There is no doubt that interest in gardening and landscaping has grown over the past several years. Along with that increase has come a flood of gardening advice online. Years ago, gardeners often relied on trusted books, local experts, or Extension resources for answers.
Today, information spreads quickly through social media, blogs, videos, and online posts, but is it all worth listening to?
Some of that information is helpful and research-based. Other advice falls into the “too good to be true” category. As the saying goes, you can’t believe everything you read on the internet.
One of the biggest challenges with online gardening information is figuring out where it came from. Sometimes advice is based on old gardening myths passed from person to person.
Other times, information comes from l…