Why Letting Grass Turn Brown in Summer Is Totally OK

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Why do some potted plants never bloom enough and eventually wither and die? There are many factors involved, which can lead to little or no blossoms in container plants but there is one small miscalculation that you do is the ultimate reason behind their failure.

With a little bit of planning ahead now, you can work toward ensuring a larger harvest in your fruit or vegetable garden next year all by following one simple trick: letting fruits and vegetables grow larger and longer and then saving their seeds.

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Onions are an easy vegetable to grow and usually produce good-sized bulbs that are ready to harvest when the leaves flop over and then turn brown. However, sometimes, onions produce flowers rather than a swollen bulb, or bloom before the bulb has fully swollen. This is known as ‘bolting’ or running to seed and is a fairly common problem with onions, caused by weather or adverse growing conditions. Bolted onions are still edible but they just need eating straight away as they’re not good for storing. What’s more, onion flowers attract pollinators such as bees, and also produce seed which you can collect and use to grow next year’s crop of onions.

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Have you discovered what ornamental grasses can do for your borders yet?

Overfeeding your herbs with fertilizers has many drawbacks, so it is important to reduce fertilizing. If you ask why—we’ve explained everything below. Read on to learn why it’s better not to feed herbs very often and what you should do instead!

I’ve designed, installed, and continue to manage two meadow lawns to date. Through these gardens, as well as my own study in nature and research in references, I’ve learned a lot about what makes an effective meadow garden over the last few years.

Lavender has been trending as the most sought-after hedge plant in the last few years in the gardening world. Why? Because there’s much more to this timeless classic than meets the eye, or nose, for that matter! We’re pretty sure this article will convince you to grow lavender as a hedge in your garden. Tune in to find out!

Got pests? Encourage native ladybugs to inhabit your garden instead of buying wild-harvested ladybugs to manage unwanted insects. Purchased ladybugs are expensive and potentially disease-carrying, threatening native bug species already living in your garden and the surrounding area. Your best bet is to attract and encourage native ladybugs to thrive and flourish, which will responsibly deter unwanted pests.

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