Nitrogen is a critical element for the plants growing in your garden. They need nitrogen to help them with photosynthesis, the process by which plants get energy from the sun. They also need nitrogen ...

Pulling weeds is often on every home gardener's winter to-do lists. However, leaving them in situ can offer surprising ...

The legume family is a large and diverse group of plants that includes beans, peas, lentils, soybeans, and peanuts. Legumes are unique because they have the unusual ability to add nutrients to the ...

Baking soda can be useful as a fungicide when mixed with water and sprayed on the affected plant very early in the infestation of powdery mildew. Banana peels are high in potassium, but they can also ...

Usually mid-August is when I begin amending the garden soil for a fall planting of one of my favorite crops: garlic. It takes at least nine months for garlic to grow from small clove to full-sized ...