QUESTION: Is molasses good for tomato plants? ANSWER: Some gardeners swear by feeding their tomato plants molasses, saying that the molasses not only provides tomato plants with energy but also makes ripening tomatoes sweeter and increases microbial activity in the soil. … [Read more...]
Organic Solutions for Common Garden Pests
Protect Your Garden the Organic Way Avoiding chemical pesticides in your home lawn and garden is a great step to ensuring the health and safety of your family, pets, neighborhood, and the earth! By the time you notice holes in leaves, weak stalks, and rotten fruit, pests … [Read more...]
How to Enjoy Your Small Outdoor Space With a Vertical Garden
Vertical garden. The term itself sounds like an oxymoron. Surely plants should be on the ground? If not, in a pot that sits on the ground right? That’s just the natural order of things. So when one talks of a vertical garden, some creative thinking may be … [Read more...]
How to Grow Parsnips (Pastinaca sativa)
By Erin Marissa Russell Mention parsnips to many gardeners, and you’ll get a confused expression or a shrug of the shoulders—at least in some parts of the world. Although they’re more prevalent in Europe and northern parts of the United States, these white root vegetables just … [Read more...]
Fertilizer vs. Pesticides: What’s the Difference?
by Matt Gibson Whether you’re trying to tend to a healthy lawn, grow a few flowers or vegetables, or manage an entire farm, whether or not to use pesticides and fertilizers is an issue that you will need to confront at some point. Though there are many negative effects that … [Read more...]
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