One of the simplest ways to keep your crops healthy is to move particular crops from bed to bed every year, so that plant diseases and insect pests can't get a hold as easily as they otherwise might. While this can be difficult in a small garden, it's not impossible. If you know … [Read more...]
Using Chicken Feeders as Planters for Container Gardening
Discarded chicken feeders and waterers can be repurposed as rustic garden planters. Wooden trough feeders will work well for a season or two but then are likely to rot. Galvanized feeders and waterers will last longer and give a great look to a patio table, porch or … [Read more...]
7 Top Gardening Tips for a Successful Garden this Season
Sometimes, it's a few top tips that can make a major difference in gardening success. The top performers in any field do things a little- or a lot- differently than you and I. That's why they are at the very top of their game. This is as true of gardening as any other pursuit. … [Read more...]
Actually, Opossums are the Good for the Garden
Before running opossums out of your garden, please reconsider. These odd-looking beasts may seem threatening, but they're not, really. While they might hiss and bare their teeth when they see you, they're just trying to scare you away. They're actually kind of shy. If you … [Read more...]
Gardening Quick Tip: Use Rhubarb Leaves As Slug Traps
If you grow rhubarb for the tasty stalks, don't toss the potentially poisonous, inedible leaves on the compost heap. Use them as organic slug traps instead! Rhubarb leaves are quite large, sometimes as much as a foot across, and all it takes to attract slugs is to lay the … [Read more...]
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