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Home Garden Tips

Gardening is a fun hobby, but it can be hard to get started. Home Garden Joy strives to make it easy and fun to begin your new garden. This section is devoted to many how-to tips: watering, soil, seed starting, composting, USDA hardiness zones, and all the things I've learned as I grew up with experienced gardeners by my side.  You'll find tips and tricks, and plenty of practice advice, too.

 

A Review of the CobraHead Weeding Tool

Health Benefits of Gardening

Stop Before Using Organic Gardening Remedies

Rain Gardens – What Are They? How Do You Make One?

Weed Barriers for Healthy Soil

Quick and Easy Plant Marker Ideas

raised bed vegetable garden

How to Make Compost, Worm Composting and More

Solitary Ground Bee, Pollinating Insects

Working with Your Soil

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Dishing the Dirt on Soil: Garden Soil Basics

a lush garden thanks to plenty of mushroom compost

How to Make Compost

How to Disinfect Seed Starting Equipment

a head of lettuce in a raised bed garden

What Soil Do You Need for Raised Bed Vegetable Gardens?

tomato seedlings

Can You Use Old Garden Seeds? Will They Germinate?

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What Kind of Mulch Should I Use?

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Summer savory is an annual herb that was once used just like pepper.

What Is Summer Savory? A Friendly Guide to This Under‑Appreciated Herb

Many years ago, my friend Allie gave me a few summer savory seeds. I think we swapped them for plants. I do remember wondering what summer savory is, as I had never seen it in the grocery store. So why grow it? What’s the big deal? Summer savory is now a staple of my summer…

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July Gardening Tips: How to Keep Your Garden Thriving All Month Long

July brings long, sunny days and plenty of garden rewards—but also rising temperatures that can stress plants, pollinators, and gardeners alike. With a few smart adjustments to your routine, you can keep your garden healthy, colorful, and productive all summer. Here are our top July gardening tips to help you make the most of the…

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How to Ship Iris Rhizomes – Sharing Is Half the Fun!

How to ship iris rhizomes (bearded iris) correctly is a simple skill, and one worth learning if you’re interested in pass-along plants. When I was a girl, it was common for neighbors to share plants. Someone would divide their peonies or iris and offer a portion to a neighbor. These “pass-along plants” came with stories,…

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Natural Remedy for Tick Bite: New Course

The Herbal Academy has just launched a new course called “After the Bite: What You Need to Know About Tick-Borne Diseases.” This course features a natural remedy for tick bites and supportive herbal care after the bite. As someone who was seriously ill ‘after the bite’ – and didn’t even realize a tick had sent…

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