Category for all organic gardening and related topics
I have been growing head broccoli for the past five years in my home garden. It’s taken me that long to be confident writing this blog post. While broccoli is not difficult to grow,…
Category for all organic gardening and related topics
I have been growing head broccoli for the past five years in my home garden. It’s taken me that long to be confident writing this blog post. While broccoli is not difficult to grow,…
Recently, as I was pulling seeds to plant, I thought about my journey of storing and organizing my seed collection. Over the years, I have accumulated a lot of seeds. Of course, every year…
I love growing and using fresh herbs. Over the past four months, I have been lucky to have fresh parsley, dill, cilantro, oregano, and rosemary growing in my Florida (zone 9b) community garden plot.…
I cannot remember the first time I grew cosmos; however, I grow them every year. There are several characteristics that I love about cosmos. First, I can grow cosmos in both New Jersey and…
We love the way our garden shed takes up space on our property. It brings such joy to watch as the plants surrounding the shed change along with the season. With this article, I…
I don’t know about you, but I accumulate a lot of cardboard. Did you know that cardboard can be useful in the garden? First, use cardboard to kill the grass. Second, use cardboard to…
While I love Poinsettias and Amaryllis for the holidays, I am truly fascinated by the exotic beauty of a holiday cactus. Also, known as a Christmas or Thanksgiving cactus. Not only is it a…
Via experience, I know that some of my houseplants love to spend the summer outdoors. A few years ago, I moved a container of succulents outdoors for the summer. I was amazed at their…
In the past, I would get paralyzed, wondering whether I was pruning our shrubs at the right time. Now that I understand the basic pruning principles, I thought I would share them with you.…
Three and a half years ago I was sitting in a Master Gardeners class about plant propagation. The jade plant was one of the plants chosen to propagate. I will never forget the instructor…