For the birds, you’ll need a different mindset when planning your gardens. For starters, the only birds you will be attempting to attract will be those native to your area. That means landscaping with plants that are native to your area too. Each bird specie has unique requirements for food and shelter. Natural sources of… Continue reading Plan Your Garden now for the birds
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Planning Your Garden
The vegetable garden is just one aspect of your total landscape plan. Many people, me included, think of vegetable produce when you say garden. But that’s not really true for most of us. Our lifestyles place us in urban or suburban settings more often than not where aesthetics, appearance, ambiance, are just as if… Continue reading Planning Your Garden
9 Benefits of using Compost
As more and more compost is produced and utilized and as the body of end-use related research grows, the benefits of using compost have become more evident and measurable. Because of its many attributes, compost is extremely versatile and beneficial in virtually all soil enrichment applications. Compost has the unique ability to improve the properties… Continue reading 9 Benefits of using Compost
Green Bean Salad Recipe
My green beans are coming on strong! So in addition to canning and freezing them, we’re eating them fresh every way we can imagine. I’ll be adding my favorite recipes as time permits. Here’s the first one: Green Bean Salad 4 to 6 servings Cook about 3 cups of green beans cut to your liking.… Continue reading Green Bean Salad Recipe
How To Plant, Grow and Care for Asparagus
Asparagus is a perennial. Once established it will faithfully produce year after year for 20 years or more with only minimal maintenance. Location: Plant it on the North side of your main garden in full sun. It gets tall and can shade your other plants. It will be a permanent feature of your garden so… Continue reading How To Plant, Grow and Care for Asparagus
Intensive Gardening in Raised Beds
Here’s the photo I promised showing how I’m growing melons on a trellis. I have two trellis’ on this raised bed and I’m growing four varieties of melons, five varieties of peppers, chard, strawberries and green beans in a space of 4′ X 24′ The bed is 24″ high with side-walls made of poured steel… Continue reading Intensive Gardening in Raised Beds
Growing Melons on a Trellis
Today I tied my melon vines to the trellis where I’m experimenting with keeping them out of the grass and weeds as well as away from Mama Opossum and Ricky Raccoon. This worked pretty well last year for the muskmelons but the water melons fell off due to their own weight. So, this year I’ve… Continue reading Growing Melons on a Trellis