Highbush Blueberries Most blueberry bushes cultivated in the northern and eastern United States are highbush blueberries. These produce most commercial blueberries you find in stores. They famously grow wild in New England, but thrive in warmer environments also. There are … [Read more...]
Window Garden
Growing Window Gardens If you’re anything like me, you fall into a slight depression soon after the outside garden succumbs to the cold and by Thanksgiving you’re ready for spring. If you’re anything like me, growing foodstuffs and ornamentals in your precious little window … [Read more...]
How To Grow Strawberries In Containers
Strawberries are one of the first natural tasty treats of summer. There’s nothing quite like a plump and juicy strawberry, whether you eat them plain, bake a pie, add them to shortcake or turn them into jelly. Unfortunately, grocery store prices can be a bit high, so why not … [Read more...]
How to Make Sturdy Recycled Newspaper Pots
Think Green Making seed pots out of old newspapers is not only a thrifty use of the newspapers, but also good for the planet. Commercial seed pots usually make you choose between throw-away plastic, or expensive pressed peat moss pots that can go straight into the ground, but … [Read more...]
How to Grow Tomato Plants in Containers
Growing In Containers Container gardening is a great way to garden when you don’t have much space, and tomatoes are the king of containers. The structure and limited space actually encourages upward growth for this vining plant, and when you combine a good tomato pot with a … [Read more...]