As a founding worker of Garden enthusiast’s Supply, I wore several hats for many years. Presently, I have my own business called Johnnie Brook Creative . The gardens around my home in Richmond, VT, consist of a big vegetable garden, seasonal greenhouse, cutting garden, seasonal gardens, rock garden, shade garden, berry plantings, lots of container…
Aquaponics is a combination of aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil). The wastes from the fish are broken down by germs living in the growing medium, and converted into a form that can be utilized by the plants. Integrated Vertical Tube System Here’s an illustration and an image of the integrated vertical…
35 Gorgeous Container Plants For Patio Excellence! Brighten Your Patio With These 35 Container Plants 35 Porch Perfect Plants For Containers 35 Porch Perfect Plants To Plant This Spring! 35 Extraordinary Compact Plants For Containers And Small Space Gardens There are lots of annuals and perennials available that can be grown in containers or in…
Vegetable gardening in Zones 1 – 10, what to plant in June. Have you been following my what to plant series? If so, you probably already have some beautiful veggies, herbs and fruits growing in your garden. But the planting season isn’t over!!! So today I have list of seeds you can plant in June…
If you are going to keep onions over the winter season (and into the spring and possibly summertime), you’re going to want to ensure they are getting lots of air, as air blood circulation is crucial to their conservation. There’s absolutely nothing worse than putting all your onions up for the year in a box…
You have actually picked to garden in raised beds. The frames are set and it is time to fill them with fertile soil that will function as an excellent growing medium for your garden plants. One option is to buy an excellent grade of commercial soil, but that can quickly break the bank. The very…
Borage is a plant I like to have in my gardens. Not just because it can be eaten, (which it can) or used for medicinal purposes (which it also can), but because it works wonderfully at attracting beneficial insects and at adding nutrients back into the garden. Borage (Borago officinalis) is an annual that can…
The weather outdoors is cold and gloomy. Here on the coast it is altogether wet — the ground is sodden and squishy. Elsewhere, the first blankets of snow are falling, and the ground is freezing hard. Only the most spirited of winter gardeners are still making trips to the greenhouse, low tunnels, or raised beds…
With spring coming fast in Texas, I am a busy bee dealing with getting Knowing how to landscape your house might appear complex, however as I’ve found over the years, a few good landscaping tips for beginners is the perfect place to begin. You just need a few easy landscaping concepts to get your imaginative…
Kale microgreens are some of the faster and much easier to grow micros out there, making them a terrific starter crop for novices. It’s tough to mess these up! They carry out equally well hydroponically or in soil. Nevertheless, if you are harvesting them past the 10 day mark I would suggest either growing in…
Growing corn is practically an American custom. Corn has been grown in our country for countless years. And for good reason. Corn is extremely nutritious consisting of numerous vitamins, minerals, fiber, and anti-oxidants. You can eat it fresh, cook it, maintain it, and grind it into flour. If you have actually never bitten into a…
What can you discover on homesteadingforwomen.com? It’s basic really, it’s like reversing the clock to a simpler time, a location where things are quiet and tranquil. The Homestead Women For Beginners website with ideas to help get you started gardening, vintage skills, herbs, chickens, herbal solutions, crafts and cooking. You don’t have a homestead to…
In my veggie garden, I wish to grow as much food as possible. Planting quick growing veggies like arugula, leaf lettuce, radishes, Asian greens, and turnips allows me to do simply that by succession planting from early spring through late summer. Who states quickly food can’t be healthy? I like to call these my super…
I’m happy to announce that my fall garden is goin’ strong, thanks to my natural garden bug control! I have actually got my soil composted, natural treasure seeds planted, identifies painted, and my day laborers (a.k.a. the children) weedin’ like nobody’s organization. It’s the things of dreams, male. Being a natural person, I wished to…
Today I wished to discuss container gardening and how to begin a vegetable garden in containers. For me, weeds are frustrating. Since the weeds were difficult to keep up with, I quit my garden. I desired to talk to you about growing vegetables in containers since it is much simpler than I thought to do….
I think an organic gardeners biggest challenge is how to manage garden diseases. At least in my area it is. Here in South Florida vegetable gardening can be a real challenge even under the best of circumstances. As I said in my book, Dirty Hands In Your Garden , gardening here should be an olympic…
Since it’s snowing outside doesn’t imply you can’t get a head start on your garden for next year, just. Countertop greenhouses are among my preferred jobs for Spring Break when the kids run out school. Discover how to make a greenhouse that easily fits near a window with these great tutorials. .This is probably one…
This is a post for novices to learn how to develop basic DIY aquaponics systems. It includes system strategies for people that desire a simple and budget friendly aquaponics setup. What is Aquaponics Exactly? Aquaponics is a mix of 2 words: aquaculture and hydroponics. It takes standard aquaculture concepts of raising snails, fish, prawns, and…
While I like the fresh veggies we get from our garden every year, I was not delighted about the amount we were losing to rabbits, deer, and other critters who were assisting themselves to the fruits ofmyeffort! I started taking a look at my regional garden supply stores for an option and encountered an excellent…
It’s that time of the year, when the sun is finally shining again, and I am just itching to get outside and plant something in the garden, and as quickly as I pull out the packets of seeds and start digging in the dirt, the kids desire to participate in too. Gardening with your kids…