How to Make Compost With Grass Clippings
Compost grass clippings looks like a logical thing to do, and it is, but you do need to consider some things about […]
DIY Gardening Ideas – 4 Easy to Make Garden Raised Beds
Gardening is much easier with garden raised beds. They make many traditional gardening chores like deep tilling, weeding and amending the soil […]
How to Plant Rainbow Carrots
How to Plant Rainbow Carrots The snappy crunch of fresh-picked, bright yellow, purple, orange and white carrots add a distinct visual appeal […]
Top 10 Heirloom Tomatoes for the Garden
Heirlooms are any plant that has been grown for at least 50 years commercially or that has been passed down through a […]
How Much And How Often To Water Potted Plants
It is often difficult to gauge how much water for container garden plants is necessary. There is a fine line between drought […]
The Best Plants for Edible Gardens
The Best Plants for Edible Gardens 1. Nasturtium An orange or yellow flower that adds a pop of color to any plate […]
Quinoa Growing Guide
Delicious, nutritious, antioxidant rich, and full of much-needed magnesium, quinoa has rightfully become one of the most popular health foods around. But […]
Prevention of Pests and Diseases
What with all the other difficulties that beset us, it will come as no surprise to you to learn that fruit crops […]
Better Gardening Through Science
Do you want to be a gardening ninja? Able to make plants grow quicker, better, stronger, through seemingly mystical skills? Astound your […]
Make Your Own Pyrethrum Insecticide
Traditionally, dried ground flowers from pyrethrum (Tanacetum cinerariifolium) have been used to make dusts and sprays at home. When making or using […]
Vinegar-Based and Citrus-Based Herbicides
A few years ago, several people told me they were able to control their weeds by spraying them with inexpensive kitchen vinegar. […]
Laying the Foundation for a Rock Garden
Laying the Foundation for a Rock Garden A good foundation is everything. Even if you have the ideal natural slope for building […]
Planting Vegetables and Herbs in Summer
Planting Vegetables and Herbs in Summer Most of these crops are easy to grow. A good choice if you are growing for […]
Growing Warm Season Vegetables
Growing Warm Season Vegetables Warm weather and frost-free nights bring the vegetable gardening season into full swing. Summer vegetables are grown primarily […]
A Handy To-Do List for Gardening in July
As a gardener, do you find July to be a tough month? The cool, brisk and moist days of spring are long […]
Growing fruit and vegetables – July
Growing fruit and vegetables – July It’s now getting late in the year for sowing and planting, but there is still time […]
Pineberries – Growing Guide
Pineberries are strawberries, but the name comes from their pineapple favor. They have white flesh and red seeds, just the opposite of […]
15 Vegetables to Plant Now for a Fall Harvest
If you’d like a fall harvest, now is the time to get your hands in the dirt and get planting your fall […]
Ultimate Kitchen Garden Planner
Kitchen gardens are growing in popularity. With the rise of food prices and the increased awareness of the general public about the […]
Benefits Of Organic Farming Over Conventional Farming
Benefits Of Organic Farming Over Conventional Farming Organic crops are cultivated without the use of petroleum based fertilizers, pesticides, sewage sludge based […]
Growing Sedum (Stonecrop)
Growing Sedum (Stonecrop) The succulent foliage of many types of sedum is topped by starry flowers in late summer and fall. Low-growing […]
Bees and Garden Herbs
Bees in the garden are a good thing. Bees pollinate about 75 percent of all of the food crops in the world. […]
8 Tips for Gardeners in June
8 tips for gardeners in June 1. Now’s the time to plant out courgettes, sweet corn, pumpkins, dwarf, climbing and runner beans. […]
Creating a Blue Garden
You can create an unusual and striking garden by growing plants of the same color together, and blue is particularly effective. Use blue hues […]
Lotus – Growing Guide
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots Order: Proteales Family: Nelumbonaceae Genus: Nelumbo Species: N. nucifera Binomial […]
Fertilizing Minerals from the Ocean
Your body has cravings, doesn’t it? Sometimes you crave this, or sometimes that. Those cravings can be telling you something, some studies […]
Shallots – Growing Guide
The shallots are type of onion, specifically a botanical variety of the species Allium cepa. An easy-to-grow gourmet favorite, these perennial onions produce a […]
Planting Arrangements
Planting Arrangements Arranging vegetable plants within your garden area depends mainly on the amount of space and time you have available and […]
Growing Unusual Vegetables From Seed
Growing Unusual Vegetables From Seed Whether you’re a first-time gardener or an old pro, you will enjoy growing some unusual types of […]
Growing Coriander
Tips for Growing Coriander Coriander has its botanical name Coriandrum sativum, the other names are then or Chinese parsley. These are all […]