If you’ve never gardened before, it may seem a daunting project to undertake. But don’t let that stop you! If you start out with easy plants, you’ll get the hang of it in no time. Gardening takes patience and a bit of know-how. Each plant has different needs, but those differences are minor in the …
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You spend a lot of time caring for your garden, making it look the best it can. Then, along comes a cluster of weeds, threatening to ruin your hard work. Weeds are plants, too, but they’re often not welcome in our garden because they are unsightly, they can cause damage, and they grow extremely fast, …
You’ve likely seen those evil ant-looking insects with wicked pincers at the tip of their abdomen in your house and heard creepy stories as a child of them crawling in people’s ears. Yet despite their terrible reputation and intimidating appearance, earwigs rarely cause problems either in the home or in the garden. However, if you …
Because it is a Mediterranean herb, lavender thrives in poor, dry soils. I often get asked, does it need fertilizer? The short answer is probably not. But depending on your specific growing conditions, you may need to amend the soil to improve drainage, adjust pH levels, or even, yes, add nutrients. Here we will explore …
Because all types of squash belong to the same family, the best companion plants for winter squash and the best companion plants for zucchini and summer squash are the same. Looking for the best companion plants for pumpkins? They’re squash too! The main consideration to keep in mind is that, typically, zucchini and other summer …
There’s something really special about growing sage in your garden. This Mediterranean herb (Salvia officinalis) has silvery-green leaves and purple-blue flowers that look beautiful in any garden. Sage, which grows wild on the mountain slopes of southern Europe, once had an important place as a medicinal herb. In the Middle Ages, it could be found …
Winter doesn’t seem like the best time to be a gardener. There is very little to do, other than some general maintenance, but the cold weather doesn’t encourage you to get outside and make any progress. Nothing is growing, and spring seems so far away. It can be frustrating, but the warmer months are on …
What’s in a name? In the case of perpetual spinach, the species available tend to have been christened over and over. It could be: The beet leaf family are all easy to cultivate and are very prolific vegetable plants. I’ll be using most of the above names in this article since they all mean the …
Carrots are packed full of vitamins and minerals and have so many health benefits they could be classed as a superfood. Some heritage varieties contain over 30% more beta-carotene than their orange cousins. Growing carrots from seed is not only easy but very rewarding. Carrots get their color as a result of selective breeding by …
Extending your harvest throughout the entire year is easier than you think and comes with numerous benefits. So, how can you achieve year-round produce? Kyle from Green Coast is sharing how to extend the gardening season through the year. Several techniques can help you achieve a year-round garden target. If you implement these tactics, you …