In our house, onions, garlic, and chives somehow make their way into almost every one of our dishes. While these aromatics are hard for us to resist in the kitchen, we noticed that garden pests generally avoid them. This led…
We have nasturtium growing in our backyard and while it provides our garden with many benefits, we wanted to know if it has any companion plants of its own. So, I did some research to find out. Here’s what I…
A few family members are looking at planting some nut trees and they were wondering which companion plants would work best. However, they’re concerned about any juglone the nut trees may produce. To help them out, I did some research….
I have some family in Tennessee and they have wild blackberries growing everywhere. They say the berries are growing fairly well, but they wanted to know what companion plants work best for blackberries. So, to help them out, I did…
A few readers recently reached out to me, asking if I knew why their grapevines are getting yellow leaves. I had an idea, but I wanted to do more research to learn more and give them my best answer. Here’s…
Our grapevine’s leaves were turning brown this past season and we were a bit concerned if the plant would make it. To find out more, I did some research. Here’s what I found about grapevine leaves turning brown. Grapevine leaves…
We’re thinking about getting another grapevine, but we’re concerned that it might compete with other plants or damage the concrete foundation for our patio. So, I did some research to find out more. Here’s what I found. Grape plants aren’t…
I’ve been doing some research for our grapevine and I was curious if our leftover coffee grounds would be good for it. So, I did some more digging. Here’s what I found. Coffee grounds are good for grapevines since they…
It’s currently springtime and we’re looking at planting companions around our old grapevine in the backyard. While I’m familiar with a few companions for grapes, I wanted to find out more. So, I did some more digging. Here’s what I…
A few readers have recently reached out to me and asked if I knew how to save their dying blueberry bushes. While I had an idea of some likely causes, I did some more research to learn more. Here’s what…