One of the most important steps of starting a garden is selecting the right location. There are a handful of factors that will determine how successful your garden will be, so it is critical to get...

When you start planning your vegetable garden, it is a good idea to keep a list of common vegetable plant spacing handy. Nobody wants to walk into their garden in July and be blocked by tomatoes and...

Love the taste of smoked meat but don't want to invest in an expensive smoker? Just about every time I grill, I add smoke to the meat. I'll show you exactly how to smoke chicken, burgers, or...

If you want to grow healthy vigorous plants, then you need to start making compost. It is the single best amendment to your soil that can be added. Compost is full of essential nutrients necessary...

The first step to making your own compost is to learn and understand how to make a proper compost pile. Many internet sources and people over-complicate the art of making compost. I make over 50...

We like to reuse plant 'flats' that you get from garden centers. You know, the black plastic trays that plants come in? I find them very convenient to moving seedlings out to the garden, or around...