We all want to do our bit for the planet. All over the world people are trying harder to avoid plastics and recycle their waste. And recycling your organic kitchen waste is a great way to contribute…
Oh my goodness, things are really starting to heat up in the vegetable garden! The warmer weather brings a flush of growth to our veggies but it also spurs the weeds into action, so we are on…
There are growing concerns about the use of chemicals in our homes and gardens. And many of us are looking for natural alternatives. Diatomaceous earth (DE) is a natural substance that has a wide range of applications…
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…
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…
Plug plants are seedlings or rooted cuttings, sold in trays or ‘flats’ containing multiple young plants in their own individual cells. Growing plants from plugs is quicker and more straightforward than growing them from seed or your…
Whether you’re tending frequently to a fast-working hot compost heap, or leaving a slow, cold compost pile breakdown at a leisurely pace, you need to be able to recognize when decomposition is complete. What does finished compost…
Are you sure you’re recycling everything you possibly can on your compost heap? After all, the more material you put in, the more black gold you’ll get out later! If you’d like to save your kitchen waste…
A healthy, efficient compost pile should have very little odor. And the finished compost should smell sweet and earthy when you dig it out. If your pile has a nasty smell that hits you before you even…
Composting wood chips and shavings is a little trickier than composting softer materials, but it can be done. If you have a surplus of woody material from animal bedding, pruning trees and shrubs in your yard, or…
