Once your tomatoes are growing well, you may wonder what else you can do to keep them healthy. Many gardeners focus on fertilizers as a growth enhancer for their tomatoes. This usually works, but there is a better focus for what your tomato plants really need if they are to … [Read more...]
Tips For Indoor Composting
Most people aren't aware that composting isn't just for outdoor gardeners with plenty of space to create a compost pile. Nor is it a nasty, stinky, messy process. Composting is easy and can be done indoors without fear of filling your home with a nasty garbage stench. There … [Read more...]
Urban Farming Ideas
Farming in cities and towns is not a new idea – urban agriculture has been around for centuries (at least). What's new about it today are the options available to urban farmers and the types of ways that literally anyone, no matter their home's type or size, can grow food for … [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...]
Growing a Green Garden
Nowadays, green usually refers to environmentally friendly. When referring to a garden, though, it can have a double meaning. Can you think of a better place to go green than in your garden? Not only is it one of America's favorite (and healthiest) hobbies, but growing a garden … [Read more...]