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stopping birds from picking tomatoe and pepper plants for nests

uk82012, member | May 25th, 2013

I planted over 70 tomatoe plants and over 70 pepper plants. In one weeks time birds have picked over 1/3 of them to the ground to use for nests. How do I stop them from taking plants and damaging...

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Grow Lettuce All Year Long in a Greenhouse - Gothic Arch Greenhouses

GothicArch, member | May 24th, 2013

Nutritious fresh lettuce can be grown in a greenhouse all year-round. Most lettuce varieties prefers cool weather and may develop spindly growth in conditions with a higher temperature range...

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Beneficial MicroOrganisms

OrganicPlantMagic, member | May 16th, 2013

Mycorrhizal Fungi are beneficial microorganisms who form mutualistic relationships with the root systems of about 95% of all plants. The term mycorrhizae is from the Greek words meaning fungus...

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raised bed

rafe2012, member | May 4th, 2013

i am going to be growing asparagus in a raised bed. is it safe to use concrete cinder blocks for the raised bed or will anything bad leach out of the cinder blocks into the soil.

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Help! I need an asparagus expert!

teddyc, member | May 2nd, 20132 comments

I planted several Jersey Giant crowns in a trench of good organic soil. I was expecting several shoots from each crown to emerge at roughly the same time, at which point I would put a couple more...

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Are Styrofoam Boxes safe to grow vegetables in?

CLedger, member | May 1st, 2013

Some feedback is that the toxins in the styrofoam eventually breakdown, leach into the soil - and therefore end up in the vegetables grown in them. Is this correct?

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Water Saving Idea

CLedger, member | May 1st, 2013

Would lining the outside of a thin rectangle plastic garden pot that is exposed to full sun with 20mm Styrofoam keep the heat out and prevent the soil from drying out quicker OR would it do the...

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How to brew "Worm tea" at home

Wormcompostinghelp, member | April 12th, 20131 comment

Everyone involved in worm farming will sooner or later hear about worm tea. Worm tea is a fantastic soil conditioner and plant food that can as well be used as a foliar spray to act as a natural...

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How to Grow Garlic at Home

MikeTheGardener, member | April 9th, 20132 comments

If you have ever cooked with garlic then you already know the wonderful aroma garlic emits. Whether you are frying garlic up to mix with some onions for a steak or adding garlic to a sauce, garlic is...

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5 Reasons Why You Need to Add Raised Beds

MikeTheGardener, member | April 3rd, 2013

If you are looking for a great way to grow fresh veggies, fruits or herbs at home, and want to make it a little easier on yourself (and in many cases your back), raised beds are a great way to go...

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Doing Good in the Garden: A Lazy Gardener Tries Growing Hope

growinghope, member | April 2nd, 2013

It's been a little while since you've heard from us on Growing Hope's blog...there's always a lot going on at the here and the blog can get neglected from time to time (it isn't quite as fragile as...

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my plants are dying, why?

17kpks91, member | March 28th, 20131 comment

I planted these plants the second week of march. they were doing good until now. they are dying and I dont know why. This is my first vegetable planting so I'm not to sure what to do with them when...

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How to Dry Gourds for Crafting

BernadettesGarden, member | March 27th, 2013

In this video I explain the methods I use to dry the gourds that my family and I grow on our farm. You will be able to see our large field of gourds, gourds hanging from the trees, freshly picked...

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How to Grow Gourds for Crafting

BernadettesGarden, member | March 21st, 2013

From seed to garden, in this video I'll show you how to grow gourds that can later be used for all sorts of crafts. Check out my gourd crafting YouTube channel for videos about growing, drying...

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Do's and Don'ts of Seed Swapping

BernadettesGarden, member | March 13th, 2013

It is a great time of year to start getting your seeds together and begin planning out your garden. I say seeds, because we all know how expensive plants are, so starting your own plants from seed is...

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Shrubs From Seed For That Mediterranean Effect

AnnaCharles, member | March 11th, 2013

Sipping sangria on the vine-covered terrace of a beach bar, the rustle of palm fronds in the warm breeze, the rush of waves on the sand… those Mediterranean breaks leave us with a host of...

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Tomatoes,

Lavender22, member | March 4th, 2013

Theses are our Tomatoes from our last years Commuity garden plot. We had so many I had to give some away and made sauce with the rest and freeze it. I had sauce for the next 2 months:) The sauce was...

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stem rot, seedlings

JDMolly, member | February 10th, 20131 comment

I planted seeds the 25th. of Jan., and they are up about 3 inches. The stems rot off at the ground level, and fall over. Any suggestions?

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Blooming Amaryllis in Time-Lapse

BernadettesGarden, member | February 7th, 2013

I still have the same Amaryllis plant that I remember blooming near the big bay window when I was a little girl. With this memory the Amaryllis is a plant I am quite taken with and cherish. For some...

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Growing Lettuce in Winter

BernadettesGarden, member | January 20th, 2013

Starting lettuce in winter was successful for us. We transplanted it into a raised bed inside our unheated greenhouse. We covered the raised bed in a low tunnel as well, we then snaked a heating...

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