Articles on growing organic vegetables and fruit without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides.
The Greenstalk planter minimizes watering and provides enough vertical space to grow a wide variety of small plants.
Does Epsom salt help create bigger blooms, better shrubs, greener grass, and control pests? We looked at the research to see if this is true.
Flowers of many vegetables, herbs, and berries are edible and can be used as cut flowers. They also draw a wide variety of beneficial insects.
One of the first crops I harvest from my vegetable garden every year are young leafy green vegetables. Spinach, kale, head lettuce, leaf lettuces, arugula, bok choy and domesticated dandelion are among my favorites, and together they make a great spring salad or stir fry.
Garden fertilizers are meant to feed your plants and soil amendments are meant to improve your soil. But sometimes they overlap.
The benefits of using organic soil with good nutrients are clear, but the term “Certified Organic” goes beyond the simple meaning of “Organicl”.
The foundation of organic agriculture is not only the absence of the use of toxic chemicals in food production, it’s also the active practice of soil stewardship.
Tips on how gardeners can protect their bodies and backs from injury when stretching and bending for long periods early in the season in their garden.
Flower beds and vegetable beds need tuning up in the fall. Getting them ready for winter gives you a head start in spring
Trench composting is perhaps the simplest way of composting – just add kitchen scraps directly to your garden bed, no compost bin required.
