There are so many great ideas out there for gardening for kids. There are tools and books and plans and fairy gardens and — well, too many to get to all at once. So let’s start with a terrific book: Gardening Wizardry for Kids. This is an amazing collection of more than 300 extraordinary experiments [...]
Among the worst vegetable garden pests are aphids. Aphids are small green bugs, about 1 mm long, and they will kill your plants. They like nice young plants. They like soft green plants. They like plants that have grown quickly and have lots of new, tender leaves. Everywhere they bite your plant they leave behind [...]
There are two man-made ways to fight vegetable garden enemies: mechanical and chemical. On the mechanical front, a covered frame is good protection for young plants. To create a covered frame you simply create the framework for a box and cover it with Plexiglas, cloth, or mosquito netting. The coverings also help to retain heat and [...]
Sow your vegetable seeds while fertilizing at the same time with this great vegetable garden seeder! This garden seeder saves you time by eliminating that second trip to the garden for fertilizing! This advanced gardening tool has an integrated 10-pound Fertilizer Hopper , with a flow control for fertilizer densities of 1 pound, 2 pounds, [...]
Learning how to build a greenhouse on a budget will be one of the best investments in knowledge that you will ever make. Not only will you be able to grow more flowers, herbs, fruits, vegetables and plants all year round, but you’ll be proud to know that you made something with your own two [...]
That Could Put More Healthy and Nutritious Foods on Your Table And More Savings in Your Pocket–But Less Hours of Working in Your Garden?" Yes, you could have the most beautiful and bountiful organic garden. Yes, you could have access to tried-and-tested techniques that allow you to spend more time enjoying your [...]
There are a number of considerations that affect planting vegetables. You need to investigate the vegetables that grow well in your climate. You will want to take note of the sunlight on your chosen garden spot. And you would be well-advised to take a soil sample to your local county extension office to determine the [...]
Growing spinach is really pretty easy. Spinach, kale, collards, and mustard greens are all cool-season crops. Turnip greens are a root vegetable and are harvested from the primary vegetable, turnips. Collard greens tolerate heat as well as cold and so do well in the south. Leafy greens like rich, well-drained soil with a pH between [...]
In today’s economy, one solution to the budget is to engage in container vegetable gardening. Even the smallest apartment or home on a small piece of land has enough space for container vegetables. If you have a patio or window sill or any place to hold a small container, then you have enough room to [...]
Here is a sample vegetable garden layout, courtesy of Michigan State University. This is just a basic plan, not accurate for every climate zone, but a good starting place as you begin to plan your vegetable garden layout. If you live in the south or southwest, you can plant much earlier. You may want to [...]