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 …
Looking for a simple, easy and safe way to save and store egg shells this winter to use in your garden next spring and summer? Egg shells are an incredibly powerful resource for gardeners. They are loaded with calcium and a whole host of other trace minerals and nutrients. All of which are excellent for …
When it comes to getting your marigolds to bloom bigger and brighter than ever – there is no better way than fertilizing them at just the right time, with just the right fertilizer! Marigolds have become quite popular again among gardeners. This flowering annual was once the go-to plant for flowerbeds in the 1960’s, 70’s …
One of the best ways to power up your perennial plants for better growth and bigger blooms is by giving them the right dose of fertilizer at just the right time. It goes without saying, perennials plants are the backbone of most home flowerbeds. Unlike annual flowers, perennials add texture and color to the landscape …
One of the more confusing topics for gardeners is trying to understand just exactly what the N-P-K ratio on the label of their fertilizer bag means. Especially when it comes to the health and well-being of their vegetable garden, flowers and lawn. Fertilizing can play a big role in the success of a plant’s health …
If you are looking to grow a bumper crop of delicious peppers this year, then knowing how and when to fertilize your pepper plants is one of the best ways to ensure a big harvest! Whether you love growing sweet peppers, green peppers, ornamental peppers – or the hottest peppers on the planet, supplying them …
So just how can you use all-natural perlite to create better soil and grow better plants? Actually, in a whole slew of ways! Perlite is the white, lightweight, grain-like material that you often find in commercial potting soil and mixes. Although many confuse its lightness and texture as being a type of styrofoam or plastic, …
When it comes to growing healthy, productive and delicious tomatoes in your garden naturally, there is no better way to power your tomato plants than to fertilize them with compost. You simply can’t get more organic and natural than compost. Created from the remnants of once living plants and organic material, it is both safe …
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 you use worm castings on annuals, vegetables, potted plants, hanging baskets and perennials – good things happen! Worm castings have become a popular choice for home gardeners looking for an all natural solution to fertilizing. And with good reason, they work incredibly well! Not only are they 100 percent organic, they also contain the …