Save money by blending your own homemade DIY potting soil mixes. These 6 recipes from a horticulturist are formulated for plants from vegetables to cacti.
Do you ever wonder why sometimes your tomatoes thrive, and other times they don’t do so hot? One reason could be your soil’s pH. Tomatoes are an acid-loving
Crop rotation is great for soil, plants, and the environment. Come learn all about it, plus how to practice crop rotation in your garden!
Improve your soil by making soil amendments using cheap and free additives! Nutrient rich soil is necessary for healthy plant growth.
Even late in the season, beauty is possible in clay soils. Discover tough plants that are clay busters and how to improve the soil.
How to grow and harvest Muscari
Gardening doesn't have to be expensive. Improve your garden soil with these 8 amendments that are totally free and have your best garden yet!
G is for Gardening: 4 Secrets for Successful Succulents Learn practical tips and strategies to help your succulents thrive and grow successfully.
These are the best perennial flowers for clay soil that thrive where others don't. Select from these native species, ornamental grasses, and more.
Here are some unusual plants for the middle to back of a New Vintage border. Just add them for their originality and fun. They are not very common and yet they are all reasonably robust so we can use them very effectively for variety and interest. Nectaroscordum are deciduous bulbous perennials with linear, garlic-scented leaves
Looking after flowers can be challenging at times. You want to take good care, but sometimes it's demotivating when you know that the plant will last just for one season or so. This is the moment when you need to choose flowers that bloom all year - long. That way,…
Starting and managing an organic garden takes a lot of effort, and this is regardless of the size of the space or type of plants you want to grow.
NOTE: This article on amending terrible soil has been updated. It was first written when we lived in hot, arid climate with sandy, rocky soil, so parts will reflect this. We have since moved to N. Idaho, where the soil is wet clay—-completely different. BUT the concepts are pretty much the same for
The eucalyptus silver dollar plant requires little care once it is established, with...
I am a long term proud owner of a few Monstera plants. I wanted to share with you some tips for how to care for your Monstera!
The nitty gritty behind the best types of soil for succulents, where to buy them, and how to make your own.
Best Plants for Wet Soil - The wrong plants will most often succumb to root rot. Luckily, there are many shrubs, trees, and plants that like wet soil.
This DIY spring centrepiece of regrown vegetables is the ultimate zero-waste hack. It brings natural beauty to your table with a practical side, too.
This at-home soil pH test will show you the pH of your soil using only ingredients from your kitchen (no special equipment needed!).
Crushed eggshells made into eggshell powder enrich the soil for potted plants and outdoor gardens alike. Egg shell waste can be upcycled into plant food for outdoor or indoor plants. Eggshell fertilizer is cheap and easy to use. #eggshells #plants
These are the best perennial flowers for clay soil that thrive where others don't. Select from these native species, ornamental grasses, and more.
Spoiler: It's soil-free.
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Good garden soil is typically a good mix of clay, sand, organic material, and mineral particles. Heavy clay soil, on the other hand, does not have a good mix of these materials and can be
Learn about 23 perennials for clay soil that are easy to grow and make your flower garden easy to maintain and beautiful.
Heavy clay soil can be frustrating. Follow this 6-step plan to improve soil so you can garden with ease and grow crops that thrive.
by Matt Gibson If you live in an area with lots of sandy soil, you’ll need to evaluate your options before you jump into amending your sandy soil with organic matter to get ready for gardening. Once you learn about these 35 plants that thrive in sandy soil, you might decide to keep your well-draining […]
Making your own soil can be more cost effective, way less likely to carry bug larvae or bacteria and you will always know exactly what is going into the mix
Don't let the heat stop you from gardening. Learn about heat-tolerant cover crops and how they can improve your soil health.
Peace Lily's can be grown in nothing but water, and they look so elegant displayed this way. Here are the easy steps you can take to transition this plant to water.
Grow a fruitful garden from the ground up, starting with the best soil for herbs. Here's what you need to grow indoor and outdoor herbs.
With fuzzy silver-green leaves, a clump of perennial Lamb's Ear looks like a velvet cloak thrown over a garden bed. Give it full sun and well-drained soil.
Make your garden a delight by growing lavender. There's a large variety of these beautiful aromatic and medicinal plants available in nurseries.
by Matt Gibson If you’ve ever gardened in sandy soil, you’ve probably already discovered that raising a garden of thriving plants in dry, fine sand can be quite a challenge. The trick is to address the problem at the source, treating your sandy soil to make it more hospitable for your flowers, vegetables, and herbs. […]
Learn how to amend clay soil and what plants to plant for clay soil. This homesteader's guide will help you and your garden flourish in all soil conditions.
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Spoiler: It's soil-free.
Best vegetables & herbs to regrow from kitchen scraps in water or soil. Start a windowsill garden indoors, or grow foods using grocery lettuce, beets, etc!
Saving old potting soil may be economical, but will it work once new year comes and new flowers get planted? Here's what you need to know.
The plants in this stunning clay soil garden plan thrive in less than ideal planting conditions.
Discover the best plants for clay soil and how to care for them so you can transform your challenging clay soil into a thriving garden.
Good quality soil is essential for a healthy and abundant garden. Here are seven ways to transform ailing, lifeless soil into rich, black gold.
A richly textured grouping of colorful azaleas (Rhododendron) in the spring always draws my eye. I often find myself wandering in my local arboretum during springtime, shaking off the winter doldrums, and becoming immersed in
Explore the Best Aroid Soil Mix Ideas that you can use for the potted houseplants to ensure they grow lush and thrive year round.
List of plant species for clay soil with poor drainage conditions. List of flowers, ferns, shrubs and trees for poor drainage clay soils.
