Gardening

Every gardener has that one “grandma trick” they swear by. Some folks use crushed eggshells, some bury rusty nails (don’t ask), and then there’s the surprisingly powerful one I didn’t believe until I tried it myself: ground black pepper. I mean… pepper? The same stuff sitting next to the salt shaker? Yep. That one. And […]

Okay, so I’m just going to say it: cardboard might look like trash sitting next to your recycle bin, but in the garden? It’s gold. I didn’t believe it at first either. One winter, I tossed a few flattened shipping boxes over my raised beds just to keep the neighborhood cats out—and the next spring

If you’ve ever looked at your jade plant and thought, “Man… imagine if I could turn just one leaf into a whole new plant,” well—good news—that’s literally how many people grow entire jade collections. It sounds like plant magic, but jade propagation from a single leaf works surprisingly well once you get the hang of

Why Two Simple Nails Can Fix Yellowing Leaves Better Than Fertilizer If you’ve been hanging around plant folks long enough, you know we’ll try almost anything once. Banana water? Sure. Eggshell tea? Why not. Talking to plants? Done that. But the day I saw someone stick two rusty nails into a ficus like it was

If you’ve ever planted tomatoes or peppers and wondered why some plants explode with fruit while others just kinda… sit there looking confused, the secret is usually in the hole. Seriously. What you throw into that planting hole before the seedling goes in can make or break your entire season. I didn’t believe this at