Container gardens in any setting can be simply fabulous, and designing a container garden for your own needs can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. People with small gardens or limited space tend to favor container gardens for good reason. There are some big advantages and … Read more
Heirloom seeds are essentially old fashioned, traditional, openly-pollinated seeds. They are genetically diverse and have usually been around for a very long time. They are not generally used in modern large scale farming. They often tend to provide a more prolonged yield over a longer growing period and a generally better, tastier … Read more
Have you ever thought of growing peanuts in your home garden? Though peanuts belong to the nut family, they are fairly unique among the nuts since they grow underground and are not produced by large plants. In fact, they are not nuts as such, but essentially legumes. When roasted on their own, … Read more
Growing grapes might not sound like your average gardening project, but more like something confined to the vineyards which yearly produce wine… However, a couple of weeks ago while walking past a semi-detached house locally, we noticed vines clambering along a trellis at the side, and clusters of small green grapes. It … Read more
If you are thinking of planting some shrubs in your backyard garden, then growing pomegranates could be worth considering. With their amazing red flowers that cover most of the tree for many months, the semi-desert, continental climate pomegranate has a profound impact, yet has very minimal maintenance needs. The pomegranate traces its … Read more
Growing carrots is a very simple and straightforward process. Once planted, these are vegetables that simply like to be left alone to get on with the job of growing without any help or intervention from you! Like potatoes, you get earlies and main crops. You can also get short-root or long-root varieties. … Read more
Firstly, let there be no illusion, Pumpkin growing needs space – a LOT of space! Even the smaller varieties can produce vines of significant length; therefore growing pumpkins is not a well suited task to a small garden. However, if your do have the space then pumpkin growing can provide a serious … Read more
The skill of how to grow potatoes in containers is a surprisingly simple one to learn! Great news for people restricted by the amount of growing space they have. The science of how to grow potatoes in containers is a surprisingly simple one, and thanks to this method, potatoes can be grown … Read more
In order to engage with the healing and health giving properties of herbs, we need to prepare them into a format that we can use to consume them in an effective way. One of the ways we can do this is by making a decoction. Herbal Decoctions A Decoction is similar to … Read more
Growing hydroponic lettuce is one of the best and easiest ways to get started in hydroponic gardening. If you do it right, within a very short space of time you will see that it’s simple, fun and VERY productive. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Hydroponic gardening is the process of … Read more
Lavender grows as an evergreen shrub and it is a part of the mint family. Its flowers are the color we tend to associate with the word. It is common to find lavender in perfumes, makeup, and medicine, as well as some foods. Lavender is known for its recognizable scent and its … Read more
Making a raised bed vegetable garden is a fabulous way to grow your vegetables with a minimum of fuss and with greater control over your growing conditions. We will be constructing and using two raised beds this year (see photo below), and will be employing additional growing techniques within the raised beds, … Read more