Composting transforms yard waste and kitchen scraps into a valuable product for vegetable garden fertilizer. Here are 5 basic rules for a successful organic compost:
1. Place the kitchen composter in a light shade and sheltered from the wind; protect the compostumbler from rain.
2. Mix the green material nitrogen (1) and brown carbonaceous materials (2) or place them in successive thin layers (like a lasagna). Stir two parts brown materials for each unit of green materials.
3. Stir the orga
Friday, August 12, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Container Gardening with Window Boxes
Another form of container gardening with vegetable plants for those who live in areas with limited yard space, or those who just love the look, is window boxes. Another bonus is the ease of reaching these cute little flower boxes from inside of your window. You do not want to over-water your windowbox-vegetable garden. Root vegetables, especially, do not require much tending, making them easy for busy or novice vegetable gardeners.
Windowbox herb gardens are also another popular gardening tre
Windowbox herb gardens are also another popular gardening tre
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Must Have Gardening Tools
As in various types of work, the right gardening device will make your task of growing vegetables simpler, and this truth remains correct to your backyard too. There are so many equipment choices, standard and modern, that are an integral part of the gardener's toolbox. Even so, some equipment is definitely more beneficial than the various others and the back garden just can't be accomplished without having these integral vegetable gardening tools.
Shovels
These kind of horticulture tools
Shovels
These kind of horticulture tools
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
What is a Rain Chain?
Today I discovered rain chains, which are an interesting and more appealing alternative to regular plastic or aluminum gutters or spouts. A rain chain is a "downsprout" alternative that is very common in Japan. These nifty chains come in all sorts of shapes and sizes to accentuate your home vegetable garden.
The "leaders" are the actual shapes that the water flows through. There could be a shape of a bucket, fish, flower, cup--you name it. You can be very creative when it comes to choosing yo
The "leaders" are the actual shapes that the water flows through. There could be a shape of a bucket, fish, flower, cup--you name it. You can be very creative when it comes to choosing yo
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Keeping Your Garden Green
As more people become environmentally aware eco gardening has become ever more popular. There are several key factors to keeping your garden green in the eco sense as well as the foliage sense. The first and probably easiest of these is to recycle or conserve water. A couple of well placed water butts can collect water, which can help to not send flowers a-wilting in dry spells. It is sensible to place them under gutter run offs to make the most of the rainfall. If you are very careful about det
Monday, April 11, 2011
Oh What a Beautiful Garden!
Your garden is a haven. Whether you've an acre plot or just a window box you will always find a little peace and quiet when you're gardening. You might find that you're used to buying all your bouquets, flower arrangements and corsages from florists but it is possible to create some beautiful floral presentations yourself using what can be grown in your garden. You won't always be able to create some of the more outlandish designs offered and may have to resort to flowers by post but you can hav
Monday, March 21, 2011
Controlling Weeds in Your Garden
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Whether you are a vegetable gardener, or a landscape gardener, one thing that all types of
gardeners have in common, are weeds. But let's get one thing clear, a weed is still technically a
growing, thriving plant, an unwanted plant perhaps, but still a plant. Some gardeners may consider
some types of perennials to be weeds if they are growing unwanted amongst their vegetables. If
you con
Whether you are a vegetable gardener, or a landscape gardener, one thing that all types of
gardeners have in common, are weeds. But let's get one thing clear, a weed is still technically a
growing, thriving plant, an unwanted plant perhaps, but still a plant. Some gardeners may consider
some types of perennials to be weeds if they are growing unwanted amongst their vegetables. If
you con
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