Avocados are so delicious, so it can be disappointing when your tree fails to grow and produce fruit. The three species of avocados that are commercially grown are Persea nubigena var. guatamalensis, Persea americana var. drymifolia and Persea americana var. americana, all hardy in USDA zones 10 through 11. There are a few mistakes people make that cause avocado […]
If you live in North America and you’re not familiar with lucerne hay, you may know the plant as alfalfa. However, if you come from New Zealand, Australia, Africa, Germany, France or the United Kingdom, you likely know this beneficial plant as lucerne. Mulching with Lucerne Hay Medicago sativa, a clover-like plant belonging to the […]
If you don’t have enough space for a big garden, don’t worry, you can still grow your favorite vegetables, fruits and flowers in containers. It may be a bit challenging to do, but you can use some tricks to get the best out of your container garden. The most common way to start your container […]
Always make sure to select the most nutrient-dense vegetables and healthiest to grow in the garden. Not all are created equal! Robin Sweetser, wrote an article for the www.almanac.com creating a list with vegetable varieties bred specifically for better health, from tomatoes to carrots to zucchini. One way to increase the nutritional content of what you grow this summer […]
Vegetable gardening is so satisfying and home grown tomatoes are the best. There is nothing at all like those that you buy in the stores. Even the vine ripened ones can’t compare in taste to the sweetness of those you grow yourself. Here is a neat tip to get the most sweet tomatoes each year. […]
Milk as Soil Food Using milk on your compost and in your garden will probably come as a surprise to most. Upon closer inspection, however, it starts to make sense. The amino acids, proteins, enzymes and natural sugars that make milk a food for humans and animals are the same ingredients in nurturing healthy communities […]
Bees have been in the media spotlight recently due to their declining populations and the huge implication that their dwindling numbers are having on food production. Due to this, reports have claimed that beehives are now disappearing at an alarmingly rapid rate, which is largely due to pesticides and mites, as well as climate change. As people […]
Gardeners can benefit from hosting helpful pollinators, which tend to stay put when given food and a place to live. Native bees (including bumblebees, sweat bees, mining bees and others) pollinate many crops more efficiently and completely than honeybees do, with strawberries, blueberries and the entire squash family reliant on local pollinators to produce their […]
There are actually some useful ways to reuse the banana peels you’ve been throwing away. You can help boost your garden’s health and nutrients. It’s easy, free and you can do this year-round in your vegetable garden, as well as in your houseplants. Here are some of the ways you can use banana peel to […]
Mulch can sometimes make the difference for your gardening success. Mulch can keep the soil cooler, it can protect from erosion and even suppress weeds. There are some types of mulch you can use for best results in your garden and here are some of them. 1. Hay Grass hay, when dried and baled, can […]
