Getting Started With Planting
So, now that you’ve made sure your soil is well prepared with lots of nutrients and organic matter– you’re ready to move to the next step. Planting. As a gardener nothing tastes better than something you have grown in your own garden. You’ll especially enjoy it because you know you’ve grown it without chemicals and […]
How to Create Quality Compost
What You Can Use in Your Compost What to Use to Create Quality Compost Compost can be made from kitchen scraps and leaves. It’s true you can get compost from the garden store. But if you can make your own it will be even better. Or you can use both. Just make sure it says […]
Watering Your Garden
Nothing feels better than when you look out from the window, and you see your plants thriving! When they’re looking so green and crisp, you just want to go and eat them up! That is why it’s important to remember that all living things on this Earth need water. Most plants really need about 1 […]
Cold, Cool, Warm, and Hot Season Plants
Cold season plants Temp below freezing and guaranteed chance of frost. While most plants go dormant during the Winter- Plants like Broccoli, kale and cabbage are cold tolerant. With a little help from you with things like a cold frame, they can continue to grow throughout the winter. In the cold season, most plants are […]
Why A Raised Bed Garden?
Raised bed gardens are ideal. I prefer them because I know exactly what the makeup of my soil is. What you feed your plants is what they will be feeding you. Making a raised bed can be expensive. But you can eliminate some of the expense by filling the bottom of your raised bed with […]
Learning to Grow Your Own Grapes is Easier Than You Think…
Who isn’t impressed with vineyards. Not only are they beautiful to look at, but they provide so much. Wine, grape juice and jellies all come from the “product of the vine”. You might think that the growing of grapes is a family tradition that contains many secrets. And only an exclusive few can grow them […]
How to Make Good Compost for your Garden
Organic matter such as Kitchen scraps, wood chips, leaves and old newspaper, break down over time into the soil. This can make good compost. That’s what composting is all about. It is a great way to repurpose the different things you normally just throw in the garbage. In that way you will help the environment. […]
Coleslaw a Healthy Cabbage Recipe
Coleslaw is not only a healthy cabbage recipe, but it is one of my favorites! Back home in Dominica, on a Sunday afternoon it would be one of the main dishes for dinner. As a small child, I remember picking the cabbages and carrots. We had to grate all these by hand on a grater. […]
When to Plant Spinach
Before we discuss when to plant spinach, let’s talk a little about it’s origin. Spinach is Persian in origin. It was introduced into Europe in the fifteenth century. Spinach is a leafy green plant, which belongs to the Amaranthaceous family. It is one of the most versatile greens you can grow. Delicious raw in salads, great […]