3 Simple Steps to Garden Success Part 2: Healthy Starts There are 3 Simple Steps to gardening success. Last week we discussed step one – healthy soil. This week we are going to discuss having healthy starts. A lot of people like to use seeds, but they can be unpredictable. […]

3 Simple Steps to Garden Success Part 1: Healthy Soil The first step to gardening is having healthy soil. This allows your plants to to start off and grow their roots in a healthy and thriving environment. We are going to discuss some of the important qualities you need in […]

Saving Seeds for Sustainability Why would you want to save your seeds? It’s simple, for self preservation! It will improve your sustainability and self reliance. It will also allow for seed diversity and seed sovereignty. Plus your seeds can be adaptable to your area and can be passed on to […]

What is Hyperlocal Food? Enjoying food locally grown has become sought after. You can find restaurants popping up all over that advertise locally sourced food in their menu. Agriscaping has installed many gardens and Agriscaping features at local restaurants that use the food fresh from their landscape. Hyperlocal food has […]

Uncovering Organic Mulches for Your Garden Using an organic mulch to protect your plants is a great alternative to compost. Wood mulch and straw mulch help with extreme temperatures that occur in the winter and summer. Straw mulch does have to be replaced often, but it does help keep the […]

How to Store Your Bare Root Fruit Trees Before Planting Did you pre-order your bare root fruit tree? Did it arrive before you were ready to get it in the ground? There are a few things you can do to store those bare root fruit trees to keep them safe […]

When to Plant Bare Root Fruit Trees Bare Root Fruit Trees need to be planted while they are still dormant and before they start budding out. The sooner we can get to planting in the dormant state after the threat of frost is gone from the area, the better. You […]

What if My Bare Root Fruit Tree Doesn’t Go Dormant? Bare Root Fruit Trees go dormant in the winter months. Because they go dormant, it makes them easy to dig up all the roots so you can easily transplant them. You might find them at a local nursery in a […]

3 Winter Wonder Plants We Love In the cold, dark winter months many think their garden grows empty. But it doesn’t have to! We are going to share with you our favorite winter wonder plants that like to grow in the cold months. Learn a little more tidbits and facts […]

Growing Blueberries in the Winter Taking care of blueberries in the winter is important to their growth. In Arizona we like to grow a sunshine blue blueberry, but it needs to be grown in a pot because it doesn’t like the alkaline soil that Arizona has. You will need a […]

What Is Ornamental Kale and What Is It Good For? Some of the kale varieties out there are beautiful and full of color. Farmers would try to sell these varieties, however they could only sell them for what regular kale would go for, which was about $2 a head. Soon, […]

Tips to Caring For Your Plants in the Winter Months When it comes to winter, as it gets colder, we want to be careful. You want to feed the soil more than the plant this time of year. There are times of year when we do foliar feeding, but winter […]