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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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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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Franklinia Carved Relief Vase: How to Carve Gourds and Many More Techniques

BernadettesGarden, member | April 11th, 2013

So happy to be able to show you this gourd as I was making it. I took photos and videos of the whole process, step by step. I show you how I carved, etched, woodburned, painted, embossed, gold...

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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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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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How to Make a Woodburned Gourd Birdhouse

BernadettesGarden, member | December 15th, 2012

http://bernadettesgourdcreations.blogspot.com When you think of a dried gourd I am sure you automatically think of a birdhouse, right? Well, there's a good reason for that because gourds really do...

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How to Make Miniature Wreaths from Canning Jar Lids

BernadettesGarden, member | December 15th, 2012

In this video you will be shown how to make miniature wreaths from canning jar lids (also called rings) and plastic mesh bags from the grocery store. These quick to make wreaths look darlingon the...

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How to Make an Indoor/Outdoor White Birch Wreath

BernadettesGarden, member | December 15th, 2012

In this video you will be shown how to make a wreath from birch rounds, white birch bark, and a coat hanger! This wreath is for any time of year, but it is especially beautiful during the winter...

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Storing Your Vegetable Seeds

MikeTheGardener, member | October 15th, 2012

There are a number of manufacturers and suppliers of Vegetable Seeds. Farms that sell vegetable seeds in large quantities to vegetable seed distributors to smaller clearing house vegetable seed...

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Add Some Grapes to your Home Vegetable Garden

MikeTheGardener, member | October 10th, 2012

Every year I try to add something new to my vegetable gardening experience. Whether it is building a new raised bed, growing a different variety of fruit, vegetable or herb, I am huge fan that...

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The Importance of Worms in your Home Vegetable Garden

MikeTheGardener, member | October 4th, 2012

You can do many things to and for your home vegetable garden to make it easier on yourself to maintain. Such things include a sprinkler system for watering and mulches for weed prevention. With that...

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Grow Spinach from Seeds

MikeTheGardener, member | October 3rd, 2012

Spinach is one of the healthiest leafy greens you can eat. It is loaded with plenty of vitamins and minerals that all doctors and nutritionists would recommend. So why not add this healthy tasty...

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Home Vegetable Gardening: The “High Production” Gateway to Self-Sustainability

MikeTheGardener, member | June 19th, 20121 comment

When you hear the word “high production” the first thought that may come to mind is some type of assembly line work, but what I am referring to is something far more important, ...

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