Window Herb Garden Why Choose a Window Box Herb Garden Growing your own window herb garden can be fun, rewarding and it can save you a lot of money. Most Chef’s will admit that one of the most costly ingredients on any menu are the herbs. Even though you’ll only use a pinch of this herb or a dash of that herb, buying the entire container of herbs adds up to one hefty grocery bill. It is a very good reason to grow your own herbs and why most people do. Not everyone has the luxury of hav... Read Full Story

Image by mortmer via Flickr If you like cultivating your own herbs, flowers and vegetables, a window greenhouse would be a great idea for you. You can have the advantages of fresh fruits and vegetable as well as blooming flowers all year long rather than needing to restrict yourself to the summertime months. You can rapidly and easily make any window into a mini-greenhouse, however most folks choose to use their kitchen window. In contrast to garden greenhouses, greenhouse windows need... Read Full Story

Image by Yandle via Flickr For me, there’s nothing better than getting my hands in the soil and having the ability to produce healthy organic tomatoes and vegetables for my family and friends tops the list.  Tomatoes are the most popular vegetables grown in the home garden.  One of the explanations is they are relatively simple to grow.  But that does not mean that they grow without care.  Whether or not you are a seasoned gardener or a noob. I’m hoping that I can offer you... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia When it comes to getting started with your garden, you have two choices ; planting seeds, or purchasing complete plants.  Both have their own benefits.  If you plant seeds and care for them every day, you will find it is a much more rewarding experience when you have a full, healthy plant.  However, this technique is a lot more risky.  I cannot tell you how many seeds I’ve planted and never seen any trace of whatsoever . If you choose to buy the plant from a n... Read Full Story

Image by Yandle via Flickr Being first year gardeners I think we did great. However I know we can do even better by using a few helpful tomato growing tips I have picked up over the summer. Hopefully we can do even better in the next growing season. We would love to give canning a try. I got a little confused this past year. I was thinking it was too early to start my tomatoes indoors and then I waited too long, well live and learn. One of our biggest blunders was to plant our tomatoes... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia A raised garden bed might be a good suggestion if you have inferior soil or unsuitable clay soil or find gardening challenging as a consequence of a physical problem. Though it will take longer to assemble a raised bed, or at first be more expensive if you go for a raised garden kit, it will be more than worth the cost long term. Cedar raised garden kits are very well-liked as they are water resistant and exceedingly long-lasting. A raised bed has a number of marked... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia Fall is the time of year that the colors change to yellow, red and brown so do not forget your home herb garden. The weather is not too hot and not too cold, which is a perfect time to manicure your home herb garden. Now is the time to capture the seeds from your blooming herbs. You can put a paper bag over the flowers. Put your hand around the bag and grab the stem. Trim the stem to release the bag. To release the seeds from the pod, rub the bag. You can store the ... Read Full Story

Image by Bookshelf Boyfriend via Flickr If, as a gardener,you have never owned or used a Greenhouse, I would recomend that you do so. Even if you feel that the cost of heating a Greenhouse or indeed the cost of green house kits is too prohibitive, a cold greenhouse is still very useful indeed. A cold greenhouse is really a technical term. It means that the greenhouse is not heated in winter. Also, other than by using shading and ventilation it is not artificially cooled in the high sum... Read Full Story

Image via Wikipedia We all need a little time to ourselves to unwind as it helps to relieve our stress levels that build in day to day living. My wife and I have discovered that gardening has helped us. Today we don’t necessarily become gardeners out of necessity like it was even back when I was a kid. We garden for the joy and for the produce of course. We are still focusing on vegetable garden plans that will help us produce more with less space and time. The country’s ec... Read Full Story

Image by -RobW- via Flickr Plant bug insects can be divided approximately into 2 groups, namely : those that bite and gnaw their food and those that have a sucking tube thru which they extract their food by means of piercing the leaves of plants.  Too bad they are not provided with a loud speaking tube too, then we’d know when the pesky monsters were at work.  Cupertino exterminator. To fight leaf-chewing insects, stomach poison controls must be applied to the attacked plants.  O... Read Full Story