Home & Garden Guides

Home & Garden Guides

• How to Winterize a Garden Winterizing means getting your garden ready for winter. It takes a few visits, not one afternoon. Time each visit around the first frost date in your area. This guide shows what to do before, at, and after the first freeze. It helps you protect your plants, soil, and tools through winter. 3-4 hours totalIntermediateHome & Garden
• How to Grow Garlic Garlic is easy to grow at home. It does need a cold rest period, a sunny spot, and a well-prepared bed. These steps take you from choosing a site through to curing and storing. Follow them for a generous harvest. 30 minIntermediateHome & Garden
• How to Plant Tomatoes Tomatoes do well when you give them a little extra care at planting time. Get the basics right at the start. Then you can spend the rest of the season harvesting instead of fixing problems. 20-30 min per plantIntermediateHome & Garden
• How to Make Compost Compost is dead plant and food matter that has broken down into something dark and crumbly. Dug into a bed, it improves the soil's structure. It helps the soil hold water. It also feeds plants slowly, a little at a time, instead of all at once. To make it, stack dry material and green material in roughly the right amounts. Keep the pile damp. Turn it often enough to get air into the middle. This guide covers a hot pile, one you look after actively. That is the version worth the effort. 1 hour to buildIntermediateHome & Garden
• How to Start Tomato Seedlings from Seed Tomatoes are easy to grow from seed indoors. Starting your own also gives you varieties that no garden center will ever sell. The work spreads over a couple of months, but the hands-on time is small. You sow the seeds, give them light and water for a few weeks, then move them outdoors slowly. 30-45 min to sow, then 6-8 weeks of daily tendingIntermediateVegetable Gardening
• How to Find Your Average First Frost Date Your average first frost date is the anchor for most fall garden planning. This guide shows you how to look it up, and how much to trust it. 10 minBeginnerHome & Garden
• How to Repot a Houseplant Repotting gives a crowded houseplant fresh soil and room for new roots. This guide covers when to do it, what pot and mix to use, and how to move the plant across without hurting it. 20-30 min per plantIntermediateHome & Garden