Fertilizing Your Organic GardenOrganic fertilizers generally come from plants, animals, or minerals. Soil organisms break down the material into nutrients that plants can use. Some organic fertilizers contain significant amounts of only one of the major nutrients, such as phosphorus in bone meal, but they often have trace amounts of many other beneficial nutrients. In addition, some gardeners add organic material that improves soil structure and supports soil microorganisms, which helps make nutrients available more quickl...
How to Improve Soil Health With Soil AmendmentsSpring has sprung and there’s no better time than now to start planting! But before you get those seeds and starters in the soil, you’ll want to make sure it’s in tip-top shape. After all, your plants are only as healthy as the soil they’re grown in. One of our favorite ways to ensure healthy soil is by adding amendments to your dirt before planting. But “soil amendments” are words that often get tossed around in the gardening community which may leave you feeling slightly confused and wonder...
Epsom Salt Formula For Stump RemovalWe all know that removing a tree stump without heavy equipment can be backbreaking work. Axes, picks, chainsaws and pry bars are the tools required, along with at least a whole day of hard work. Epsom salt is the best substance to remove a tree stump if it is in your garden or lawn, since it enhances the quality of your soil. Using chemical applications makes stump removal an easier yet slower process. Why Epsom Salt? After a tree has been cut down or fallen, the root network will con...
6 Homemade Potting Soil Recipes Your Plants Will LoveYou can ensure that your plants remain healthy by taking control over the soil used to grow them. To make your own potting soil, tailor the ingredients you use in your mix to how you will be using it. Below are some sample recipes to guide your venture, but feel free to experiment with ingredients to suit the nutritional needs of your container garden. Pick up these must-have soil-mixing ingredients before getting started. Large volumes of potting soil can be mixed in a cement mixer or compos...
Our Holiday Gift Guide for the 2019 SeasonWith November well underway, it won’t be long until the holiday season is officially upon us. Of course, if you're already hanging your Christmas lights, more power to you. It may not be the season of giving just yet, but that doesn't mean you can't do a little online window shopping, right? Finding the perfect gift for a friend or loved one is challenging to say the least, but we're here to take some of the pressure off of you. This year, we're making gift giving a little...
A Guide to Greener Grass - Selecting the Proper Fertilizer for Your LawnHaving a yard with luscious, green grass is ideal, but is not always the easiest to achieve. Many turn to fertilizer to help with lawn care, but with all the options available on the market, how do you know which one to choose? Read on to learn how to diagnose your lawn and what factors you should consider before deciding what fertilizer is best for your lawn's needs. What Are the Symptoms of a Sick Lawn? Healthy grass is thick, uniformly green and weed-free. When you run your hand over ...
Save Money in the Garden With These 10 TipsIf money grew on trees, then everyone would garden. But since it doesn’t, the rest of us need to find ways to make our favorite hobby a lot more budget-friendly. The following ten tips may help your dollar stretch in the garden by encouraging resourcefulness and strategic planting. Read on to green your thumb and hopefully, your wallet. 1. Make Your Own Compost An easy way to supplement your plants that is also cost effective is by making your own compost. Don’t let this process scare you. A...
Should You Add Fertilizer to Your Compost Pile?"What are you using for compost?" "That compost pile is coming along nicely." "I never start planting without a compost pile." Whether you've been planting for years or you're tilling rows for the first time, composting and fertilizing never fail to come up in conversations about the ins and outs of gardening. But what exactly is composting? Is the talk of fertilizer simply hype? If you've ever wondered about compost or fertilizer and what they can do for y...
Rodent Roundup: Natural Solutions for Keeping Critters Out of Your GardenIt's almost inevitable – if you have a garden, you'll likely have pests like snakes and rodents threatening your garden. Don't fret, however. You have many different pest control options for keeping rodents away from your homegrown fruit and vegetables so that the bounty remains safe for your family to harvest and enjoy. You don't have to turn to dangerous chemicals or inhumane traps, either. Instead, you can use a variety of preventative solutions and natural, environmentally...
6 Plants That Can Make You HappierIt's natural to feel stressed, worried, scared, anxious, or otherwise, not yourself at times in life. Whether it's linked to a global pandemic like coronavirus, brought on during certain seasons, due to a mood disorder, or a variety of other reasons, anything that helps inject a little happiness in your life can be a welcome presence. We put together a list of plants for you to consider — both indoor and outdoor — as a way to boost your mood whenever you're feeling down. Here are...
5 Plants That Boost Your Immune SystemA home garden can be a joy and give you real benefits, from fresh fruits and vegetables to aromatic herbs to enhance your meals. Plus, some plants have immune system boosting properties and can enhance your health. Here are some plants to boost your immune health that you can plant in your own garden and some gardening tips for success. 1. Lemons Citrus fruits are chock-full of Vitamin C, which can increase your immune health and make it easier to fight off the common cold. Citrus fruits gro...
Square Foot Gardening: Is it the Best Choice?Looking for simple gardening methods that make growing fresh veggies easy - even if you have only a small amount of space to work with? Want to supplement your healthy lifestyle by cultivating your very own salad greens, herbs, and other edibles? Square foot gardening, also known as SFG, is a technique that was developed by American author and TV host Mel Bartholomew in the 1970s. It's designed to make growing food crops easy while maximizing yields, and when treated with organic fertiliz...
5 Common Fertilizing Mistakes You Want to AvoidApplying fertilizer to your garden is an essential step in guaranteeing a healthy harvest, but you do need to be strategic with your application. While there are a number of times when fertilizing your plants is a great idea, contrastingly, there are just as many moments when the fertilizer bag should stay closed. We’ve rounded up a few common mistakes gardeners are likely to make when fertilizing their plants. You’ll want to keep these errors in mind, so you can keep your plants at their bes...
