Did you realize that the ash left subsequent to burning the wood in a stove, fire place or bonfire is called wood ash and can be utilized as a natural fertilizer in your garden? Wood ash can be an incredible addition to the garden. It contains potassium or potash. Potassium Read more…
The garden hack, by YouTube user Gary Pilarchik, shows how to fertilize a tomato plant using the seemingly odd materials of a whole banana and an egg. The trick is very cool and requires very little effort. Surprisingly, rather than planting with a pack of compost, dropping in an egg and Read more…
Having top notch plant soil is one of the best things you can do to empower great plant growth. However, not every gardener has a quality soil to work with. Fortunately, there are numerous approaches to naturally enhance the dirt in your garden and thus advance solid plant development. 1. Compost Adding Read more…
Even though no rose is really black-spot resistant, there are various varieties that oppose the the fungal disease much better than others. A significant number of the new type of landscape roses, (for example, the Knock Out family and the Easy Elegance arrangement) are extraordinary in keeping clean foliage. Other Read more…
Plants come in two principle types: annuals and perennials. Annuals are species that experience their whole life cycle, from germination through to development and harvest inside a year. Having delivered its yield, the plant at that point dies. Perennials, however, live for quite a long while. They blossom, yield and Read more…
1. Your seeds never germinate Germination problems can be caused by a variety of reasons. Some of the most common are: Incorrect Temperature. Different seeds have different needs. Cool weather crops such as cabbage, kale or broccoli have a much lower germination temperature while warm weather crops like tomatoes will germinate Read more…
Foliar feeding is a method of fertilizing plants directly. It involves directly spraying nutrients onto the plants leaves and stem where they are absorbed and used. It is considered an almost immediate way to feed your plants. It is becoming very common especially among small gardeners and lawn owners. It Read more…
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…
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…