Many experienced growers and farmers can confirm that the most important thing to grow in a garden is your soil. If you grow good soil, everything you plant in it will be set up for success and produce fruits and vegetables that are higher in nutrients than those grown in …
Starting seeds indoors can give you a head start on the gardening season and provide an earlier spring harvest, but it is a delicate process. Plants are most vulnerable in the seedling phase, where they are susceptible to disease and easily drowned, so they need extra attention and care to …
Coffee grounds are excellent fertilizers for crops, houseplants and garden flowers. They are basically a concentrate of nutrients, and they are cheap, “green” and ready to use. They also smell nice, unlike other fertilizers. But do you know how to use them? Do you know which plants really like them? …
Vermiculite and perlite are common gardening materials used to improve soil, potting mix or growing mediums as a soil amendment. The names sound similar, and many people may think they are basically the same. But they are not. Perlite and vermiculite are quite different in composition and also performance wise. …
Making your own houseplant fertilizer might sound like an intimidating science experiment, but its actually a super easy way to save money using things you would already have around the home. On top of being cost effective, it’s also an environmentally friendly and more natural way to provide important nutrients …
Tomatoes are the quintessential summer vegetable, topping everyone’s wishlist, but they do have particular needs if you want an abundant harvest. Some might consider tomatoes easy to grow, but they are picky when it comes to soil conditions, the amount of water provided, and fertilizing frequency. That means you need …
Compost is a familiar term for most gardeners. But, what’s humus? No, it’s not the healthy chickpea dip in the grocery store (although there’s no reason you couldn’t use hummus as a compost ingredient). Humus is the end result of the decompositions process, whereas compost is a word that identifies …
Eggshells might seem like a one-time item. After you make breakfast, you toss the eggshells into your compost – never the trash can! What you might not know is that you can use eggshells in the garden in a multitude of ways. They might be small, but eggshells are mighty, …
There is nothing quite like a fresh cup of coffee to start your day off right. As a plant owner, you may be wondering if you can use your brewed coffee grounds to fertilize houseplants. Many people choose to use coffee grounds for an easy, ecofriendly, and cheap way to …
Neem oil is the answer to many needs of gardeners. Do you need a fungicide, an insecticide, an antibacterial for your plants, Houseplants, flowers or crops but you don’t want to use chemical products? Don’t worry, Mother Nature already has the solution: neem oil of course. Its popularity with gardeners and amateurs alike is growing …
