Category Archives: General Gardening Wisdom

General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care, Vertical Gardens

(Video) Take Full Advantage Of The Microclimates In Your Garden

 

How boosting the power of microclimates make bring you healthier plants and bountiful harvest

Microclimates are the small areas in your garden that have specific ‘local’ climate. For example, some areas may be permanently sunny during the day, while others may be shady and cool almost all day long.

Certain plants like sunny patches, shady patches or mixed shadows. Depending on these specifics you can grow particular plants in the respective microclimates.

You will boost their productivity, and will optimize your garden space. This is especially important for small gardens, limited space or even balconies.

The following tips will get you started so you can begin planning better, early in the spring.

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General Gardening Wisdom

How To Store Seeds To Prolong Their Shelf Life

 

Here are a handful of tips for storing seeds so they germinate next year

There is a lot more to storing seeds that just drying them and putting them in a jar. On top of that, there are other ways of saving them and different places to keep them.

You need to know certain specifics to ensure your seeds will be able to germinate when you sow them next year. Seeds badly taken care of will have much lower chances of germinating.

This may ruin your next year’s harvest and you may end up with much less produce than you hoped for.

This is why it all starts with the seed. A seed well taken care of will repay you manifold. But you need to follow certain rules. You will read about them in the article that follows.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

Grow Beets: A Comprehensive Guide For Gardeners

 

Learn how to grow beet and how to take proper care for it

Beets have a long history. It’s been grown for many centuries. It used to be elongated, more like a carrot, but as varieties were introduced we are used to seeing them spherical.

In the following article you will get to know all the specifics and details when it comes to preparing your garden for sowing, harvesting and many more.

It’s a guide every gardener should read before venturing into growing beet.

We don’t mean it’s difficult, but rather you need to follow certain steps and considerations if you want to grow healthy beets.

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Compost, General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening

Put The Food Scarps To Use Straight From The Kitchen

 

Learn a method that will save you money and will improve the health of your plants

We often think of the compost bin as the perfect way to put food scraps to good use. Composting the food leftovers creates a natural comport which can be added to the soil.

It may be surprising at first but here’s a secret – you can put some food scraps straight to use in the garden. You don’t have to wait for the leftovers to decompose and use as compost.

Leftovers can be used immediately. Not all of course. Several food items can be deemed ideals for immediate use.

If you want to see a quick boost in the health of your plants, it’s time you implement this method. What to do with the compost bin? Add all other food scraps in it. The following list is of items to be used straight away.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care, Watering

(Video) How To Water Your Plants Without Wasting Water

 

Learn the mastery of taking over the gardening irrigation with little attention and no water wasting

Setting up a proper irrigation system or watering your plants at certain times of the day and week is a mastery. And we’re not talking about some magic tricks.

What we mean is that watering your garden can be very time-consuming, and when a gardener takes full control over that, in the proper way, there will be no time or water wasting.

Certain tricks can be applied in order to preserve as much of the water as you can, with little to no evaporation. You can save time by setting up specific ‘systems’, some of them DIY.

You can optimize your time in the garden without sacrificing the health of your plants and garden.

As you watch the video, you will be amazed how many things you can do. Your garden will not only be organic, but also sustainable.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

Don’t Have Root Cellar? Here’s How To Store Food Without One

 

Food storage doesn’t necessarily need to be below the ground or on special room; there’s an even easier way to keep your produce fresh for long

If you haven’t heard of storage clamp now is the time to introduce it to you. Many gardeners already have a root cellar or some type of underground storage. And yet, other gardeners don’t have any of these.

So how can they (or you) store the produce they’ve harvested?

Yes, storage clamp is your savior. It does take space from your garden, but surely you have patches where nothing grows. This method has been used in Europe for generations, and requires only straw and soil.

For the details and how to make your own storage clamp, keep reading.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

Gardener’s To-Do List For Arpil

 

All the necessary tasks to be done, collected in one article

A gardener is never bored. He or she has always work to do no matter the season. April is no exception.

The article below will reveal what you need to do during April, for zones from 3 to 10, due to these zones covering nearly 99% of the US territories.

The weather may be quite unpredictable with its temperature fluctuations, but that’s also covered in the advice below.

Of course, simple precaution like plastic covers and other similar things, to protect the more fragile plants from unexpected frost, is more than welcome as part of your gardening in April.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

Horticulture Therapy: Why Should You Care?

 

More In-depth Research Into the Healing Powers of Gardening

Gardening has become more and more popular, but it’s not only the clear chemical-free food that grows, which is the reason for this trend.

People who spend just a few hours a day gardening or even less, still reap the benefits. You may not be a full-time gardener, farmer or homesteader. Ordinary square-gardening is just as beneficial.

We know about the therapeutic effect of tending fruits, vegetables and even simply flowers.

Did you know that these benefits are crucial for disabled or sick people? Do you know the effect of gardening on their ailments?

If you don’t, but are curious, the article below shows extensive research in the field and why Horticulture Therapy seems to be the key to any ailment (permanent or not).

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General Gardening Wisdom, Organic Gardening, Plant Care

Do You Know How To Harvest Your Mistakes?

 

Learn about the main principle in permaculture

It may sound strange at first, but this phrase ‘harvest your mistakes’ is legitimate and exists among gardeners and permaculture farmers. What does it mean though?

The article will go in depth about the idea that you can use, eat and harvest everything that comes from your garden, even if it’s not in its best shape; even if you have to eat the carrots’ leaves (which are a healthy food by the way).

Permaculture believes in leaving no trace or garbage behind – everything must be used in some way. Everything should find its way into the food chain and biosystem cycle.

As you read further you will get in more depth into the concept and we’re sure you will incorporate it in your gardening practices.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Weed Control

(Video) 5 Fascinating Weeds You Should Actually Eat

 

Wondering how to battle weeds? Eat them!

Our gardens will always be home to weeds. Whether we like it or not, weeds will grow at the slightest opportunity.

While you should definitely make sure they have little chance of growing, you should also know that they are actually a pretty healthy meal for you and your family.

Weeds are fighter plants. They consume a lot of soil nutrients, which means, they should be a wonderful healthy food for us, humans.

So, next time you pluck out some dandelions or nettle, don’t throw them in the compost bin. Prepare a salad or a soup with them.

The video will give you the 5 edible weeds. Keep in mind that some other weeds may not be so friendly, and are potentially dangerous food, so stay away from them.

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