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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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Plant Care, Watering

(Video) How To Make Swale To Collect More Rainwater

 

Swale can collect more rainwater than any other system, and feed your plants all year round

Is it possible to never water your plants, and let the rain do its job all year round? The answer is ‘Yes’! With a little bit of planning and careful setup, you can turn your yard or garden into the perfect rainwater system.

Your garden can literally self-irrigate, with very little of your attention.

If done properly, the rainwater will be collected in beds. You need to make swale to direct the water to the areas that need the most irrigation (mostly trees, but perfect for other plants too).

As you watch the video, you will hear amazing ideas and tips on how to keep the rainwater if you don’t want to lose the excess water. It may still be needed in periods of drought.

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Compost, Plant Care

(Video) How To Get Started With Hugelkultur For Your Garden

 

Hugelkultur is one of the most beneficial gardening methods

How do you get started with hugelkultur? It consists of several steps done in specific order. It may take you some time, especially for collecting and chopping the logs, including covering the entire log bed with soil.

It does require hours of initial set up, but overall, once you’re done, you get to grow your organic food.

You can also add organic fertilizer, manure, compost, or anything organic and clean along with the top soil.

As you watch the video, you will learn the specifics and what hugelkultur needs to be done right.

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Compost, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

Hugelkultur: Could This Be The Best Gardening Method Ever?

 

What can our European ancestors teach us about organic gardening?

Hugelkultur does sound new to many gardeners, but it was the main gardening method for many European citizens, mostly in Germany and Eastern Europe.

Hugelkultur means ‘mound culture’. The secret lies in what you need to bury in the ground to keep your garden going. It may surprise you, or it may not, but it will definitely sound perfectly normal.

It’s often the case that many things which are simple and intuitive are often forgotten. You will be amazed at how simple and natural this method is and you will wish you had started applying it earlier.

But after all, it’s never too late, so give that one a go.

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Compost, Organic Gardening

What Is Vermicomposting And Why You Should Care

 

The best organic garden is the one which has worms in it

Gardeners love worms. These little creatures make sure to improve the soil’s quality, add nutrients (with their poo), and keep all your plants healthy. Yet, gardens don’t often consider using worms also for their composting.

This type of composting is called vermicomposting and it’s gathering popularity more and more, and with very sound reasons.

Your worms usually do all the work for you, and the composting pile turns to fertilizer much quicker than if it was left on its own.

You’ll learn a lot more – how to take care of your worms, how to keep them happy and healthy, what to avoid, and most of all why to avoid extreme temperatures.

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

Fungi And Bacteria: The Main Reason For Happy Plants

 

Few people know that without fungi in the soil, plants won’t ever grow

How well are you acquainted with the fact that bacteria and fungi are the main reason we have plants growing? Fungi are the reason why the plants have nutrients and grow happily ever after.

We’re used to thinking that fungi are the reason why plants die. While this is mostly true, we should note that there are good fungi, just like there are edible mushrooms. Mushrooms, fungi… all part of the same family.

Enter into the world of spores.

The article below reveals the (vital) importance of us keeping fungi and bacteria in the soil happy. You’ll learn how to keep them thriving (thus helping your plants). You’ll learn to tap into the enormous fungi potential to make them work hard for you.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

More Than One Way To Build A Cold Frame

 

Design a cold frame, then add a touch of creativity

Cold frames aren’t exactly the most popular topic among gardeners. Many resort to greenhouses, or even skip planting in the winter.

Yet, we can ask why! Cold frames give so much freedom and beauty in your garden. You keep the fresh produce all year round, and with a touch of creativity, you can have a wonderful cold frame.

To challenge some gardeners who don’t have cold frames yet, we share with you an article that shows you many different cold frame designs. Many of them can be made with recycled materials (ends up being free) or other organic materials.

Whatever you choose, the sky is the limit!

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