Growing Greens
And Other Salad Friends Growing greens is a great way to get nutrients, and fibre into your diet. Whether you live in an apartment with a balcony, or a house...
10 Ways to use Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard is a very nutrient rich plant. It is part of the beet family, which is often most noticeable with red veined chard leaves. Though the leaves are always...
Starting a straw bale garden
Starting a straw bale garden is a great way to create pop-up vegetable gardens during the summer months. Straw bales are such a versatile medium to grow plants in. They...
9 Benefits of Gardening
Gardening has many benefits to offer. There are been several research studies that have all proven what most of us intuitively know. Gardening is good for us. Here are 9...
21 Ways to become a better gardener
Gardening is a fantastic activity. It is such a versatile way to experience nature. There are many different things that one can learn and read about to become a better...
Tomatoes
Tomatoes belong to the nightshade family. Peppers, potatoes, eggplant, tobacco, among others also belong to the nightshade family. Tomatoes are one of the most commonly grown fruits in a traditional...
Gardening for the non-gardener
I think there is a certain element of intimidation in gardening. Or starting anything new really. So lets talk about gardening for the non-gardener. Maybe you have zero interest in...
Starting Vegetable Seeds Indoors
Starting vegetable seeds indoors can be a really great way to help jump start your growing season. Growing by seed can seem like a daunting task, but its not super...
Getting to Know Soil
So you've got your bucket, and seed packet ready. But the question remains, how do you know what kind of soil to fill your bucket up with? Soil is one...
Gardening basics to get you started
Okay, so I'm not exactly new to gardening. I've been doing it my whole life. But the thing is, even if I devoted my entire life to gardening, I still...