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 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…
Summer is drawing to a close now, and our rows of bushy carrot tops look promising. We like to just pull a few carrots up before a meal when we need them, and leave the rest in…
I have a very pretty patch of chives in my garden and right now they are covered in flowers. Not only are they decorative, they are useful too. Chives are in fact related to onions, but unlike…
We love to raise a patch of pumpkins each year. They are fun to grow, and give a lot of pleasure to our grandchildren in the fall. For most of us, space for growing vegetables is limited….
Parsley is one of my favorite herbs. We use it in our family risotto recipe, and many other dishes. My rabbits love it too and we grow a lot of it. We have some in our herb…
There are so many different potting soils to choose from! And finding the best potting soils for Fiddle Leaf Fig (Ficus Lyrata) can be challenging. Different plants have different requirements when it comes to soil acidity, and…
