Peas are part of the legume family. Grown in pods, peas are packed with nutrition. There are basically three types: garden peas, snow peas, and snap peas. The first variety are green (garden) peas or Pisum sativum, whose pods are more fibrous and often not eaten. Their pods … [Read more...]
Health Benefits of Vitamin C
Many fruits and vegetables have substantial amounts of Vitamin C in them. Also known as ascorbic acid, this vitamin is water soluble, which means our bodies do not store it. They don't produce it either, unlike many animals, so we must ingest it daily to remain healthy. People … [Read more...]
How to Weed your garden
Weeding your garden is one of the most unpleasant gardening tasks that you may face. Because it is unpleasant, many gardeners put it off until the weeds are out of control which will just make the job more labor intensive. Weeds are unwanted in the garden because they rob your … [Read more...]
How to Know if You Have Quality Topsoil
Topsoil is one of our most important natural resources. It takes up to 500 years for one inch of topsoil to be created by nature. Topsoil is generally the first 6 to 12 inches of looser soil that you will find in your yard and garden. It is becoming a scarce commodity due to … [Read more...]
How to Use Compost
Compost is also known as black gold due to its value in the garden. It is commonly known that compost can be used as a soil conditioner by being dug into the soil. Compost adds valuable nutrients and microbes to the soil but can only be dug in as finished compost, or that which … [Read more...]
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