1. Survey any plant damage Take a survey of any leaf or stem damage that may have occurred. If there is minimal damage to leaves, you may be able to just remove them. Keep an eye on plants that have received moderate or heavy damage over the next couple days Read more…
Growing potatoes in a plastic bag is a fun way to get children interested in gardening. And it is an almost foolproof way to grow potatoes. Even if you’re short of garden space, you can grow potatoes by planting in a container like a 30-gallon trash bag. This project for growing potatoes is so Read more…
Adding a touch of green to your work space carries proven wellness benefits, from boosting productivity to purifying the air. But windowless cubicles and wacky watering schedules can bring most plant varieties to an early demise. Choose one of these air-cleaning, mood-boosting varieties that are also nearly impossible to kill. 1. Spider Read more…
1. Plant your tomato plant in a place with 10 hours of direct sunlight. 2. Have enough space between plants for air flow. 3. Soak the base of your tomato plants once a week or more during those hot summer days. 4. Pinch and remove suckers that develop in the crotch joint of two Read more…
It’s the solid yellow bar of soap that’s been taking the world by storm since it was first introduced in 1884. Besides using it to wash hands, generations before us used sunlight soap to clean their clothes, wash their dishes and just about everything else. In case you didn’t know, Read more…
Mushroom compost is the growing material that’s left over from the process of growing mushrooms on an industrial scale. It’s sometimes referred to as ‘spent mushroom compost’. If it hasn’t yet been used it’ll be called something obvious like ‘unused mushroom compost’. Either way it’s full of nutrients and makes a relatively Read more…
It can be quite challenging growing an edible garden in Singapore with such limited space, particularly if you do not have a balcony, roof, or yard. For those who are completely new to the concept and are unsure whether they have a green thumb, here are some easy, fool-proof, and Read more…
In an extract from his new book, ‘How to Create an Eco Garden’, John Walker explains how to turn an unassuming urban plot into an eco-friendly haven. What is garden eco-fitting? Eco-fitting is the updating of any existing elements and the addition of new ones that were not there Read more…
The mission of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in the Inner Mongolian city of Erdos is to combat the spread of deserts worldwide. China was praised for a law it passed in 2002, that is the first law in the world dedicated to combating desert expansion. Since then, China has carried out Read more…
Whenever someone complains that they can’t grow roses, Patti Jacko asks if the gardener pruned in the fall. If the answer is yes, the mystery is solved. “Pruning in fall will kill them,” said Jacko, a rose expert who grows 158 varieties at her home in Hinckley. Pruned roses lose food Read more…