Simple ways to save money while you garden
Winter isn’t just a quiet season for the garden—it’s a high-stakes survival challenge for your precious bulbs and tubers. One wrong move while storing them can mean mushy messes, moldy horrors, or flowers that never emerge at all. For anyone who loves a spring explosion of color, understanding how to protect these underground treasures is…
Slugs have slithered their way into headlines because they’re everywhere in Oregon, and their population is skyrocketing. These soft-bodied, slow-moving creatures might seem harmless at first glance, but they are creating a lot of attention in gardens, parks, and even urban landscapes. Gardeners are noticing leaves disappearing overnight, seedlings vanishing without a trace, and glistening…
A heavy snowfall can turn your prettiest evergreen into a bent, split, stressed-out mess overnight. One storm is all it takes for branches to splay, tops to snap, and shrubs to never look the same again. The frustrating part is that most snow load problems are preventable with a little prep and a few cheap…
Gardening should feel relaxing, but that calm evaporates the moment you spot tiny craters scattered across your carefully tended beds. One day everything looks perfect, and the next it seems like a miniature excavation crew clocked in overnight. Squirrels are clever, persistent, and oddly confident about their right to redecorate your soil. Instead of declaring…
Spring harvests don’t happen by accident. They’re planned, plotted, and quietly started weeks before the soil outside is ready. While winter is still dragging its heels, gardeners who know the secret are already potting up trays, watching green shoots stretch toward the light. Starting certain seeds early gives plants a head start that translates into…
If your Florida garden suddenly looks like it’s wearing a sticky, shiny coat, you’re not imagining things. Lots of growers notice colonies popping up “too soon,” especially on tender new growth, and it can feel like aphids skipped the usual schedule. The good news is that you can get ahead of the mess without spending…
January doesn’t have to mean giving up on fresh salads, even if your yard looks like a frozen brick. A simple cold frame can turn a bare bed into a mini greenhouse that quietly pays you back all month. The best part is that most upgrades cost little or nothing if you use what you…
If you’ve ever bought a “miracle” light that barely brightened a pothos, you already know the grow-light aisle can feel sketchy. The trick is skipping the wild wattage claims and choosing real, boring products with clear specs and normal-looking builds. The best budget setups also let you reuse what you already own—lamps, shelves, and power…
Indoor herbs should feel like the easiest win in gardening—snip fresh basil, pinch mint, toss parsley into dinner, repeat. But instead, a lot of people end up with sad, stretched stems and tiny pale leaves that taste like disappointment. The good news is you don’t need expensive gear or a “green thumb” to fix it….