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How to Have a Superb Home Herb Garden

You don’t need to be an editor at Better Homes and Gardens to have an amazing home herb garden. It’s really not that hard to accomplish. While you may think that you need to be a world class botanist, growing a home herb garden is one of the easiest types of gardens you can grow.

Your Winning Herb Garden – How to Get the Best Yields

Many people think that growing an herb garden is difficult or complicated, but in fact, it isn’t. Getting the best yield out of your herb garden is as simple as following our herb garden how to tips listed here. One thing to keep in mind when growing an herb garden is to go organic.

What You Need to Know About Herbs and Growing Them

Growing herbs is not as difficult as some would think. While many may have a green thumb that turns everything brown, herbs are quite forgiving provided you don’t forget about them.

A Natural Insect Repellent For Your Home Vegetable Garden

Nothing is more annoying then when “the bad” insects invade our home vegetable gardens. They can wreak havoc on the plants and vegetables that could devastate an entire growing season. Here is how you can make a natural insect repellent that will help your home vegetable garden avoid this.

Conservatories – The Beginning of Indoor Gardening

There was a time not so long ago when I sat in a conservatory and wondered how I could fully utilise it. After doing my research around my neighbourhood I realised I wasn’t going anywhere. When I was beginning to lose hope I stumbled across an article on the internet that explained exactly how a conservatory can be converted into an indoor garden. The information on how to grow plants in conservatories is shared here.

Italian Herb Garden – Growing Parsley

One of the most popular herbs for growing used regularly in the kitchen is parsley. It can be used to spice up your recipes in several ways some of which include fish and potatoes. Parsley sauce is something that can be added to almost any dish to make it more delicious.

Lets Those Grass Clippings Lie!

Grass clippings make great fertilizer, according to Cyane Gresham, compost specialist at the Rodale Institute Experimental Farm. Cyane says that it’s a crime to waste grass clippings by bagging them up for disposal with household trash because they’re such a terrific organic source of nitrogen and other nutrients.

Maintaining Hanging Baskets

All hanging baskets that are outside in late winter to early spring should be hung in a sunny, sheltered position. Check that the soil is kept moist, especially in autumn and spring, but never water in frosty conditions. Although all the plants are hardy, play safe and, when severe weather is forecast, take the basket off the bracket and keep it in a less exposed position on the ground or in a porch or garage for a day or two, until milder conditions return.

Worming Your Way to Success

Learn how redworms can convert your kitchen waste to very valuable castings rich in humus. Not only is worming valuable it is a lot of fun.

Helpful Organic Gardening Tips

Before you get a generous dose of organic gardening tips, you should first understand what it is. Well, it simply means that you are gardening without using synthetic products such as insecticides and pesticides. Although this is the case, the said garden does not entail that you will let it be attacked by pests and insects. It only means that you care for the garden using organic products and fertilizers.

Home Vegetable Gardening – Growing Swiss Chard

Swiss chard is a wonderful addition to any home vegetable garden. With the many varieties there are to grow, you can literally add a wide range of colors and flavors to salads and many other recipes. Here is how you can properly grow Swiss chard in your home vegetable garden.

Feeling Energetic? Build a Brush Pile

This weekend, why not take a look around your yard for pruning and clipping opportunities, then consider the inclusion within your garden of a brush pile. Not only will a little trimming improve the appearance of the yard, but it may also help a few birds and other wildlife in the pursuit of survival. Your children will also be amazed as they view the wildlife usually seen on the Discovery Channel in their own back garden.

Herb Garden Plants – Evening Primrose As Cinderella

Originally, extracts from the bark, stem and leaves of this herb garden plant were used as an astringent, for nervous disorders, as sedatives and as an aid to digestive aid. Now the essential oil is extracted and has a gained a reputation as being a natural remedy for aiding nervous disorders, including multiple sclerosis.

Raised Beds For Plants – Pros and Cons

Having raised beds allows you to blend your soil so that’s it is more tailored to growing plants with specific needs. With raised bed you will have less chance of soil erosion, pesky critters, leaf litter and other organic debris affecting your plants.