Garden Maintenance Basics

Garden Maintenance Basics

Maintaining a beautiful garden requires ongoing care and attention, from nurturing plants to managing weeds and pests. Let's explore some fundamental garden maintenance practices to help you keep your garden healthy, vibrant, and thriving.   Regular Watering:...

What You Need to Know About Fertilizing

What You Need to Know About Fertilizing

Fertilizing plays an important role in maintaining the health and vitality of your plants. Fertilizers help plants thrive by providing essential nutrients.    Understanding Fertilizers: Fertilizers supply essential nutrients to plants, promoting their growth and...

How to Get Started with Composting

How to Get Started with Composting

Composting is a simple yet powerful way to reduce waste, help the environment, and produce nutrient-rich soil for your garden. Whether you have a no yard or a big backyard, composting is a rewarding practice that anyone can incorporate into their lifestyle.  ...

Companion Planting

Companion Planting

Although I have heard of companion planting over the years I never really took the time to practice it to see if it really worked until I started planting for other people. There are so many benefits to companion planting like attracting beneficial insects and keeping...

Growing and Drying Herbs

Growing and Drying Herbs

You probably already know there is nothing better tasting than a vegetable right out of the garden but did you know that there is a huge difference in taste with fresh herbs as well? When I started gardening I grew vegetables. I thought that is all I would ever grow...

Attracting Ladybugs

Attracting Ladybugs

Having ladybugs in your garden is a dream come true! Ladybugs are a great form of pest control against things like scale, aphids and mites. It could be a challenge getting ladybugs into your garden and having them stay. Many people have even resorted to buying them...

The Many Uses of Aloe Vera

The Many Uses of Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera was one of the first things I started selling, simply because it was so hearty and multiplied like crazy. I was cleaning out a container my mom had and I was throwing away all these pups. I just couldn’t do it anymore so I decided to keep them and pot them...

Mulching is Important

Mulching is Important

Before I became a gardener, I really didn’t see the point of mulch. I thought it was messy and I was under the false impression that it attracted bad bugs, like termites, that would destroy your house. Instead, mulching will help control pests and disease too....

Prickly Pear Cactus

Prickly Pear Cactus

Did you know you can eat Prickly Pear Cactus? It has been a staple in Central America for thousands of years and a healthy addition to one’s diet. If you are going to try and add cactus to your diet then I would suggest picking the young, firm, bright green pads...

Food That Gives You Energy

Food That Gives You Energy

I have never been a very healthy eater. As a mother I had to learn how to prepare the best foods for my children but often struggled to feed them a balanced meal because they did not have a great love for healthy food either, despite me hiding my picky eating...

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