Archive for the ‘Vegetable Gardening’ Category
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
The beginnings of your garden do count, so don’t skimp on the initial steps that can promote or hinder your garden’s growth. If you haven’t had successful gardens in the past, maybe you just need to do more research and start the growing process in a different way. Here are ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
A full-time job or even having a part-time job along with kids can put a damper on your extracurricular activities. You might even find it hard to carve out time for recycling let alone cultivating a garden. While it might be a matter of balancing your work and personal life, ...
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Monday, March 21st, 2011
Tomatoes are incredibly handy to have in your refrigerator, because they're delicious in soups, salads, wraps and sandwiches. In addition, they're an important ingredient in your homemade pasta sauce. Since there are so many uses for this fruit, it's convenient to grow them at home to save money at the ...
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Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
A root cellar is one of the easiest additions you can add onto your home to improve living off the grid. It’s also a common sense way to store your vegetables and fruits without electricity. Down under the ground lies a natural refrigerator where it’s cool and dark, which happens ...
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Monday, March 7th, 2011
Having the garden in the backyard seems common sense, right? But when you’re busy and need to prepare dinner in 30 minutes, wouldn’t having the garden next to the kitchen be more convenient? Of course, an herb garden is simple to design and make room for, but you could have ...
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Monday, January 31st, 2011
Gardens contain the good, bad and the ugly…bugs that is. When you’re pruning your prized bushes and nourishing your precious heirloom vegetables, the last thing you want to see are bugs destroying the leaves and quality of the plants. There are many types of larva that you will also notice ...
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Are you getting itchy for spring? Even though the season is quite here just yet, you can start on your summer vegetable garden. By starting seeds indoors, you can achieve an earlier harvest. Germination can be complex, but planting seeds indoors is easier than you think.
Before you start haphazardly planting ...
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Friday, January 21st, 2011
Since the BP oil spill, oil might be on your mind more than ever. In addition to the destruction we know oil causes to the environment, it’s also expensive to have to rely on it for transportation. Unfortunately, gasoline can rear its ugly head in your garden, regardless of how ...
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Monday, January 17th, 2011
In order to achieve hardy plants that flourish, you don’t necessarily have to dig your way to a successful harvest. The no-dig method of growing plants is a tried and true gardening technique from Australia that you might want to try if digging isn’t for you.
Although you will still have ...
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Friday, January 7th, 2011
There are many reasons to store seeds. Maybe you want to be more frugal or preserve heirloom plants. Another reason for keeping seeds is to continue growing that great tomato that enhances your signature corn salad. Whatever reason you have, it’s important to store the seeds in a place that ...
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