What is regenerative farming, and why is biodiversity important to an ecosystem? Vandana Shiva explains how agroecology improves the health of people and soil.
The health benefits of goldenrod are like many herbs: antifungal, diuretic, diaphoretic. The actions to the kidneys, skin, and allergies are impressive!
'No Dig’ gardening, the ingenious, increasingly popular method pioneered by Englishman Charles Dowding, lets you make the most of your vegetable garden—without spending all your time weeding.
Find detailed info and links for specific companion plants and companion planting techniques for popular vegetable garden crops, including tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, onions, and more.
Use cow manure for garden endeavors to create a mat that suppresses weeds (such as for bindweed control), fertilizes, and conserves water in your garden.
Strategic planning is part of any good garden design, and companion planting is one of the best strategies to help gardeners do more with any space, no matter how big or small.
Cutworms are general feeders that attack a variety of crops. This guide explains exactly what they are, how to identify them, and get rid of them effectively.
“They are ... going to be with you for the rest of your life perhaps. They are long lived, and outside of a few little diseases, they are really hardy," says Dan Cummings.
Make the most of self-seeding plants for cottage gardens and self-sufficiency. These self-seeding vegetables, herbs and flowers can be coaxed into providing seeds season after season.
Many invasive weeds that landowners battle in their farms or gardens are actually delicious edible plants that are popping up in farmers' markets everywhere.
Start preserving pawpaws of your own to make this delicious and uniquely American drink. Enjoy this pawpaw mead recipe, made with local honey and apple cider.
As the largest residential landscape design company in the United States, we do our part to offset climate change by enabling the creation of sustainable yards.
'No Dig’ gardening, the ingenious, increasingly popular method pioneered by Englishman Charles Dowding, lets you make the most of your vegetable garden—without spending all your time weeding.
Ten ways to manage garden pests without pesticides.
Every year the International Herb Association chooses one plant that is used as an herb to highlight. For 2011 this plant is horseradish, a plant long used as a condiment. To learn more about this tough herb, read this article...
How to grow Calendula, Growing calendula flower. Calendula officinalis are annual and perennial herbaceous plants and very easily grow in containers.
Are you ready for the RSPB's Big Garden Bird Watch? What activities have you got planned? We have a few ideas below.
These plants can repel mosquitoes, but growing them isn't enough.
As a gardener, you can take a few simple steps—some of which, you’re likely already doing—to help the planet combat climate change.
HGTV.com showcases the details of when to stop mowing, including weather and seasonal clues to help you know when to stop cutting the grass.
If you compost you know it's easy but it can take a long time. If you want to speed things up use a compost turner. You can make one in an hour for just $2.
Parsley root may not be popular, but it provides two harvests: the roots and the leaves. Learn how to grow this interesting root vegetable.
Permaculture, regenerative agriculture, forest gardening, sustainable home restoration, community organizing, edible landscaping: Pathways to plenty.
If you're looking for an amazing pest control option that is both organic and insanely effective, we've got what you desire in the form of benefic ...
Urban gardeners are bringing plant life to their neighborhoods whether they’re allowed to or not. Learn about guerrilla gardening, where it came from, and how it is practiced today.
From mulching your plant beds to helping aerate the soil in your containers, rice hulls have plenty of uses
Grow an amazing garden by learning how to make soil fertile naturally. Use these organic and natural methods to make a healthy garden from common dirt and figure out how to enrich poor soil.
Every fall nature gives us an abundance of leaf litter that is perfect for composting in winter. Composting leaves with this two ingredient method is an easy way to make a lot of compost for the spring garden.
One of the most pervasive and annoying diseases that occurs on vegetable crops is powdery mildew. Though an infection isn’t uncommon in gardens, it’s
Do you wish you had a big beautiful garden but can only have one in your dreams since you live in an apartment or rent a small space where planting a garden is simply not an option? You need not settle for only dreaming of having gorgeous flowers and fresh vegetables and herbs, you simply
Hello guys, today I am here with my very first 'how to grow' of my kitchen garden series. Today I am showing you how to grow Nasturtiums. Nasturtiums are a completely edible flower, with a fresh, peppery flavour. They are also medicinal and can be a very important edition to your kitchen garden. A
Best determinate tomato for hoophouse growing. If you are going to grow a determinate tomato in a hoophouse or greenhouse, try BHN 589. Plant is well adapted to hoophouse conditions, and offers a surprising combination of fruit quality, shelf life, and really good flavor. Semi-determinate plants are larger than compact determinates. Use tall stakes to basket-weave. Very high yield potential. 8–10 oz. fruit. Determinate. Disease Resistance: Fusarium Wilt races 1, 2 (High) Tobacco Mosaic Virus (High) Verticillium Wilt (High) Specs: Packet: 15 seeds Avg. 16,600 seeds/oz Read More
You've been growing zucchini all wrong. It needs to be staked & pruned JUST like a tomato. I know. It's mind blowing but true. Here's how!
Use cold frames to overwinter dormant plants, give seedlings an early start, harden off young seedlings and extend the season past frost.
Ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) is a tough, fast-growing native shrub that is tolerant of many growing conditions, including drought.
What's even more beautiful than a well-built garden path? A badly built one whose cracks are full of fragrant herbs, says Lia Leendertz
Instead of falling in the toxic trap of sickness and medicines, here are some plants that can naturally boost your immune system.
HGTV.com showcases the details of when to stop mowing, including weather and seasonal clues to help you know when to stop cutting the grass.
Bull's Blood Beet microgreens are beautiful and tasty. But they often retain the seed husk. Learn how to remove the husks with this planting method.
