Strawberries are produced on low-growing plants. You won’t need a ladder to pick this friut, but you’ll be bending and stooping. Healthy plants will produce runners, which creates more plants. It is generally a good idea to pull plants once they reach three years old. There are two groups of strawberries available to the home ...
Impatiens are beautiful and versatile bedding plants. An amazing number of varieties allow you to create your own favorite scheme. Double impatiens look like small roses and single ones are best for mass planting. Choose ‘Cheers’ with coral blooms and crinkly leaves; ‘Accent Stars’ with stripes or splashes of color on the leaves; ‘Wink and ...
Raspberries health benefits are many but they are not known as a cure-all berry. They do have a number of attributes that can help prevent many diseases. The vitamin C that is contained in raspberries is believed to help improve the immune system in the ability to ward off any attacks of micro-organisms. Raspberries, blueberries, ...
When it comes to organic soil, spent mushroom compost has increased rapidly in popularity. Farmer’s crops flourish with the use of mushroom compost. Containing a variety of things with it the mushroom compost is rich and odorless. Here we look at the top 7 vegetable garden benefits of using mushroom compost. First thing that we ...
Vitamins or supplements that are past the expiration date may not be potent or fully effective. Expiration dates are for a purpose. You may hate to throw out a 6 month supply of costly vitamins, but that expiration date is for a reason. It’s a guarantee that the ingredients are potent up to the date ...
It is well known that compost and compost teas are very beneficial for your garden. Gardeners have been making their own fertilizer for centuries, and there still seems to be confusion about using these teas and the difference between them. What seems to be confusing to many is the difference between manure compost and regular ...