by Saffyre Falkenberg Bringing a wide variety of plants into your vegetable garden can have many benefits. Planting certain vegetables next to each other can encourage both plants to thrive. This unique process is known as companion planting. Companion plants have many … [Read more...]
How to Grow Purslane
Chances are, the following tips and tricks on how to grow purslane are not needed in your neighborhood. Purslane is prolific. However, it’s taking hold in gardens as a groundcover and even a garden crop, so here are instructions if you’re encouraging purslane somewhere it doesn’t … [Read more...]
How to Use Winter Cover Crops to Replenish and Protect Your Soil
Do you leave your garden dormant in the winter until the following spring? Home gardens with bare soil and nothing growing are vulnerable to soil erosion, weed growth, and pest issues. Consider planting a cover crop this winter. A cover crop typically consists of cold tolerant … [Read more...]
How to Grow Cape Gooseberry
The cape gooseberry goes by many names, ground cherry and goldenberry being the most common. It is part of the family called physalis, a nightshade relative of the tomato and some other ground-growing berries. Its origins are not well known, though it is native to several places, … [Read more...]
7 Organic Fertilizers You Might be Throwing Away
Buying organic fertilizer can be pricey. Did you know that there are ingredients you may be throwing away that can be used to fertilize your garden for free? We've put together a list of seven free ingredients that can be taken from the trash and converted to organic soil … [Read more...]
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