Shopping for plant fertilizer and applying it may seem perplexing at first. Follow these simple tips and you’ll be fertilizing like a pro in no time. Read the Label: What Do Fertilizer Numbers Mean?

As a woman in her early 30s, I've realized that I'm entering the era of my life where I'm ready to take care of more plants.

Person sprinkling granulated fertilizer around small tomato plant - encierro/Shutterstock Successfully cultivating homegrown tomato plants requires healthy servings of good soil, sufficient water, ...

I have finally gotten around to working on my mixed shrub and perennial borders at home. A number of tree seedlings have moved in as well as other miscellaneous weeds. Simply weeding and reducing the ...

Amazingly, the flowers in my yard that can take the heat look fantastic. And when the grass isn’t wilting, it seems to be surviving pretty well too. We go through this every year: the hot, dry, ...

Do You Need To Fertilize Petunias? Most garden experts agree that petunias are considered “heavy feeders.” Since these plants grow quite quickly, the availability of nutrients in the soil is paramount ...

Fertilize fall veggies in late summer, but stop once autumn fully sets in. Add compost in the fall to enrich the soil and prep it for next year’s crops. Skip fertilizing perennials, trees, and shrubs ...