When I first started composting, I admit that I had no idea what I was doing. I had to learn a lot through research and trial and error. A great deal of information is out there about adding the most beneficial materials to a compost and mixing it at certain, various times. Turning compost can…
A landscaping company in our town recently experienced a bad fire and we learned it originated in their large piles of organic matter. This caused my wife and me to wonder if our own compost pile could ever catch fire, so I did some research to find out. So can a compost pile catch on fire? …
Is it the end of the growing season in your neck of the woods? What should be done with containers that had plants growing in them all summer? Did you buy some bags of potting soil from the store, but never used them and stored them in your garage for a few years? If any of…
If you drive past our house during any growing season, you will most likely see plants in pots. We have a few reasons for this. Sometimes my wife wants to show off pretty flowers on the porch. Other times I want to plant certain cool weather crops like lettuce or kale in a pot so…
When I first started gardening, I didn’t know whether I should plant onions from seeds or sets. Both methods have pros and cons, as I have learned from my experience and research on growing onions, but here is my recommendation, as well as other information I have collected. So, should you plant onion seeds or…
When I first started planting my garden from seed instead of using transplants, it took me quite a few attempts to figure out the best way to get different varieties of seeds to germinate at the correct temperatures. Based on my personal research and experiences planting from seed both indoors and outdoors over the years,…
