How to Restore Exhausted Soil
When years of gardening – or plain neglect – exhausts a soil’s nutrients, it loses the vitality required to support life. Here’s how restore depleted soil nutrients without synthetic fertilizers.
Ultimate Perlite Guide to Boost Your Garden in 2020
If you’ve bought potted plants or vegetable starters from a garden center, then you’ve probably wondered about those tiny white pellets in the potting soil. They look like bits of Styrofoam, but they’re not.
Basic Gardening Tools Every Beginner Should Own
If you’re among the many who have decided to start a backyard garden this year, you’ll need a small cache of tools to break ground. We give you a rundown of the essentials.
Recyclable Rockery: How to Start a Straw Bale Garden
There’s a reason why straw bale gardening is getting a lot of attention lately. The practice allows you to grow a substantial but temporary garden just about anywhere!
Gardening Guide: How to Grow Kale
The remarkably hardy kale is rich in fiber, minerals, and packed with Vitamin K, Vitamin A, and Vitamin C. Here are a few choice tips on growing this cool season vegetable in your backyard successfully.
So you want to grow asparagus this spring? Start planning now!
If you love asparagus and want to grow some yourself, don’t delay getting started. Even with the best of care, an asparagus bed won’t yield its best crop for several years. Once it does, however, the bed will produce an abundance of spears for at least 20 to 30 years!
5 Ways Chickens Can Help in Your Garden!
Raising chickens in your backyard is at once fun and rewarding. Not only do they enjoy the space, but they can also help out in the garden!
6 Easy Ways to Conserve Water in Your Garden
It just makes sense to use limited resources prudently. We offer advice on some easy ways to conserve water in the garden.
Urban Gardening Strategies: Growing Vegetables Without a Yard
Knowing how to begin can sometimes be the most baffling aspect of growing a garden in cramped, sunless spaces. We offer tried-and-tested strategies to get you started.
Want to start an organic garden? Here’s how.
You want to eat more organic food, but going organic is expensive: one look at the grocery store receipt can make you think twice. The good news is, that doesn’t have to stop you from eating healthier.