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. […]
Plants can become sick – some of the time getting a mold, which is often connected to the fact that they simply aren’t getting the supplements they need to survive. Fortunately, there is frequently an approach to turn around the damage and take your sick plants back to great health. With a tad of affection […]
1. Overwatering This is one of the most common problems when growing cacti and succulents. Plants should be watered in the summer, on a 7 to 10 day intervals in well-drained soils. You should water more often if the soil is sandy and less often if the soil is heavier. The best way to know if they need water is […]
Bananas truly bring a tropical feel to your home, because their foliage gets lush and full, they supply fresh fruit, and they really look like something straight out of Hawaii. In addition to bringing a fresh look to your house, they do well with minimum maintenance, are self-fruitful, so they don’t need a pollinator, and all […]
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 […]
There are two ways to find out whether potato towers really work. One is to search for real studies that compare potato towers with different types of developing potatoes and the other is to try to understand how potatoes actually grow. What is a potato tower? Usually, the plants are grown for a few weeks […]
This ornamental shrub is used to create privacy fences and informal landscaping boundaries such as a clipped hedge around a house. It is also a striking focal point when planted in a flower garden. Both the Japanese photinia (Photinia glabra) and Chinese photinia (Photinia serrulata) are hardy plants. Reasons to choose Photinia hedging An evergreen […]
Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that requires a dedicated growing spot in the garden for 10 years or more. It will take a year to begin harvest and three to four years to come to full harvest. Choosing the spot You should take in consideration in advance the fact that you need bigger space for […]
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 […]
