Growing Greener Grass With Homemade Compost
We’ve been using compost from our compost pile in our vegetable garden and flower beds for many years. But this year, we decided to give the grass on our homestead a bit of a boost. We tend…
Tomato Trellis And Support Systems: Creative Solutions And Ideas
Most of us picture tomatoes growing pruned and suspended in a tidy, upright position. And today we’re going to look at 4 affordable DIY support systems. Left to their own devices, many tomato plants would simply grow…
Protecting Our Tall Flowers From Wind Damage
Every year our little display of Oriental Lilies gets better. They give us so much pleasure, fill the garden with beautiful scent, and each year there are more of them. The downside is that most years the…
How To Harvest Pumpkins At The Perfect Time And Store Them Successfully
We want our pumpkins to last until Halloween for our grandchildren, and you probably want your pumpkins in great condition for the big event too! But in a good summer, pumpkins may be ripe long before Halloween….
Shrubs & Climbers That Bring A Little Joy To Long Winter Days
If you live in a region with cold winters, then it can feel like a long wait before your garden wakes up in spring. One way to add some color to those grey winter days is to…
Choosing The Right Composting Containers For Your Yard
Let’s start out by saying that you don’t have to have any kind of container, to get started with composting. You can in fact simply make a compost pile straight onto the ground. And there are pros…
First Steps In Composting – An Introduction For Beginners
My family regard my enthusiasm for composting with some amusement. They’d probably say, if pressed, that it’s verging on an obsession! But here’s the thing. Composting is a fascinating subject and so much more interesting than just…
How To Get The Humidity Right For Your Houseplants
Getting humidity right for houseplants is always going to be something of a compromise. Many of our most popular houseplants were originally tropical rainforest or jungle plants and their preference is for very high levels of humidity…
Fruit Trees – Why Every Yard Should Have One (And How To Choose Yours)
Fruit trees are fairly easy to grow and many are hardy enough to cope with cold winters. Many fruit trees make a beautiful display of flowers in spring and require little maintenance apart from some watering and…
The When And How Of Harvesting Carrots
Summer is drawing to a close now, and our rows of bushy carrot tops look promising. I like to just pull a few carrots up before a meal when we need them, and leave the rest in…