NJ Garden Planning in February? Yes! Start Now and Be Ready for Spring Planting
Winter blues getting you down? Don’t just dream about garden planning for NJ’s spring planting season… do it! Even a first-time gardener can successfully grow …
Category: Raised Bed Gardening
Companion Planting
Companion planting is an effective way to keep pests and disease away from your organic garden vegetables without the use of chemicals and pesticides. My husband …
Choosing a Fertilizer for Your Vegetable Garden
Choosing a Fertilizer for Your Vegetable Garden Vegetables grow best in soil that contains 5 percent nitrogen, 10 percent phosphate, and 5 percent potash. The …
Average Frost Date for NJ Zone 6, and How to Prep Your Garden for the Big Chill
October 15 is noted as the “average first frost date” for Planting Zone 6, as per the Farmer’s Almanac and various other gardening information sources. Around these …
5 Common Gardening Mistakes
5 Common Mistakes Made by New Gardeners New to the gardening game? Don’t let these frequently-made farming flubs put the kaibosh on your crop this …