Eliminating Weeds!

When it comes to using cardboard in the garden as a mulch and to suppress weeds, there is definitely a wide range of opinions on whether it's effective and safe to use - or a danger to your soil and plants. We certainly get a fair number of emails and messages every year on the…

If you are tired of the tedious garden chores of tilling, weeding and watering, followed by even more weeding, tilling and watering - you need to turn your traditional garden into a Raised Row Garden this year! Not only is it easy to do, it will create a garden that can provide you with more…

When it comes to creating a great low-maintenance garden, nothing will help more to power your soil, stop weeds, and grow healthier and more productive plants than planting a no-till cover crop in your garden this fall! And as if that wasn't enough, it's one of the easiest gardening chores you will ever perform. Even…

When it comes to getting a big head start on growing a great garden next year, believe it or not, now is the time to act with a few key summer vegetable garden chores! A few simple tasks now really can truly have a major impact on the health and productivity of next year’s garden.…

When it comes right down to it, one of the best things you can do for your garden's health and vitality next year is to not till it under this fall. In fact, the less you dig at all in your fall garden - the better! It may seem strange that rototillling is a bad…

Looking to have a weed free garden but don't want to spend countless hours in your garden weeding, hoeing, tilling and working your fingers to the bone to stop weeds? Well, believe it or not, it is 100% possible. Even better, it's easier than you could ever imagine! How can I keep weeds from coming…

Fall has arrived - and that means it's time to start cleaning up your flowerbeds before winter settles in. How you clean up the annuals, perennials and bushes in your flowerbeds this fall can have a massive impact on the health and vitality of your beds next year. And even more, it can play a…

Without a doubt - the single best method to stop weeds from overtaking your garden year in and year out is with mulch. However, and this is key - the real secret to total weed-free success is how and when you mulch, and selecting the right mulch to use! When anyone ever asks us the…

When it comes to mulching your flowerbeds to stop weeds, it all comes down to avoiding the 4 most common flowerbed mulching mistakes - all of which can lead to more weeds - and even more work trying to continually take care of them! There is little doubt that a good layer of mulch can…

One of the most simple and natural ways to grow healthier, more productive plants in your vegetable garden is by using the basic principals of companion planting. So what is companion planting? In a nutshell, it's all about relationships. As in how one or more plant varieties react with other plant types that grow in…

Believe it or not, it really is possible to eliminate garden weeds from taking over your garden - and your life each and every summer. Even better, the two secrets to accomplishing that mean having to work far less than you ever imagined! It's hard to find a gardener who doesn't complain about weeds or…

When it comes to clearing out your garden in the fall, there are a few must do fall garden chores that can really help pave the way for an incredible garden season next year. As the Autumn season settles in and plants start to fade, all of those endless spring and summer gardening chores of…