When is a watermelon ripe? Knowing the answer to this question ensures that you enjoy the sweetest, juiciest fruit from your garden. By learning the key signs of watermelon ripeness, you can avoid picking too early or leaving melons on the vine too long, and instead harvest them at peak flavor. Look at the tendrils … The post When Is a Watermelon Ripe? How to Tell When It’s Ready to pick appeared first on The Gardening Cook.| The Gardening Cook
Chinese lantern plant gives loads of fall appeal to any garden. Find out how to grow it and get tips for using it to decorate for autumn.| The Gardening Cook
Do you love getting new plants for free? This project is for you! It is super easy to propagate spider plants from the babies that the mother plant sends out on the ends of its long, arching stems. The offsets of Chlorophytum comosum – AKA spider plant, airplane plant, ribbon plant, and St. Bernard’s lily, can … The post How to Propagate Spider Plants from Babies appeared first on The Gardening Cook.| The Gardening Cook
A small-space vegetable garden lets you grow fresh produce when you don’t have room for a traditional vegetable garden. With the right setup, patios, balconies, and decks can all be spaces to grow vegetables. You’ll need containers with good drainage and a quality potting mix. Your area should receive at least 6 hours of sunlight each … The post Small-Space Vegetable Garden – Growing Vegetables in Pots appeared first on The Gardening Cook.| The Gardening Cook
Try growing astilbe for beautiful, showy flowers that do well in a shady garden bed. This prettu perennial does well with hostas, ferns and coral bells.| The Gardening Cook
Winter is coming to an end and the first signs of spring are everywhere. Growing pansies is a good way to bridge the change of seasons with one plant.| The Gardening Cook
Spring blooming plants are the stars of the garden after a long and cold winter. These plants are my 22 top picks for early spring flowers.| The Gardening Cook
Follow these 25 spring garden tips to get your garden ready for the warm weather. You can print out a handy check list to check your progress, too!| The Gardening Cook
These 20 seed starting tips will help to make sure that your garden seeds get off to the best start since growing plants from seeds can sometimes be tricky.| The Gardening Cook
These winter garden views are shared by readers of my blog. They show how differently winter looks in various areas of the country right now.| The Gardening Cook
Winter flowering plants bring a blast of color to your yard and garden when the temperatures are really cold and not much is growing in your yard.| The Gardening Cook
These 27 Christmas plants will have your home all decked out for the holidays. Find out more about them and get a printable shopping list!| The Gardening Cook
Learn about growing green beans. Our guide covers tips for planting and preparing soil, to ensuring that you get a bigger harvest every time!| The Gardening Cook
Learn when to prune hydrangeas for stunning blooms! Discover why old wood and new wood matters with these plants when you decide to prune.| The Gardening Cook
Learn how to prevent tomato sunscald. Get a free printable of varieties of tomatoes that are less prone to sunscald for when you go shopping.| The Gardening Cook