Organic Gardening Learning Center
Seed Starting
Start Your Seeds with the Right Tools Starting seeds indoors is an exciting step toward a flourishing garden. Whether you’re planting peppers or flowers, proper preparation and tools make all...
Seed Starting
Start Your Seeds with the Right Tools Starting seeds indoors is an exciting step toward a flourishing garden. Whether you’re planting peppers or flowers, proper preparation and tools make all...
Grow & Learn - Gardening Articles
View all-
What Is Vermiculite Used For? Soil and Potting ...
Vermiculite is a lightweight mineral used in gardening to improve moisture retention and help maintain a consistent supply of water around plant roots. It is commonly added to potting mixes,...
What Is Vermiculite Used For? Soil and Potting ...
Vermiculite is a lightweight mineral used in gardening to improve moisture retention and help maintain a consistent supply of water around plant roots. It is commonly added to potting mixes,...
-
Hardneck or Softneck Garlic: How to Choose the ...
Choosing between hardneck and softneck garlic depends on your climate, cooking preferences, and storage needs. Hardneck garlic is generally better suited to colder regions and produces fewer, larger cloves arranged...
Hardneck or Softneck Garlic: How to Choose the ...
Choosing between hardneck and softneck garlic depends on your climate, cooking preferences, and storage needs. Hardneck garlic is generally better suited to colder regions and produces fewer, larger cloves arranged...
-
Coconut Coir for Plants: A Complete Guide for H...
Coconut coir is a versatile, plant-based growing material made from coconut husks. Popular as an alternative to peat moss, it helps retain moisture while providing air space for healthy root...
Coconut Coir for Plants: A Complete Guide for H...
Coconut coir is a versatile, plant-based growing material made from coconut husks. Popular as an alternative to peat moss, it helps retain moisture while providing air space for healthy root...
-
What Is the Peat Moss? A Complete Guide for Hom...
Peat moss is a popular gardening material valued for its ability to retain moisture and improve the texture of seed-starting mixes and container growing media. Derived mainly from partially decomposed...
What Is the Peat Moss? A Complete Guide for Hom...
Peat moss is a popular gardening material valued for its ability to retain moisture and improve the texture of seed-starting mixes and container growing media. Derived mainly from partially decomposed...
-
When Are Peaches in Season? A Complete Guide to...
Peach season is a much-anticipated time of year, bringing the sweet, juicy flavor of fresh peaches to kitchens across the country. So, when is peach season? Typically, peaches are in...
When Are Peaches in Season? A Complete Guide to...
Peach season is a much-anticipated time of year, bringing the sweet, juicy flavor of fresh peaches to kitchens across the country. So, when is peach season? Typically, peaches are in...
-
Growing Olive Trees: A Complete Guide for Home ...
Growing olive trees is a rewarding way to add evergreen beauty to your garden while enjoying the possibility of harvesting your own olives. The olive tree (Olea europaea) thrives in...
Growing Olive Trees: A Complete Guide for Home ...
Growing olive trees is a rewarding way to add evergreen beauty to your garden while enjoying the possibility of harvesting your own olives. The olive tree (Olea europaea) thrives in...
-
How to Cut Sunflowers: 7 Tips for Fresh, Lastin...
Learning how to cut sunflowers for bouquets helps you enjoy their bright colors and cheerful beauty indoors for longer. The key is to harvest blooms at the right stage, use...
How to Cut Sunflowers: 7 Tips for Fresh, Lastin...
Learning how to cut sunflowers for bouquets helps you enjoy their bright colors and cheerful beauty indoors for longer. The key is to harvest blooms at the right stage, use...
-
How to Grow Jujube Tree: A Practical Guide to G...
Growing jujube trees is a rewarding way to enjoy fresh, crisp fruit or naturally sweet, chewy dried dates from your own garden. Also known as the Chinese date tree (Ziziphus...
How to Grow Jujube Tree: A Practical Guide to G...
Growing jujube trees is a rewarding way to enjoy fresh, crisp fruit or naturally sweet, chewy dried dates from your own garden. Also known as the Chinese date tree (Ziziphus...
-
How to Grow Lupine From Seed: Scarify, Soak, So...
Growing lupines from seed is a rewarding way to add colorful flower spikes and pollinator-friendly blooms to your garden. However, successful germination starts with choosing a lupine variety suited to...
