I love growing herbs indoors and there’s nothing quite like the taste of fresh herbs in recipes you prepare. Growing herbs indoors is easier for me than gardening and I really enjoy seeing them sprout and grow large enough that I can harvest at the end of the warm summer months. Luckily many herbs are…
I’ll be the first to admit, I am not a “real” gardener. I just always seem to be bogged down with soil issues, light issues or just plain don’t have the time to devote to it. But I really WANT to have gardening spaces in my home – inside and outside. I know my kids…
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I admit it, I’m a slacker. I haven’t started my seeds this year. In fact, i just barely purchased my organic herb seeds for container gardening this year. But it’s better late than never, right? My 6 year old has been anxious to help plant the seeds I just haven’t gotten around to it since…
Did you know the price of potatoes is going up? Growing potatoes is easy, and with some container gardening techniques it is possible even if you only have a balcony or roof garden! Growing Potatoes in Containers Read on to discover all you need to know about growing potatoes to save money and have organic…
Although our gardens appear bare and dead once the leaves start falling off the trees in late autumn, there is in fact plenty of opportunity for life out there, even in the bleakest of weather conditions. Planting bulbs in winter is like leaving buried treasure in the garden which lies dormant until sprouting in early…
If you’re a home gardener who loves producing home-grown herbs and vegetables for the good of your family and you haven’t tried hydroponics on for size yet, it’s high time you did so. Hydroponics allows you the ability to garden in a way that’s more economical, more environmentally sound, and more convenient if you happen…
If you live in a largely-populated city, you most likely have to deal with congested roads and highways, unbearable traffic, and a lack of personal space. Here in Houston, we have over five million people in the metro area, and even at home, we can feel cramped for space. Do you ever have a difficult…
Seems everywhere you turn these days there’s some mention of living a “greener” lifestyle. For many, this suggestion evokes images of outhouses, water catchments, banks of solar panels and shucking of all comforts in the pursuit of going off-grid. That particular extreme may be true for some folks, it’s certainly not the norm when it…