If you garden, you’ve heard it over and over: This plant needs full sun, or partial shade, or part sun. But what exactly does that mean? Let’s take a look at the differences between the various requirements for sun and shade. Full Sun: Six hours of sunlight each day, … [Read more...]
The Art of Repotting
Of all the gardening tasks, repotting is my favorite. Give me a bench full of plants to repot and I’m in horticulture heaven. Houseplants need repotting when they start to become root bound. You’ll know when this happens because roots will grow out of the drainage holes or the … [Read more...]
Hot or Sweet, You CAN Grow Peppers in Containers
Peppers can be a little tricky to grow. So, even if you have a garden, you might want to grow your peppers in containers. That’s because you can control temperature, water, and fertilizer more easily in containers—which means you might just get better pods from peppers planted in … [Read more...]
Organic Pest Control in the Garden
Got bugs? Of course you do. If your garden is like most gardens, bugs abound, and this is not altogether a bad thing. Many invertebrates are actually beneficial for gardens. Worms till and aerate the soil. Bees pollinate our crops. Yet we do need to find ways to stop bugs from … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Use Finished Compost at Home
Have you ever looked into your compost bin and asked yourself, “Is this really compost?” Well, if it doesn’t look like banana peels, eggshells, onionskins, and apple cores any more, it’s compost. When your whole pile looks like soil or humus instead of food scraps, it’s time to … [Read more...]
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