Wondering if you can use the wood ashes from your fireplace, wood stove or fire pit to help power your vegetable garden? The topic of wood ashes and gardening is one that can be confusing for a lot of gardeners. And it certainly triggers a lot of great questions to our inbox. Are ashes good …
Want to make great compost to power your garden, flowerbeds and more? A compost pile is a huge asset for the home landscape. The finished compost it creates helps to build and recharge soil in vegetable gardens, flowerbeds, raised beds and more. Even more, it can be used to energize and fertilize plants at every …
Did you know that by simply adding a few common ingredients to your compost pile every week, you can create a more productive pile that decomposes faster than ever? One of the best ways to build better soil and grow healthier and more productive plants is with compost. Adding compost to your garden and flowerbeds …
When it comes to making great compost in quick fashion for your garden, flowerbeds and more – you can have a great deal of success simply by avoiding four of the most common composting mistakes that many home gardeners make. Making homemade compost is an incredible way to power your flowers, vegetables, shrubs and trees. …
Looking for the best and most effective ways to use compost in your vegetable garden? Compost is by far one of the most powerful ingredients you can add to your garden. Not only does it help build more fertile soil, it also aids in growing healthier and more productive plants. Compost teems with healthy bacteria …
When it comes to bringing life to your soil, plants, compost pile and garden, manure is certainly a great option – especially when you are getting it from the animals that provide some of the best, most nutrient-filled manure around! Manure is one of the oldest natural fertilizers around. For centuries, it has been used …
When it comes to being ready to plant, grow & maintain your garden or flowerbeds this year, there are four essential garden supplies that can really help make a difference between smashing success, or a less than desirable growing season. And it is ever important to have them on hand and at the ready right …
When it comes to creating safe, beautiful, long-lasting and economical raised beds, believe it or not, wood is still one of the best options around! Raised beds can be created or purchased from nearly any material you can imagine. From plastic, brick and metal, to cement block, stone, wood and more. In fact, the choices …
Did you know that one of the best ways to perk up and provide a little nutrition for your indoor houseplants is with coffee grounds? It’s true! Coffee grounds are popular for powering vegetable plants, herbs and perennials in the great outdoors. But it just so happens, when used correctly, they can also be a …
One of the easiest ways to still compost in the winter is by using a method called trench composting – even if you don’t have a compost pile or bin! Trench composting is one of the oldest tried and true ways of enriching and giving power back to the soil. In fact, it has been …