, spread by deer ticks. Knowing about this disease, how it is spread, and steps to avoid it will allow you to continue gardening or enjoying the outdoors, […]
How to protect plants and keep them healthy and unharmed Many cultures have their own methods of plant protection from weather conditions and enemies that are likely to harm them. Among the most important of these are excessive cold, too […]
Many cultural practices have as their objectives the protection of plants from conditions and enemies that are likely to harm them. Among the most important of these are excessive cold, too high temperatures, sun, snow, water and wind, as well […]