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Fertilizing Your Organic Garden
Organic fertilizers generally come from plants, animals, or minerals. Soil organisms break down the material into nutrients that plants can use. Some organic fertilizers contain significant amounts of only one of the major nutrients, such as phosphorus in bone meal, but they often have trace amounts of many other beneficial nutrients. In addition, some gardeners add organic material that improves soil structure and supports soil microorganisms, which helps make nutrients available more quickl...
How to Improve Soil Health With Soil Amendments
Spring has sprung and there’s no better time than now to start planting! But before you get those seeds and starters in the soil, you’ll want to make sure it’s in tip-top shape. After all, your plants are only as healthy as the soil they’re grown in. One of our favorite ways to ensure healthy soil is by adding amendments to your dirt before planting. But “soil amendments” are words that often get tossed around in the gardening community which may leave you feeling slightly confused and wonder...
Epsom Salt Formula For Stump Removal
We all know that removing a tree stump without heavy equipment can be backbreaking work. Axes, picks, chainsaws and pry bars are the tools required, along with at least a whole day of hard work. Epsom salt is the best substance to remove a tree stump if it is in your garden or lawn, since it enhances the quality of your soil. Using chemical applications makes stump removal an easier yet slower process. Why Epsom Salt? After a tree has been cut down or fallen, the root network will con...
6 Homemade Potting Soil Recipes Your Plants Will Love
You can ensure that your plants remain healthy by taking control over the soil used to grow them. To make your own potting soil, tailor the ingredients you use in your mix to how you will be using it. Below are some sample recipes to guide your venture, but feel free to experiment with ingredients to suit the nutritional needs of your container garden. Pick up these must-have soil-mixing ingredients before getting started. Large volumes of potting soil can be mixed in a cement mixer or compos...
Our Holiday Gift Guide for the 2019 Season
With November well underway, it won’t be long until the holiday season is officially upon us. Of course, if you're already hanging your Christmas lights, more power to you. It may not be the season of giving just yet, but that doesn't mean you can't do a little online window shopping, right? Finding the perfect gift for a friend or loved one is challenging to say the least, but we're here to take some of the pressure off of you. This year, we're making gift giving a little...
A Guide to Greener Grass - Selecting the Proper Fertilizer for Your Lawn
Having a yard with luscious, green grass is ideal, but is not always the easiest to achieve. Many turn to fertilizer to help with lawn care, but with all the options available on the market, how do you know which one to choose? Read on to learn how to diagnose your lawn and what factors you should consider before deciding what fertilizer is best for your lawn's needs. What Are the Symptoms of a Sick Lawn? Healthy grass is thick, uniformly green and weed-free. When you run your hand over ...
Save Money in the Garden With These 10 Tips
If money grew on trees, then everyone would garden. But since it doesn’t, the rest of us need to find ways to make our favorite hobby a lot more budget-friendly. The following ten tips may help your dollar stretch in the garden by encouraging resourcefulness and strategic planting. Read on to green your thumb and hopefully, your wallet. 1. Make Your Own Compost An easy way to supplement your plants that is also cost effective is by making your own compost. Don’t let this process scare you. A...
Should You Add Fertilizer to Your Compost Pile?
"What are you using for compost?" "That compost pile is coming along nicely." "I never start planting without a compost pile." Whether you've been planting for years or you're tilling rows for the first time, composting and fertilizing never fail to come up in conversations about the ins and outs of gardening. But what exactly is composting? Is the talk of fertilizer simply hype? If you've ever wondered about compost or fertilizer and what they can do for y...
Rodent Roundup: Natural Solutions for Keeping Critters Out of Your Garden
It's almost inevitable – if you have a garden, you'll likely have pests like snakes and rodents threatening your garden. Don't fret, however. You have many different pest control options for keeping rodents away from your homegrown fruit and vegetables so that the bounty remains safe for your family to harvest and enjoy. You don't have to turn to dangerous chemicals or inhumane traps, either. Instead, you can use a variety of preventative solutions and natural, environmentally...
6 Plants That Can Make You Happier
It's natural to feel stressed, worried, scared, anxious, or otherwise, not yourself at times in life. Whether it's linked to a global pandemic like coronavirus, brought on during certain seasons, due to a mood disorder, or a variety of other reasons, anything that helps inject a little happiness in your life can be a welcome presence. We put together a list of plants for you to consider — both indoor and outdoor — as a way to boost your mood whenever you're feeling down. Here are...
5 Plants That Boost Your Immune System
A home garden can be a joy and give you real benefits, from fresh fruits and vegetables to aromatic herbs to enhance your meals. Plus, some plants have immune system boosting properties and can enhance your health. Here are some plants to boost your immune health that you can plant in your own garden and some gardening tips for success. 1. Lemons Citrus fruits are chock-full of Vitamin C, which can increase your immune health and make it easier to fight off the common cold. Citrus fruits gro...
Square Foot Gardening: Is it the Best Choice?
Looking for simple gardening methods that make growing fresh veggies easy - even if you have only a small amount of space to work with? Want to supplement your healthy lifestyle by cultivating your very own salad greens, herbs, and other edibles? Square foot gardening, also known as SFG, is a technique that was developed by American author and TV host Mel Bartholomew in the 1970s. It's designed to make growing food crops easy while maximizing yields, and when treated with organic fertiliz...
5 Common Fertilizing Mistakes You Want to Avoid
Applying fertilizer to your garden is an essential step in guaranteeing a healthy harvest, but you do need to be strategic with your application. While there are a number of times when fertilizing your plants is a great idea, contrastingly, there are just as many moments when the fertilizer bag should stay closed. We’ve rounded up a few common mistakes gardeners are likely to make when fertilizing their plants. You’ll want to keep these errors in mind, so you can keep your plants at their bes...
