Did you know that one of the best ways to fertilize your hanging baskets all season long is with compost tea? What you use to fertilize hanging basket plants will make a big difference in not only their overall health but also how well they bloom for the remainder of the season – and as …
Looking for a few great ways to use all of those grass clippings coming from your yard this spring and summer? If there is one thing most homeowners have plenty of during the growing season, it’s grass clippings. And although many people bag them up and send them to the curb, those fresh green clippings …
Looking for a simple way to create a DIY compost bin that’s not only easy and affordable – but is also durable and looks great too? Creating compost at home is one of the easiest and most effective ways to improve garden soil. By turning everyday kitchen scraps and yard waste into rich, organic matter, …
Winter is the perfect time for putting cardboard in your compost pile – and can it ever have impressive benefits to your finished compost next spring and summer! For starters, there is often more cardboard available in the winter than at any other time of year. Holiday gifts arrive in boxes. By the dozens! And …
When cold weather settles in, it can feel nearly impossible to keep a compost pile going in winter. Freezing temperatures slow everything down. Kitchen scraps seem to just sit on the pile. And even worse, the top layer of the pile can harden into a block of frozen soil. But the good news is that …
Did you know that you can save and recharge all of that old potting soil from this year’s hanging baskets and containers and reuse it again next year? Potting soil is one of the most expensive purchases each and every spring for gardeners. Especially for those who love to fill their porches, patios and decks …
Looking for the best way to get rid of your tomato plants after they die off in late summer or fall? As crazy as it sounds, what you do with your tomato plants as they die off this fall – and how you dispose of them – can both have a huge impact on how …
Looking for an easy way to make compost tea at home – and fertilize your vegetable plants and flowers naturally with a dose of perfect power? Plain and simple, there is no better and more economical way to power your vegetable plants and flowers naturally than to make and use your own homemade compost tea. …
Looking for the best way to safely use chicken manure to recharge and power your garden soil and plants? With more and more gardeners raising a few backyard chickens – or having close neighbors doing so – the availability of chicken manure is certainly soaring. And can that manure ever help to revitalize and rejuvenate …
Looking for a few simple ways to recharge and power up your garden soil before spring planting? As winter slowly begins to wind down, gardeners everywhere begin to get excited for the new growing season ahead. But before you ever plant that first seed or transplant in the ground this spring – there is one …