Home, Garden & Outdoor Living — real tips from the forest floor · Page 5
Every spring, homeowners bury good seeds in cold soil and watch nothing happen. The fix isn't luck—it's knowing your last frost date and which vegetables actually want to go in the ground right now.
Most homeowners mulch wrong—either too shallow so weeds break through, or too deep and kill the grass. Here's exactly how to do it right before summer heat arrives.
Most folks plant vegetables when the calendar says spring has arrived—then watch everything rot or bolt. I'll tell you what: your local frost date is the only number that actually matters.
By late March, the pests are moving. Willy Squatch breaks down exactly what's crawling on your plants right now, and the tactics—organic or chemical—that actually work before infestation gets out of hand.
Most folks stare at a fertilizer bag like it's written in code. I'm here to break down what those three numbers actually mean, and when—exactly when—you should be spreading that stuff across your lawn and garden beds.
I've watched folks throw down mulch the wrong way for thirty years—wasting money, killing roots, and wondering why their beds look rough by July. Here's exactly how to do it right.
Stop wasting garden space and guessing on plant spacing. Willy Squatch walks you through a proven spring vegetable garden layout with downloadable maps, companion planting wisdom, and succession planting timing to grow more food in half the space.
Stop paying to haul away your kitchen scraps and yard waste. A backyard compost system transforms what you'd throw out into nutrient-rich soil for your spring garden—and I'll show you exactly how to build one.
Every spring, grass creeps back into flower beds like it owns the place. Willy Squatch breaks down the five edging materials that actually stop it, plus what depth to install and which option won't leave you cursing come July.
