Whether you're a beginner or an old pro, but with less time to invest, you'll find something to grow here!
Veggies, Herbs, and Fruits
Top Ten Easy-to-Grow Vegetables
Tuesday Toolkit: Start a Veggie Garden Today
Tuesday Toolkit: 2026's Plants of the Year
Tuesday Toolkit: Tips for Seed Starting
Top Ten Ways to Increase Soil Health
You may be asking "Why is it such a big deal?" Simply put, healthy soil gives us clean air and water, bountiful crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife and beautiful landscapes. All of which enhances our lives. Fun fact: There can be a billion microorganisms in a teaspon of compost or soil!
The Garden Scoop - Let's have... the Talk
Got your attention? We’re talking about plant sex aka pollination. There’s a lot of activity taking place in our gardens right now but no need to avert your eyes or cover the kids’ eyes.
Tuesday Toolkit: Vacation Proofing your Plants!
Tuesday Toolkit: 2025 Landscape Design Trends
Tuesday Toolkit: Companion Planting
The Garden Scoop - Keyhole Gardening
Something old is new again. Keyhole Gardening has (re)gained popularity. It originated in Africa out of necessity. Creating an organic recycling tank in the center of a garden to help grow vegetables in dry, rocky soils.
The Garden Scoop - 2025 AAS Annuals winners
Oh boy, All America Selections has chosen their winners in an array of categories but today, we're celebrating a few of their chosen Annuals. And, WOW, they are amazing. The 'Scoop gives some background on AAS and shares photos of these annuals along with a little story about a wild "pet" rabbit...
VIDEO: Tips for Making Homemade Salsa | Garden Guy Dale
Garden Guy Dale shares tips to making homemade salsa.
THE GARDEN SCOOP: New Gardeners & the Summer of ‘23
The Garden Scoop discusses things to keep in mind for the '23 season!
VIDEO: Blue Ribbon Vegetables at the 2023 MN State Fair | Garden Guy Dale
Garden Guy Dale checks out the blue ribbon-winning produce at the 2023 Minnesota State Fair.
VIDEO: Top Tips for Growing Tomatoes | Garden Guy Dale
Garden Guy Dale shares his top tips for growing tomatoes in your backyard garden.