How to Grow a Wire and Moss Lettuce Hanging Basket
Not only is this lettuce and moss basket attractive covered in foliage, texture, and color, it looks good enough to eat. Moreover, it is! This edible container is so lovely it can hang in the front entryway; and, it's fantastic to eat and healthy for you.
What to Grow in the Shady Bit
I’m asked on a regular basis what to grow in the shady part of a vegetable plot so I thought it was about time I wrote a post on the topic. So here goes. Firstly, you’re not alone in wondering what the heck to grow in the shady bit of the garden. Most of the vegetable books talk about giving plants an ‘open site’ ‘in full sun’. Which is totally possible on an allotment but is virtually impossible in your own garden at home. There are usually walls, fences, trees, and buildings to contend with making it inevitable that there will always be a ‘shady bit’
Recycle Plastic Bottles for the Garden Don't Throw them Away!
All those empty plastic water and soft drink bottles that you throw into the dustbin each week - whether separated from other rubbish or not - are best held back for a recycling in the garden for a variety of purposes many of which can save your money. Some of our ways of using them are as follows Clodagh & Dick Hanscombe Gardening authors and broadcasters living in Spain. You can visit them and buy their gardening books from Gardening in Spain Growing plants from cuttings Cut the top of all sizes and make a small hole in the bottom and you have a usefully deep flower pot for planting up cuttings from the winter cutback.
10 Vegetables More Cold-Hardy than Kale
If you think winter gardening involves months of eating kale, think again. A wide variety of garden vegetables tolerate freezing just as well as, and some even better than, most kale varieties. On my quest to select the top vegetables for winter gardening, I invited three other gardeners from around North America to share their favorites, based on their experiences growing in winter. All of these gardeners grow in colder climates than my own here in the Kentucky mountains (zone 6b), so if you think growing in winter is out of your reach, I hope you’ll be inspired to give it a try.
23 Clever Pallet Projects
DIY Home World Creative Ideas For A Beautiful Home & Garden 23 Clever Pallet Projects December 10, 2013 by author Leave a Comment
Raising chickens and eggs
Our furry-footed gal, Sprinkles. I often get questions about raising chickens, so I thought I would create a post to point people to. We love having chickens. They are very sweet and friendly companions, and easier to care for than most other pets. Adult hens need only a few things: food, water, and shelter.
Vegetables You Can Grow in the Shade
Every gardener would like their crops to receive 10 hours of sun every day. And while you can greatly minimize the amount of shade plants will sit in with a little planning, shade is often an unavoidable factor. There's always certain corners of the garden that deal with a fair amount of light limitations: trees, houses, sheds, fences, other crops. But plants need light, right?
Heirloom Cold-Weather Salad Greens - Organic Gardening
These heirloom cold-weather salad greens are easy to grow and can be used in a variety of ways. September 18, 2013 By William Woys Weaver
Herbs For Healthy Chickens
There are a number of common herbs we can grow for chickens for general health. Herbs can also be used to treat chooks for infestations of worms, lice and mites. Herbs for general health
Fontana Italian Margherita Outdoor Pizza Oven in South Africa - On The Patio
Wood fires change the way you entertain, the way you cook for your family and friends. They remind us of a simpler time when life was a little more laidback, phones were something you had at home instead of in your pocket and filling up with petrol didn’t feel like daylight robbery. The Margherita wood oven’s beauty lies in its simplicity, both in design and functionality, so much more than a pizza oven, it perfectly roasts peppers and veg in minutes and is also ideal for roast meats & breads.
How To Battle Pests And Insects Naturally With Hot Pepper and Garlic Spray (Recipes Included)
It’s the question we get more than any other this time of year : “What can I use in the garden to naturally control insects like beetles, aphids, and more?” If you’re like us, the last thing you want to do is to start spraying all types of chemicals and concoctions onto the very food you are trying to grow in order to eat healthier. The good news is you don’t have to. In many cases – with proper crop rotation and watering techniques – you can keep pest problems to a minimum without ever spraying a single drop of anything on them other than water. (See Our 4 Part Series On Garden Set-up And Maintenance)
Gardening And More: Mosquito Repellent Plants
Mosquito Repellent Plants As summer fast approaches, I would like to suggest plants that will repel mosquitoes in your landscape and how to use these plants to enjoy the outdoors during summer. In addition to the plants that repel mosquitoes I would like to suggest additional, eco-friendly ways to keep mosquitoes from your outdoor living spaces. The picture on the left is Ageratum. Some areas of the southeast have had drought busting rainstorms and even with the tremendous amounts of rainfall, these areas are still considered to be
Strategies For Grafting Fruit Trees
You’re looking at scions set in the split stump of a small branch that conveniently sprouted two seasons ago. This graft points into a space that could really use a low branch. Notice the leaf buds where the scions meet the stump.
