Irrespective of whether you are a beginner or a guru in growing vegetables, making mistakes is inevitable. You might not repeat the old mistakes, but you’ll always commit new ones each and every year. … [Read more...] about 8 No No’s In The Vegetable Garden

Let me ask... Would you like to have a hummingbird garden? Do you love to watch hummingbirds feeding in a frenzy? Would you like to learn How To attract more of them to your garden? Find out how … [Read more...] about Hummingbird Garden: How To Make Your Backyard A Hangout

The use of plastic sheeting or mulch in the garden proves to be a useful tool for some garden crops. Many crops do well with the support of plastic sheeting and plastic mulch. These innovative … [Read more...] about How To Use Plastic Sheeting And Plastic Mulch In The Garden [PROS & CONS]

So you're interested in growing bell peppers! We find bell peppers in red, green, yellow and purple, plus they are loaded vitamin A and C. Another nice fact is that the crop cycle is not very … [Read more...] about Growing Bell Peppers For Gardening Beginners

Having fresh herbs right outside the door takes fresh to a whole new level. The vertical herb planter has removable shelves and is easy to build. Use bagged potting soil or a raised bed garden … [Read more...] about How To Make A Vertical Herb Planter Step By Step

If you compost, you already toss banana peels into your compost pile or compost bin. But, there are a number of other banana peel uses both as a natural fertilizer and as a natural pest repellent … [Read more...] about Banana Peels In The Garden – (12 How To Ideas And Uses)

Do you want a rich, vibrant garden? This super collection of five items can supercharge your soil and improve garden growth. The solution may be hiding in your kitchen! Discover how fish bones and … [Read more...] about 7 Simple Solutions For Supercharging Your Garden Growth

The Tomatillo plant, an odd-looking distant tomato cousin and one of the essential ingredients in Mexican cuisine, especially recipes of green tomatillo salsa. These wild growing central American … [Read more...] about Growing Tomatillos: How To Care, Grow And Use Tomatillos

Epsom salt has long been a favorite for many gardeners and for some it is a best friend. With the push towards more “green living” and organic gardening, Epsom salt has been growing in popularity. … [Read more...] about 10 Proven Uses for Epsom Salt In The Garden

Straw bale gardening has been growing in popularity. It's a unique way to garden that honestly, some people swear to... and other swear at. You'll have to make up your own mind. The concept of … [Read more...] about Straw Bale Gardening: 10 “Easy Growing” Reasons To Try It

Gardening is a beloved hobby and past time for millions of men, women, and children around the world. Below you'll find 10 helpful tips and tricks for saving money while growing your own … [Read more...] about 10 Frugal Gardening Tricks For More Effective Growing

Fire is an element that can cause great harm to the environment. However natural wildfires can actually be quite beneficial. Wood ash in gardening holds many nutritious elements for plants. It is … [Read more...] about 12 Ways To Use Wood Ash In The Home and Garden

Boron is a mineral salt with acidic properties. It is naturally occurring, and it is the only ingredient in Borax. This product has been around for ages, but borax uses go beyond its excellent … [Read more...] about 5 Clever Borax Uses In Your Garden

Let's face it... The word "mildew" means different things to people. To the gardener, "powdery mildew" is a fungi on vegetables, especially on cucurbits. To the homeowner, it may be any … [Read more...] about Powdery Mildew: How To Get Rid Of Powdery Mildew In The Garden

"But you have such wonderful soil" is the envious complaint of the novice gardener to the seasoned landscape and garden veteran. With this, the beginner discounts the foresight, skill and work that … [Read more...] about 7 Tips On Building Rich Organic Soil for Wonderful Results

Sphagnum peat moss first became available to gardeners as a soil amendment in the early 1900s. Since that time, the discovery revolutionized the way we grow plants. Sphagnum moss mostly came from … [Read more...] about Peat Moss: How To Best Use Peat Moss In The Garden

When soil requirements are specified for various kinds of gardening needs, reference is frequently made to "good soil," "ordinary garden loam," “good garden soil," or "good garden loam soil." For … [Read more...] about What Is Good Garden Loam?

Sprouts like alfalfa, fenugreek, radish, broccoli, mung beans, onion, cabbage, mustard seeds, chickpeas, quinoa, lentils, pea sprouts and many others are superfoods. They hold all the "power" of a … [Read more...] about How To Grow Your Own Superfood Sprouts

With Spring offically here the vegetable, flower, grass fertilization and soon weed killer commercials will start popping up. In fact, fertilizer ads are already here. However, when things begin to … [Read more...] about Giant Wok Water Feature And More Favorite Gardening Blog Posts #16

The Potting Bench #14: A Collection Of Our Favorite Gardening Blog Posts Each and every day we find many interesting, educational, creative, idea-generating and inspiring posts. However, we never get … [Read more...] about Did You See This Collection? Our Favorite Gardening Blog Posts #14

Let's face it. Garden mulch plays a significant role in the vegetable garden. But what mulch should you use in the garden? Before narrowing down the type of mulch to use, let's understand the … [Read more...] about Vegetable Garden Mulch: How To Use Mulch In The Garden

The fall garden... it's that time of the year when the weather begins to cool and there's a nip in the air, you know it's time to begin preparing your garden for fall and winter. This is especially … [Read more...] about Fall Garden: How To Prepare Your Garden For Winter

Growing asparagus in raised garden beds provides perennial asparagus plants a secluded spot for controlled growing conditions. It allows for undisturbed growth each year. A raised bed isolates the … [Read more...] about HOW TO Tips For Growing Asparagus In Raised Beds

When the weather begins to get cooler gardeners know it's time to think about how to protect plants from frost. Gardeners know how freezing temperatures and deadly frosts can destroy their precious … [Read more...] about Frost Protection: How To Protect Plants From Frost

Do you know that?... Acid soil determined with a soil test, exhibit differences in texture (or physical condition) and in fertility than neutral or alkaline soil. The degree of acidity or alkalinity … [Read more...] about Acid Soil: How To Make Soil More Acidic