How-to Guides

Step-by-step techniques for common garden tasks.

Soil & Beds

Pests

How to set a beer trap for slugs and snailsA cheap, chemical-free way to catch slugs overnight.
Using row covers for pestsLightweight fabric that blocks pests without blocking light.
Using Bt for cabbage wormsA safe biological spray that targets only caterpillars.

Watering & Feeding

Feeding tomatoes, peppers, and eggplantLess nitrogen, more phosphorus and potassium once flowers appear.
Understanding Fertilizer and N-P-KLearn what the three numbers on fertilizer labels mean.

Season & Weather

Seed Starting Best PracticesGrow strong, healthy seedlings from seed indoors.

Harvest