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The goal of the community garden has always been to offer a place to bring families together and learn how to garden. We have a core of about 30 gardeners from the Tipp City, Ohio area that are the back bone of the vegetable plots. They offer advice, seeds and plants to the new gardeners Read More 
A new video from Craig! He shows how to identify vole damage – and how to get rid of the problematic critters. 
I was checking my garden on Sunday, and decided to have a look at what was happening in my asparagus bed. I immediately noticed Asparagus Beetle activity. First I noticed the adults. There were both types eating my asparagus ferns, the Common and Spotted Asparagus beetle. And then upon closer inspection, I saw the larvae. Read More 
At Gardens Alive!, we don’t just sell plants and seeds – we also do a great deal of research and testing. At our research farm, develop improved varieties, test new plants from our partner horticulturalists, and assure the quality of our stock. Since the farm is such an important part of our business (and since Read More 
Something new coming down our pest-control pipeline – fly traps! Everyone knows that flies threaten fruit harvests (and can generally be a real nuisance). Keep an eye out for these attractive fly traps, available this fall. 
Just a quick update on my own garden at home – I shared a few photos of my garden earlier in the season, and I’m really pleased with how things are coming along. I hope to show more progression and (hopefully) capture my harvest as well as the summer goes on. Below are my Stonehead Read More 
The Cardboard Garden is a test picked up from gardeners in England that use cardboard laid down first and mounded with compost and soil. This is to help avoid weeds and eliminates the need to roto-till, which wreaks havoc with soil life. For the soil, I used recycled nursery media. The test is planted Read More |
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