Amber Noyes 
Deer find marigolds unappetizing, and 90% of the times they will walk on without giving them a single bite. Maybe even more than 90% of the time; and in fact marigold are not just deer-resistant, but even dee repellent to a certain point. Deer tend to find strong smell and …
It is exciting to see your germinating carrots popping out of the ground and grow into healthy, bushy greens. But what is going on below the surface? Carrots are easy to grow and can be harvested at any time during their cycle, but it’s important to know when they’re ready …
All sorts of flowers are deer’s top choice on the menu, roses, azaleas and pansies, but not begonias, people think. Things are not as straightforward though, and you may end up being disappointed. You plant your begonia rhizomes and wait with trepidation for them to bloom… Then one morning you wake up …
Yellow and orange tomatoes provide the two-fold benefit of being beautiful to look at and delicious to eat. You may not know that they also typically have a lower acid content than red tomato varieties, making them more adaptable for different culinary uses and the best choice for those with …
Growing tomatoes at home has its challenges, and one of the most common is noticing black spots appearing on tomato fruits. What are these black spots on my tomatoes? What causes them? And how can they be treated? Black spots on tomato fruits are usually caused by blossom end rot …
Rhubarb is an easy growing, cool-season vegetable that should have a spot in every home garden. Despite being used in countless desserts, rhubarb is actually a vegetable and this hardy perennial will give you several harvests each year. But, before you take your pickers and head to the garden, it’s …
Is frost approaching, but your tomatoes aren’t turning red on the vine? Never fear. You can pick your unripe tomatoes and ripen them them off the vine. While the most delicious tomato is home-grown and ripened on the vine, this is not always a reality, especially if you live in …
There are many beautiful flowers that have an amazing scent, but few can match the intoxicating fragrance of a rose. The fragrance of roses is the sweetest of all flowers, experts say. And when you grow them in your garden they add an “aroma-scented” atmosphere with their wonderfully scented blooms. …
Popular belief has it that roses only grow in full Sun, but some varieties actually tolerate and even thrive some shade. So if your garden does not have lots of sunlight, but you still want to grow these thorny flowers of love, you still can. Your best bet is to …
The Sun that shines in Southern states can brighten up the colors of flowers, and some annuals will bloom all through summer there. Tickseed, petunias and cosmos look great in the light, but not all short lived plants can stand such hot days as you get in California or Florida! …
