Jul 18, 2014 | Garden Ideas, Soil Science, Vegetable Garden
Three Easy DIY Soil Tests Great gardening starts with good soil right? and things grow differently in each type of soil. Different types of soil include sand, clay and silt. I tried the ‘jar test’ to determine what my garden soil is made of. It was easy...
Feb 10, 2014 | Garden Ideas, Vegetable Garden
When the weather outside is frightful, get started on your garden INSIDE! Theres a lot you can do in February. Heres a seed chart of the seeds you can start indoors in February. Feel free to download and share! Happy gardening. right click to download. Recommended for...
Apr 10, 2013 | Garden Ideas, Soil Science
ok, we know that gardening is good for you, right? It makes us happy, supplies healthy doses of sunshine and fresh air, plus its great exercise! BUT here’s some real scientific proof that gardening has real physiological effects… its in the DIRT. Soil can...
Apr 7, 2013 | Garden Ideas, Soil Science, Vegetable Garden
Used Coffee Grounds are GREAT for your plants, don’t throw it away! Add it to your compost pile filter and all, or even sprinkle the grounds directly into the garden to help plants grow like crazy. Its loaded with nitrogen, with a carbon to nitrogen ratio of...
Mar 30, 2013 | Garden Ideas, Soil Science
Homemade compost bins are infinite, you can make them out of just about anything. Simple or fancy, big or small, they’ve all been done and the design is only left to your imagination. To the compost, it doesn’t matter which design you choose… but YOU...
Mar 21, 2013 | Garden Ideas
This sunflower fort is such a great project for kids to have a really cool place to play when the sunflowers grow. You’ll even get a chance to teach them about gardening! They will enjoy digging, planting seeds and keeping them watered. Our facebook friends...
