If you are just getting started with gardening, it helps to know what the label on a bag of fertilizer tells you.  The three numbers on a fertilizer label, such as 10-20-10, are important to...

Are you debating whether to use tomato cages or not?  Some gardeners question whether they are really all that useful.  Although there are a few disadvantages, tomato cages offer mostly...

If you put in a lot of effort into caring for raspberry canes, you know how frustrating it is to see them dying.  I did some research to find out why this happens and what you can do to prevent...

A little fertilizer goes a long way, but is there such a thing as too much fertilizer?  I did a little digging to find some information on the subject of over fertilization. So, can you fertilize...

When you grow tomatoes in your garden, some plants will have their roots showing above ground at the soil surface. This isn't so mysterious when you dig a little deeper. So, why are your tomato...

When I first heard that young tomato plants should be buried so that 2/3 of the plant is below ground, I had my doubts.  I started to wonder why this trick would work, and what it would do for...