Raised beds for gardening is a great way to make gardening easy and at the same time produce a good range of vegetables or flowers. The advantages as I see them are; less bending, tidy gardens, attractive gardens, less weeding, no digging, superior produce or plants, ease of watering, great drainage, ease of harvesting and […]
Gardeners have one desire; healthy gardens and plants that are growing well, fairly free of diseases and pests. Some years ago scientists discovered that Humate and Fulvic acid incorporating more than 77 minerals as well as a number of Amino Acids, derived from prehistoric cycad forest deposits, did wonders for the soil and plants. Unfortunately, […]
Winter might be a bit of a hard time for us with the wet and cold but at least we can get warm & dry by putting on dry clothing or lighting a fire. If you were a plant stuck in a pot or in a garden there is nothing you could do to combat […]
We should ask ourselves the question, ‘Why do we garden’? Is it because it gives us an excuse to get outdoors away from the hustle and bustle of our day to day lives? Is it because once outside we want to look like we are doing something constructive rather than just wandering around aimlessly? (Bit […]
Winter can be a tough time for plants that grow in containers either outside or indoors, unless you take some special care of them. Before we look at the problems these plants face, let us consider the difference between plants growing in the garden and the ones in containers. Garden plants have nature to look […]
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