Vegetable Garden Tips – Get Your Plants to Water Themselves While You Enjoy Your Holidays
If you're going on holidays and you don't want your vegetables to die from a lack of water, these vegetable garden tips will absolutely ensure that they survive your time away. Let’s face it, if you’re going on holidays, chances are – so is everybody else! Your neighbors, friends and, of course, family. So, it’s pointless asking them to take care of your plants but, if you follow these tips, you won’t need them. Mulching I’m sure you are well aware of the many benefits of mulching plants because it keeps the ground moist and stops water from evaporating too quickly. ...
Gardening Indoors – Top Indoor Watering Tips to Make Your Life Simpler
If you want to be a success in gardening indoors, it’s important to understand that, no matter where you grow them, all plants must be provided with adequate water in order for them to turn into healthy specimens. [caption id="attachment_462" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Gardening Indoors - Indoor watering plan that works"][/caption]Incorrect watering is one of the major causes of indoor plants loss. Speak to people who have tried their hand with an indoor home garden and they will most likely tell you that they’ve lost a plant or two because they failed to learn this simple but vital skill. Water plays a vital ...
Seaweed Fertilizer – Discover Nature’s Best Kept Secret
You may not have thought of using seaweed fertilizer in your home garden before but I hope that, after reading this, you will have enough confidence to give it a shot. [caption id="attachment_415" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Brown Seaweed"][/caption]All the major and minor plant nutrients as well as trace elements are present in seaweed, whether it is fresh seaweed, dried seaweed meal or in the form of liquid seaweed extract. The only exception is vitamins: you won’t find them in the liquid extract, only in the other two. For many coastal regions of the world, it has been common practice to apply seaweed, ...
Gardening Plants – Stop your Mum from Killing Them
You can make sure that your mum's gardening plants will succeed if you follow one simple tried and tested rule that will serve you well over many years. It's just this: never over water your vegetable plants unless you want to kill them. Yes, it's well-known but you'd be surprised how many would be gardeners, especially beginners, forget to observe this rule and end up frustrated when their vegetable plants eventually die. You may also be surprised how easy it is for the unwary gardener to over water. [caption id="attachment_364" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image of water gushing out of a water hose"][/caption]So, ...
Mistake Free Vegetable Garden Planting
There are three common mistakes that people, mostly beginner gardeners, make when they undertake vegetable garden planting for the first time. However, these mistakes are easily avoided, not only leaving the gardens healthier but also their owners happier. [caption id="attachment_310" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo of a delicious-looking sweet red pepper"][/caption]The first mistake people make is poor water management. Water is a limited resource we are using at unsustainable rates. We are wasting water in ways that are not helping, but harming our gardens. Most plants do best with about one inch of rain or watering per week. More water will evaporate, run ...
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