True to its name, seed starting mix is the best option for starting seeds. The mix of perlite, vermiculite, and sphagnum peat moss create a sterile, disease-free environment that provides the optimal ...

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Feeling overwhelmed? These 8 simple gardening tips for beginners cover everything from soil to sunlight to help you start your dream garden with confidence.

Gardening tips: Experiment with layered planting with tall plants at the back, medium ones in the middle, and low flowering plants in the front (Image: Pexels) A garden is more than just a patch of ...

One of gardening’s best secrets is that it’s fairly easy to produce your own free new plants by persuading cut branch tips to grow roots. A surprising number of trees, shrubs, evergreens, roses, fruit ...

Most of southcentral Pennsylvania has thirsted its way through a hot, dry back end of summer 2025, resulting in plants and lawns that are unusually parched for this time of year. While this week’s ...

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Soil testing is on the “to-do” list for many trying to recover from the January wildfires. But it can slip down the priority chain as people focus on finding housing or deal with insurance claims. An ...

Zucchini is the blessing and bane of a garden. In high season, my friend “gifts” boxes of her prodigious crop on her neighbors’ front steps and in the back seat of unlocked cars. What to do with all ...

Nutrient-rich potting soil enables you to cultivate colorful flowers or home-grown vegetables. When the gardening season ends, though, you're left with containers full of tired-looking soil with ...

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Gloved hands mixing potting soil in a black bin - Simol1407/Shutterstock Have you experienced sticker shock recently when buying potting soil for your container vegetables? Like many products these ...