Growing herbs in a pot, container, or self watering planter is a great way to get fresh herbs even if you don’t have a garden area in your home for a traditional garden. This practical solution makes herb gardening available for those who just have a balcony or patio for their use in gardening. [...]
One popular use for raised garden beds is growing herbs. Many herbs are perennials, and that can be a good match for a raised bed garden, as there is no need to till or turn the soil every year. Some herbs will do better than others in a raised bed, so here [...]
One of the key advantages to raised garden beds is the ability to manage the drainage of you garden. But once you’ve gone though all the effort to build a raised garden bed, you need to make sure you’ve kept that advantage by choosing a good soil mix. Here is a look at [...]
While almost everyone would say that they love growing their own vegetables, and in particular tomatoes, there is the need for some type of garden area for them to grow. And these days many people are in a situation where they just don’t have access to the space for a garden. Or in [...]
When it comes to self watering vegetable growing systems, the Earth Box system is one of the most popular. The Earth Box garden system has been around since 2001. It is a container gardening system, primarily targeting vegetable container gardens. Let’s take a look at its features.
Size: It holds about 2 cubic feet [...]
While cold frames are popular for protecting tender vegetable plants from the cold, there are other uses for these handy little greenhouses. One simple to do use is to propagate evergreen cuttings. By using cuttings from your evergreens like a Norfolk pine you can create a large number of new plants for your [...]