Add productive garden space and raise your planting bed with straw bale gardening. This technique allows you to create a…
Browsing: Melinda’s Garden
Melinda Myers presents a weekly column on and about gardening. This section includes information about plants, flowers, birds, and all things gardening, which Myers is an expert on.
Add a bit of fiber to your garden and diet. Consider growing edamame (edible soybeans) in this year’s garden. Soybeans…
We love watching the bunnies hopping across the lawn or ground squirrels scurrying away with a cheek full of seeds.…
You created your wish list, ordered some or all of the seeds you will need, and they are beginning to…
Whether planning your first, second or tenth vegetable garden it can be overwhelming. There are so many tasty vegetables and…
A sticky substance on plant leaves, plant stands, and the floor are often the first clue alerting gardeners to a…
The beginning of a new year finds many gardeners preparing for the growing season ahead. Clearing space to start seeds…
As the seasons change, we adjust our gardening tasks and plantings to match. Animals also make changes this time of…
Make your meals just a bit more special with homegrown garnishes. You invest time and money growing, purchasing, and preparing…
It’s time to think spring. Fall is the time to plant tulips, daffodils, crocus and other spring flowering bulbs. Use…
Whether it is the hot weather, the age of your landscape or simply the need for change; a late summer…
You waited all season for that first red ripe tomato only to discover less-than-perfect fruit. Don’t worry, you can still have…
Pollinators are responsible for about 75% of the food we eat. The European honeybee is the most well known but…
No fruit on your tomato plants is likely due to the weather. Tomatoes thrive in warm, sunny conditions, but temperature…