Buying seedlings can be costly if you have a big yard – with $8-16 per pot (as for 2025), you can easily spend a couple of hundred dollars. Here are some tips to start a native plant garden for free (or almost free)- 1. Join Utah Native Plant Society and local...
There’s nothing more satisfying than a thriving garden — until you realize you’ve got way more tomatoes, zucchinis, or herbs than you can eat. Instead of letting your hard-earned harvest go to waste, try these simple ways to preserve your extra produce. 1. Freeze it...
Do you have too many zucchini or tomatoes? Or simply just have a fruit tree producing hundreds of fruits? And your neighbors and friends just can’t take them anymore? Food bank usually doesn’t take perishable items and in the heat of Utah, things...
Living in Salt Lake Valley means most of the summer days will be above 90°F. And when it’s over 100°F and full sun, most of the vegetables or plants struggle. Here are some ways we found effective, especially for your new plants or vegetable garden. 1. Shade...
With inflation, the prices for plants can be very not friendly. Sometimes I feel like I almost have a heart attack when I go to nurseries or big box stores. $6 for a small vegetable start? Outrageous! As a millennial just used all the savings to buy a house and still...
