Gardeners who wish to grow their own organic vegetables have been encouraged to do so in a greenhouse. According to organicauthority.com, cultivating food under glass can be a great way to give growers complete control over how they protect their plants. While it will not eradicate weed and pest problems, using a greenhouse can be […]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts who use YourGardenShow.com have a US design company to thank for the website. The online resource is said to be the world‘s first social media platform dedicated [to] gardens and horticulturalists. However, it may never have become a reality had it not been for the work of Hot and Pivotal Labs […]
Taking a look round another person‘s garden could be a good way to glean tips on how best to grow your own produce in a greenhouse or glasshouse. Writing for the Seattle Times, Ciscoe Morris said taking a local garden tour is one of the best ways to discover new gardening ideas. He said there […]
Getting your green fingers dirty in the garden and greenhouse can be a satisfying, but sometimes expensive pastime. With this in mind, a website has published a number of tips on how to save money when growing your favourite flowers, fruits or vegetables. According to creditunionsonline.com, gardening in itself can be “a great way to […]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts who grow their own strawberries may be interested in advice published recently by the News Tribune. According to the online resource, there are generally two types of strawberries to choose from – those which yield a steady stream of berries throughout the summer and others that produce a large harvest in […]
With New York governor David Patterson recently making it compulsory for schools to ban pesticides on playgrounds and playing fields, parents may be forgiven for worrying about their own lawn. The Bedford-Katonah Patch recently looked at the merits of switching to organic materials when caring for the grass in your yard. It revealed that a […]
Grafted what? OK, as home gardeners, most of us are familiar with grafting apples, roses or grapes for disease resistance and vigor. But right now, around the world—from Japan to India, Israel to Greece and New Zealand—commercial growers are grafting hybrid rootstocks (bottoms) to single-season scions (tops) like watermelons, eggplants or tomatoes. Within a few […]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts were recently asked to contribute their best tips to a horticultural website, which has published a list of the ten top hints. Gather.com members suggested that those new to growing start off small, with growing in pots a good place to begin. This is a good way to master the basics […]
Garden and greenhouse enthusiasts have been told that it can often be beneficial to grow certain types of plants together. According to Coloradoan.com, this is true of corn, pole beans and squash, which can be planted in the vegetable patch. The idea is that the three species will complement each other, with the squash shading […]
Garden and greenhouse fans who wish to help get the bee population back to normal have been given some tips on how to do so. Gather.com recently reported that figures from the Xerces Society show that bee populations in the US have been on the decline since 1945, with numbers having halved in the intervening […]
A garden and greenhouse expert has given tips to would-be vegetable growers across the US. Laurie Garretson told the Victoria Advocate that now is a great time for growing your own fruit and vegetables. She explained that gardeners should not stress about creating the perfect green space as there is always likely to be some […]
With the summer months arriving, garden and greenhouse fans have been given some useful vegetable growing tips. According to expert grower and Hunt Country Master Gardener Association president Byron Chitwood, tomatoes are still one of the most popular foods to grow. He told Country World that nothing tastes as good as the round, red fruits, […]
