This post will give instructions for building a compost bin, and for what to put in your compost bin. Compost is the best method of fertilizing your garden, and you can create your own compost with materials you might otherwise have sent to the dump. For more on fertilizing your plants, check out my related […]
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Fertilize Your Plants
With the cooling of temperatures, fall is a great time to fertilize your plants. But all fertilizers are not created equal, and you only need to put on your plants what they need. The next three posts will cover the basics of fertilizing. The first will address the underlying concepts you need to know about […]
Six Tips on How to Have Fun in Your Garden
When I was a little girl, we would go to visit my beloved “Grammy.” Since I became a grammy, I fondly refer to her as “Grammy, Sr.” Grammy, Sr. and Papa would take us to see what was growing and what was new out in their fields. We would look at tiny tomato blossoms in […]
Garden When It’s Hot
As I write this post, it is projected to be 104° this afternoon, and it has been over 100 for what seems like a million days already. We just had our hottest May on record, and we’re halfway through a June of mostly 100° days. It’s just plain too hot, but you can still garden […]
Build a Better Soil
The Real Dirt on Dirt Dirt is so undervalued! We hate dirt in so many senses – dirt on our clothes, dirt under our fingernails, dirt on the kitchen floor. When we think of dirt, our first reaction is probably, ick, I’ve got to get this off of me as quick as I can. We […]
Three Must-Know Terms: Annual, Biennial and Perennial
This post contains affiliate links. That means that if you make a purchase after clicking on a link I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. For more information, click here. As a gardener, you will want to know the difference between annual, biennial and perennial plants. Why are these terms […]
The Best Method Ever to Deal with Weeds
Once we get our gardens all planted in the spring, the next hairy task to raise its head is getting rid of weeds. Weeds are just plants where you don’t want them. When I was a girl, lantana was considered to be a weed. Nowadays nurseries sell lantanas of many kinds by the truckload. I […]
Begin Here 7 Steps to Start an Organic Garden
Want to start an organic garden? It may be easier than you think. The first question people ask me about organic gardening is what do you do about the bugs? The answer is prevention! Organic gardening creates healthy plants which are resistant to insects (in other words, bugs won’t bug you!) Healthy plants not only […]