Monthly Archives: January 2016

Compost

The Secrets To Successful Winter Composting

 

Tips to keep the compost pile up and running even on sub-zero temperatures

There’s no need to put the composting on hold because of the low temperatures. It’s true that a successful compost pile is going only when there’s warmth, but there are ways to help it do its magic.

So, instead of dumping your entire household waste to a local facility, you can follow a few very simple practices. You can keep your entire compost pile just the same way as during the warm months.

The following advice is very simple, but the pile requires attention now and then and a little more care.

It does require warmth and you’ll learn how to make sure the temperatures don’t drop too much in the compost pile.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

December To-Do List For Enthusiastic Gardeners

 

It’s December and it’s time to make our to-do lists

Every month of the year requires that the gardener focuses on different plants, seeds, activities, etc. in their garden.

December should be the least active month, and to some extent it is. Yet, the earth doesn’t sleep and there will always be plants that can survive the winter and provide you with some food.

Not only that, but December’s to-do list also requires preparation for the following months and the responsible gardener knows all too well how important nature’s ‘deadlines’ are.

That’s why, this to-do list will keep you up-to-date and your plants and soil comfortable.

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Organic Gardening, Plant Care

How To Put Plastic On The Hoophouse Like A Boss

 

Learn about these mistakes and how to avoid them

If you have ever had the pleasure to spread plastic on a hoophouse you probably know that it requires lots of knowledge how to do it properly. And successfully.

There are plenty of factors to consider. A great result and properly functioning hoophouse plastic roof can be achieved with lots of planning.

Below you’ll read the invaluable experience of experts living in eco-friendly villages, who has lots of experience dealing with hoophouses and other related activities.

You will learn from their mistakes, so you don’t repeat them. You’ll also learn how to do the job better and apply it to your hoophouse.

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Container Gardening, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

(Video) The Rota Garden: Grow Food On Less Than a Square Foot

 

As the name implies this garden rotates thus optimizing the entire surface

This short video shows a rotating garden which is clearly very simple. We’re sure you can make one yourself if you’re a DIY-lover. Of course, there are such products available on the market.

What’s great is how well this tiny garden uses all the available surface space in order to grow sprouts. You can make sprout salad, or if you want, you can use some of the sprouts to plant in your garden.

You have plenty of options with this rota garden. Whether you make one yourself, or you purchase it, you won’t be lacking fresh food. It’s also a great helper for your organic garden, especially if you use clean and fresh, but not tap water.

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Insects & Pests, Organic Gardening

(Video) Improve Your Garden’s Hospitality By Building A Bug Hotel

 

Invite more beneficial insects in your organic garden

You already know how much we need beneficial insects for our gardens. Many of them are pollinators, others protect our plants from other (less beneficial) insects.

Good bugs can be an immense help when it comes it maintaining a healthy balanced eco-system.

So, why not help them by building homes and hotels for them to reside, for as long as they need? Many of them just come and visit our gardens and then leave their eggs, for new bugs to come to life.

The video below shows the process of building such a bug hotel. You’ll also learn what type of ‘homes’ various beneficial insects prefer, and how to make sure you make your garden and home hospitable to these small workers.

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Compost, Organic Gardening

(Video) Do You Know How To Make Compost In Situ?

 

Less common, yet incredibly efficient

When talking about compost, we’re often used to thinking about a compost pile or bin. We dump our organic matter there and wait for it to decompose.

All things great, but it happens so that the compost pile is not always the best approach to compost the organic leftovers.

If you haven’t heard about composting in situ, then now is the moment to fill the gaps in your knowledge base. This method is superb, quick and efficient way of composting matter almost immediately.

And you don’t think about the compost any more. It’s taken care of instantly. We’re sure you’ll love this method.

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Container Gardening, Herbs, Plant Care

Mistakes You Make With Your Kitchen Herbs

 

Here’s why your herbs may seem unhealthy and even die

It’s winter and it’s also the perfect time to keep herbs indoors. It’s true that the winter sun is lower and there’s less chance for long hours of daylight. But nonetheless, many people grow herbs during the cold months.

If you do too, you may have ended up with a few of them dead, or maybe pale-looking ones. Overall, you may have noticed that your herbs aren’t in their top condition all the time.

You may want to start picking the signals they give you, and learn to read them better.

Below you’ll see which are the common mistakes most people do when caring for a kitchen garden.

After all, caring for your plants isn’t only proper watering. There so many other things you need to consider if you want a happy kitchen herb garden.

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Compost, Plant Care

(Video) What Exactly Is Bokashi Composting?

 

If you don’t know the difference (an essential one) between bokashi and regular composting, you’re about to learn

Before you dive into this highly informational video, you may want to know what bokashi composting is. It’s a method invented by the Japanese doctor Teruo Higa.

He realized the soil needs bacteria and he invented this method, which has an essential difference from the composting you’re probably doing.

This method basically works exactly the opposite of what you’ve been taught so far, so don’t be surprised if at first it doesn’t make sense. It will, once you learn about the entire process of decomposting using the bokashi method.

You’ll be adding a healthy dose of bacteria, nutrients and probiotics to your soil, and it will love it!

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

(Video) How To Properly Prune Grapes For A Healthy Plant

 

Learn the importance of proper pruning in order to increase the harvest and keep the plant growing

Grape vines should always be pruned, otherwise they grow so much in foliage that the fruits have no sunlight exposure.

If you don’t prune your grape vines properly, you expose your plant to disease and low harvest. After all, if you grow grapes you want to have the fruits when the season comes.

So, to make the plant produce healthy grapes, and help the fruits get enough sunlight, you will need to prune it properly.

If you’ve been struggling with that, you may now finally be relieved, because this video with show you all the important pruning methods you will need to learn.

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Compost

(Video) Bokashi Bran: The Secret Ingredient To A Healthy Compost

 

Bokashi bran can be one of the best ingredients you can add to your compost to make it more nutritious

Bokashi isn’t as popular as it should be, but it is an amazing nutrient-rich ingredient.

If you have the solution, you can add it to the soil directly. If you want to add it to the compost, you can mix the bocashi solution with some bran.

Either way, you’re adding a healthy mix of essential bacteria with nutrients. All of these work together to boost the healthy processes in the soil or compost.

You should absolutely learn how to make your own bokashi bran and start adding it to the compost we’re sure you already have in your backyard.

You will be amazed by the wonderful results.

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