What’s going on inside your compost pile? It may look pretty inert from the outside, but the interior of a well-maintained compost bin is a hotbed of activity. Of course you can make great compost without understanding…
Setting up a worm farm is something I’ve been interested in for several years now, and this month I finally got to turn my wriggly dreams into reality. Before taking the plunge I’d read a lot of…
Composting in a small space sounds a bit like wishful thinking, doesn’t it? When you picture a compost pile, it’s likely to be one of those big ones, at least 3 feet tall, deep, and wide. And…
Propagating satin pothos is the easiest thing in the world. Also known as silver vine, satin pothos is not actually a type of pothos at all, but a closely related cousin. It’s easy and relatively quick to…
Understanding how to care for a maidenhair fern in the winter is a new problem for me. I’ve owned no less than three of them over the years, but the first two both met crispy deaths in…
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…
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…
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…
When is it too late to plant pumpkin seeds? And what can go wrong if you leave planting pumpkins until the last minute? Over the years I’ve started pumpkins seeds early, mid-season, and recklessly late. Sowing pumpkins…
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…
