Those who have kept up with the local food movement or the small-scale organic farming world in recent years might have seen people advocating for the sale of microgreens. These tiny, tasty greens can serve to generate income towards either offsetting the costs of a backyard garden or even turning a profit in the right…
Topsoil is a key component used to provide nutrients to plants. However, its availability and cost can make it difficult for gardeners to acquire. For this reason, it is often recommended that gardeners preserve what is left of topsoil after a gardening season ends. To ensure enough healthy topsoil is ready for the next planting…
When the news of an expandable garden hit the airwaves, people were thrilled. Finally, stressing and messing with a long, annoying hose seemed to be something we could leave in the past. But for some people, they weren’t entirely sold on the product. After all, how does an expandable garden hose work? Do expandable garden…
When individuals who are new to gardening start to see a few mushrooms make an appearance in the garden, it can be quite shocking. They may wonder if it means something is wrong with the soil. Whether this gardener is planting in pots for a lovely indoor decoration or growing a magnificent flower garden in…
Individuals who are interested in helping the environment and growing produce at home should seriously consider composting. Composting is a relatively simple process with many small details to understand before safely beginning the process. What’s the point of growing a garden that is mildly toxic and slowly making us sick? It is vital to start…
Over the past few years of gardening, researching, and building this site I have come across numerous questions on forums, videos, and articles from people struggling with different problems in their garden. Gardening can be hard and can take a lot of learning from experience, but I want to help make gardening easy, fun, and…
Something is very satisfying and spiritual about putting one’s own two hands in the earth and growing food. Amateur gardeners, compost-professionals, and anyone in-between will need the best techniques for getting the most out of topsoil. In the long run, this will help the garden, fruits, vegetables, and lawn to flourish, which will result in…
Microgreens are plants that are harvested young, usually right after they have developed their first true leaves and have reached a height between one to three inches tall. Growing them at home can be fairly easy for any gardener, as long as it is done correctly and in the right conditions. When it comes to…
After researching the best mulches to use in my no-till garden, I have found a great deal of conflicting information about using wood chips. I certainly don’t want to use them if they are going to rob my soil of nitrogen, so I did a lot of research to find out. Will wood chips remove…
This is a time of year when gardeners are likely to use stored up compost from the previous summer. Excess material is leftover quite often towards the end of the warm weather season. To keep it from going bad during the winter months, many gardeners utilize a combination of storage tips. Most seasoned gardeners have…
