Ladies and Gentleman, Start Your Seeds!
APS Seed Starter Kit, available at Gardeners’It’s the middle of winter, but it’s already time to begin thinking of seeds for this spring. Crops that are best transplanted during cool, early springs (lettuce, spinach, onions, broccoli, cabbages, and kale) need to be …
Guerilla Gardening – Prepare for Combat
Guerilla gardening is a term that is becoming more popular and well known, particularly in large urban areas where folks who would like to garden do not have yard space to do so. Guerillas are also people who find it unacceptable to leave perfectly good gardening space wasted. What they all have in common is that they want to make something grow in a place that is unconventional, unapproved, or sometimes, illegal.
Some group are organized, …
How to Plant Trees
Planting trees involves more than digging a hole and sticking the tree in the ground. You can try that, but don’t be alarmed if, a few years later, your tree isn’t doing so well. There are a lot of myths about tree planting that lead people to do silly things when they plant trees.
Tree Planting Myths
The tree needs a really deep hole.
This is one of the worst gardening myths. A tree does …
Organic Amendments to Add to Your Soil
As an organic gardener, you know that the soil is the most important factor in creating a successful garden. Rich healthy soil means healthy, beautiful blooms and juicy vegetables.
Compost
Compost is made from decayed organic materials such as straw, grass clippings, newspaper, leaves, certain food wastes, spent plants, hay, chipped trees/brush, and farm manures. You can easily make your own compost using a bin, tumbler …
What Flowers Should I Chose?
Choosing what flowers to put where can be a fun and exciting part of gardening. That said, it can also be one of the most frustrating experiences you’ll ever have. With a huge selection of seeds, plants, and bulbs available, how do you decide what’s best for you?
Research is the best way to figure out what you want and if it’ll work in your garden. There are a ton of gardening sites on the …
When Should Compost Be Applied?
The principal factor in determining when to apply compost is its condition.
If the compost is half finished or noticeably fibrous, it could be applied in October or November. By spring, it will have completed its decomposition in the soil itself and be ready to supply growth nutrients to the earliest plantings made.
Otherwise, for soil enrichment, the ideal time of application is a month or so before planting. The closer to …
