Vertical Wall Gardens Maximize Growing Space Indoors and Out
Here a garden, there a garden, everywhere a garden-garden! On the wall and down the hall, wall planters create lovely vertical wall gardens and are especially helpful when you’re short …
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Growing Kohlrabi Greens and Stems, a Gangly Plant With Beautiful Benefits!
Another cancer-fighting, fat burning cabbage cousin. Before we started growing kohlrabi greens and root, we researched the kohlrabi health benefits. It turns out that kohlrabi greens and the bulbous stem of this funky …
Which Vegetables Grow in the Shade?
Shade Loving Vegetables If you’re wondering which vegetables grow in the shade, you’re not alone. Many people live in homes in established neighborhoods with huge mature trees casting long shadows across …
Rain Gardens Direct and Conserve Rainwater While Cleaning the Environment
Rain Gardens are Beautiful, Practical and Environmentally Friendly! Rain gardens are a brilliant idea designed to grow plants with the flow of rainwater. Instead of fighting Mother Nature, work with …
Growing Goji Berries and Goji Berry Health Benefits to Know
The Mighty Goji Berry Benefits Worth Knowing We’re glad to be growing goji berries, and plan to add more for the many goji berry health benefits. If you’re looking up …
Square Foot Gardening – Benefits and How To
Mel Bartholomew 1931 – 2016 The founding father of Square Foot Gardening, also known as SFG, Mel Bartholomew, died on 4/28/16 at the age of 85. The passing of a …
Wildflowers and Weeds With Purple Flowers to Get to Know
You may have found this article because you’re looking to identify pretty weeds with purple flowers on your nature walk, or perhaps you’re looking at whether to love — or …
Keep Squirrels, Rabbits, and Rodents and Out of the Garden
So how to keep squirrels and rabbits out of the garden? How about those other rodents, such as voles…? Rabbits are not rodents, and while cute and sweet, you may …
Benefits of Straw Bale Gardening, Hacks and How-to
One Bale of a Garden Bed! Of the many benefits of straw bale gardening, one of the most popular is the back-saving easier access that raised beds provide. Some folks love …
How to Make Organic Compost in 3 Easy Steps
Go for the gold! Black gold! And we don’t mean Jed Clampett’s kind of black gold in The Beverly Hillbillies. Rich compost is a garden essential, and if you’re wondering how to make …