How to Grow Lupine From Seed: Scarify, Soak, So...
Growing lupines from seed is a rewarding way to add colorful flower spikes and pollinator-friendly blooms to your garden. However, successful germination starts with choosing a lupine variety suited to...
Watch & Learn - Gardening Videos
View all
Garden Tip Of The Week
View all-
Tomato Flowers Drying Up: Causes and How to Fix...
If you've noticed your tomato plant flowers drying up without producing fruit, you're not alone. This issue—commonly referred to as tomato blossom drop—is a widespread problem among gardeners. Tomato blossoms drying...
Tomato Flowers Drying Up: Causes and How to Fix...
If you've noticed your tomato plant flowers drying up without producing fruit, you're not alone. This issue—commonly referred to as tomato blossom drop—is a widespread problem among gardeners. Tomato blossoms drying...
-
How to Plant Fall Bulbs for Spring Blooms
Now is a great time to plant your fall flower bulbs for a dazzling spring display of color. If you live in cold winter zones (1–7), you can plant...
How to Plant Fall Bulbs for Spring Blooms
Now is a great time to plant your fall flower bulbs for a dazzling spring display of color. If you live in cold winter zones (1–7), you can plant...
-
Harden Off Your Seedlings Before Transplanting ...
Hardening off is the gradual process of preparing indoor-grown seedlings for outdoor conditions such as sunlight, wind, and changing temperatures. Rather than following a fixed schedule, gardeners should adjust exposure...
Harden Off Your Seedlings Before Transplanting ...
Hardening off is the gradual process of preparing indoor-grown seedlings for outdoor conditions such as sunlight, wind, and changing temperatures. Rather than following a fixed schedule, gardeners should adjust exposure...
-
Heeling In Bare Root Trees When You Cannot Plan...
Temporarily store a dormant bare root tree by heeling it in, keeping every root covered, moist, cool, and protected until the planting site is workable.
Heeling In Bare Root Trees When You Cannot Plan...
Temporarily store a dormant bare root tree by heeling it in, keeping every root covered, moist, cool, and protected until the planting site is workable.
-
Why Plant a Fall Cover Crop?
Build inoculant checks into summer and fall cover-crop planning, including crop compatibility, seed treatment, package coverage, and planting timing.
Why Plant a Fall Cover Crop?
Build inoculant checks into summer and fall cover-crop planning, including crop compatibility, seed treatment, package coverage, and planting timing.
-
Cool-Season Seeds to Start for Fall and Winter ...
Plan when to start cool-season vegetables for fall and winter harvests, including brassicas, roots, greens, succession sowing, warm-soil germination, and frost protection.
Cool-Season Seeds to Start for Fall and Winter ...
Plan when to start cool-season vegetables for fall and winter harvests, including brassicas, roots, greens, succession sowing, warm-soil germination, and frost protection.
Roots, Blooms & Harvest
View all-
When to Plant Broccoli: Seasonal Planting Diffe...
Broccoli is a cool-season crop that thrives in moderate temperatures, and timing is essential for a successful harvest. Many gardeners wonder when to plant broccoli for the best yield. Knowing...
When to Plant Broccoli: Seasonal Planting Diffe...
Broccoli is a cool-season crop that thrives in moderate temperatures, and timing is essential for a successful harvest. Many gardeners wonder when to plant broccoli for the best yield. Knowing...
-
Edible Landscaping with Fruit Trees, Berries & ...
Design an edible landscape with fruit trees, berries, herbs, greens, and flowers while planning for mature size, access, safety, and maintenance.
Edible Landscaping with Fruit Trees, Berries & ...
Design an edible landscape with fruit trees, berries, herbs, greens, and flowers while planning for mature size, access, safety, and maintenance.
-
When and How to Fertilize Your Fruit Trees
Healthy fruit production starts with proper nutrition. Applying the right fertilizer for fruit trees ensures steady growth, strong roots, and quality harvests. The best fertilizer for fruit trees varies by...
When and How to Fertilize Your Fruit Trees
Healthy fruit production starts with proper nutrition. Applying the right fertilizer for fruit trees ensures steady growth, strong roots, and quality harvests. The best fertilizer for fruit trees varies by...
