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Building a Rain Barrel
If you have a garden or alot of plants then you know that you can use quite a bit of water keeping everything green, especially when there are days or weeks between rain showers. I have noticed rain barrels being sold at Whole Foods for $99 and thought the construction looked simple enough to do on my own and possibly at far less a price.
Edible Gardening Containers
My presentation on the “Beautiful Edible Garden” at Epcot’s International Flower and Garden Festival was a hit last week in Florida! After a detailed 45-minute presentation, my audiences stuck around for another 30 minutes or so to take photos of the demonstration gardens. What a compliment.
Growing Ginger
Learn How To Grow Ginger At Home When I started growing ginger root I expected it to be difficult.
Growing Sweet Potatoes
Overview: Although the terms sweet potatoes and yams (Dioscorea sp.) are used interchangeably in the U.S., they are two entirely different vegetables. They are also unrelated to regular potatoes .
Four-Season Garden
Don’t Believe Everything You’re Told When I moved to Geyserville, California in May of last year, I was excited to grow my own food for the first time.
Natural Insecticides
Non-poisonous insecticides are a boon for people with pets and children, and for gardeners growing fruits and vegetables. Natural pesticides also are great for those who do not want to walk around in and smell poisonous fumes on their properties. Here are some tonic recipes from master gardener Jerry Baker from his book Backyard Problem Solver (American Master Products, Inc., 2002) that will help any gardener beat back those bugs. All-Purpose Bug and Thug Spray
