How to Make Compost II
Here are some additional tips on how to prepare and use your own compost for your garden. Making a Compost Bin: Fence The best bins for this purpose are circular fence or silo bins. You can find them in feed…
03/25/2020
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Gardening Basics
How to Make Compost I
Compost is a mixture of soil, sand and humus-forming material. When you mix it, it is allowed to decompose for a certain period of time. In the process, weed seeds are destroyed and the number of friendly bacteria found in…
Improving Your Garden Soil
The soil and land are crucial for successful gardening. The quality of soil vary greatly from area to area, so it’s always important to know the local conditions. Generally speaking, the soil can be divided into 3 categories: claylike, sandy…
Important Information found on Seed Packets
Seeds can be purchased on many places, from nurseries and garden centers to regular grocery stores. Many people choose to start their plants from seeds, so knowing what you’re looking for is very important. You may want to start a…
Potting Soil, Potting Mix and Potting Amendments Explained
Potting and re-potting is something all plant growers and gardeners need to do from time to time. One of the most vital element needed for potting is soil. You’ll often hear people talking about “potting soil” and “potting mix”. There…
Essential Plant Nutrients
Most fertilizers include all the important plant nutrients. There are three essential nutrients for your plants all fertilizers have to include: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (N-P-K, in that order). However, these “big three” are not the only nutrients your plants…
Preventing Garden Injuries
Working in your garden is exciting and fulfilling, but you need to take safety precautions in order to keep yourself safe. Without these precautions any garden work can be dangerous because of the numerous tools you use for gardening. Even…
How to Store Garden Seeds
Many people buy a variety of garden seeds every spring. They process to plant what they can in their garden and save the remaining seeds. These seeds often ended up wasted. There is a good question to be answered: are…
Understanding Soil Types
Soil is very important for plants. It is the lifeline to supply plants with water and nutrients and it also gives plants an anchor to support themselves and to grow their roots. In order to choose the best soil for…
Pruning Basics
Pruning is very important for the plant care but many inexperienced plant growers are confused about it. They are not sure how to determine when and how to prune their plants. In some ways, pruning is an art and it…
Complete Step by Step Guide for Lasagna Gardening
In this gardening tips article, you can going to learn the complete steps of one simple and flexible organic gardening method called lasagna gardening. You will be free from the fuss of tilling, sod removal and digging with lasagna gardening….
Understanding Labels: Organic, GMO, Heirloom, Hybrid
There are many food labels we encounter on a daily basis, as well as certain technical terms applied to plants. Words such as “GMO”, “heirloom”, “organics”, “hybrid” are used often, but do we really know what they mean? While most…