Author: Zack Snipes

Farming Foundations Online Farming School

Mar 24, 2022 | In the Garden

Do you want to start farming but don’t know where to start? Would you like to grow vegetable crops to sell at a local farmer’s market? Would you like to develop a farming side hustle?...

Tomato

Mar 2, 2022 | Fruits & Vegetables, In the Garden, Vegetables

Get tips for growing tomatoes, including planting, staking, and managing common pests and diseases.

How to Build a Grow Light Setup to Grow Plants from Seeds

Feb 15, 2021 | Vegetables

Learn to construct a grow light setup and give your seedlings the best start indoors for year-round gardening.

Tired of eating squash? Consider donating to a local food ministry

Sep 10, 2020 | In the Garden

If you are anything like me, this is the time of year when you never want to eat another squash or zucchini again. I feel like Bubba from Forrest Gump when describing the many ways I have eaten...

A Step-by-Step Guide to School or Community Garden Clean-up

Aug 5, 2020 | In the Garden

Cleaning up a school garden after a prolonged absence or period of neglect can seem like an overwhelming task, particularly now as schools are working out how to reopen safely. Although it seems the...

A Few More Cool Tools to Add to Your Garden Toolbox

May 13, 2020 | In the Garden

If you are anything like me, you are constantly adding to your gardening toolbox. Below are a few tools that I cannot live without in my gardening adventures. The best news is that for $40, you can...

Invest in a “Transplant Producing Machine”

Apr 23, 2020 | In the Garden

Far too many times, I see unused mini-greenhouses sitting in backyards and farms. These once-promising structures are now home to millions of red imported fire ants, rats, and even the occasional...

Starting Seeds Indoors

Apr 17, 2020 | Fruits & Vegetables, In the Garden, Vegetables

Explore the benefits of starting seeds indoors and follow a step-by-step guide for successful germination and growth.

Now is the Time to Support our Local Farmers!

Mar 25, 2020 | In the Garden

COVID-19 has taken the world by surprise, and many people around the world have had to slow or shut things down in recent times. While many folks are working from home, one group of people who...

3 Cool Tools to Add to your Garden Toolbox for Weed Management This Year

Jan 27, 2020 | In the Garden, Landscape

A writer for a popular gardening magazine reached out to me recently and asked what my favorite garden tools for homeowners and small hobby farmers were. Of course, this is an impossible question to...

Getting More Bang for Your Buck By Ratooning Spring Vegetables

Jul 11, 2019 | In the Garden

It’s the end of June, and my vegetable garden looks rough. The heat and the insects have wreaked havoc on my once beautiful Garden of Eden. This is the perfect time to rejuvenate some of the crops...

July Week 1 Garden Photos

Jul 1, 2019 | Photo Blog, Photo Worthy Plants

Common vegetable insect pests, diseases, and disorders that affect South Carolina gardens. Tomato Fruitworm Damage Zachary Boone Snipes, ©2015 Clemson Extension Bacterial Leaf Spot on Tomato Zachary...