As a gardener I try to grow the best tasting and healthiest produce in my vegetable garden. One of the best things you can do for your soil is to make your own homemade phosphorous fertilizer for plants using items in your kitchen. Healthy soil and plants are the...

Cucumber plants, cucumis sativus, are warm season vegetables that thrive in temperatures from 75°F - 85°F. Gardening in zone 9A, generally allows me to plant cucumbers twice; I plant cucumbers once in the spring and once in the fall. I can teach you how to grow...

Fall is welcomed by pumpkins and the vibrant fall blooms of mum plants scientifically called chrysanthemum morifolium. Have you overwintered your mums from last year and noticed they grew into leggy plants instead of growing in a compact rounded shape? The new growth...

In the fall of the year, stores are full of a myriad of pumpkins ready for your fall decorations or for making pumpkin pie. There are pick your own pumpkin patches, pumpkin carving contests and contests to see how grew the biggest pumpkin. The end product you see in...

The presence of mosquitos can easily ruin a pleasant evening outdoors. Keeping mosquitos at bay is a big business for companies selling sprays, chemicals, foggers, citronella candles and more to try to make our lives more comfortable. You can help repel mosquitos with...

Rosemarinus officinalis throughout the Mediterranean region and much of California grows as both a weed in sidewalk cracks and an intentional herb planted in the kitchen garden. This popular herb has become a mainstream in Texas landscaping as well. Rosemary plants...