For most gardeners, especially beginners, lots of consideration is given to lots of things, from what to grow, to where to grow, but not much is given to how to grow, or at least, how best to grow....
Category: Outdoor Gardening
As I sit in my slapped together backyard garden, I try to remind myself what it was like before ‘perlite,’ ‘vermiculite,’ and ‘drainage’ became words as commonly used in my household as...
A commonly asked question amongst gardeners is whether or not it is safe to compost in plastic. When I started to look into this topic, I found a substantial amount of helpful information, which I...
My recycling bin is kept outside near one of my gardens. One day I was taking a few plastic bottles out to be recycled when I wondered if there was something I could use the bottles for in my garden....
Perennial vegetable gardening can save you a load of time, money and effort. These are vegetables that are planted once and the harvest continues year after year. They need less work when growing...
Mulch is a material that covers the soil for a number of reasons which include conserving soil moisture, preventing diseases, and enriching the soil and eventually controlling weeds which is actually...
