Innisfree Hotels/Flickr In their book, The Hidden Half of Nature, authors David R. Montgomery and Anne Biklé show just how intertwined the health of our gardens is with the microbial world. Here are some of their tips for taking care of the beneficial microbes in your garden soil. 1. Cover Up Bare Soil Helpful microbes […]
Just because the weather is getting cool doesn’t mean your gardening chores are finished. Don’t miss this important step in maintaining garden health.
Make sure to get your mulching done before plants start popping out in the spring!
Courtesy Hemera/Thinkstock Just because your yard isn’t big enough to plant a sapling that will grow into a majestic tree (or you have no yard at all!), doesn’t mean you have to miss out on the fruits trees have to offer. Consider planting a tree in a container, and perhaps, keep it indoors if it […]
Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock For more effective watering, put the watering can aside and use a drip irrigation system to hydrate your garden crops. To make the job even easier, hook the sytem up to an automatic timer. When the summer sun is sizzling, don’t feel like you have to make the decision of running up a high water bill […]
Clay soil can certainly be a nuisance for the eager gardener. Line up your amendment strategy starting with one of these mulches.
Craft your month-by-month garden game plan now, so this year, you’ll be on track to grow your “perfect” garden.
Round out your late-fall garden chores by giving your rose bushes a little TLC.
Keeping chickens doesn’t have to be costly. From building the coop to keeping it clean, these inexpensive materials will help make your hens feel like queens.
Give your orchard fruits the nutritional boost they need without the chemicals using these natural fertilizers.
