This is an interesting month for gardeners everywhere but particularly so for gardeners here. October is one of the best planting months of the entire year. Careful soil preparation is
HUMUS is the life of your soil. Without it, the soil is inactive and unable to produce plants and flowers. Humus is the loose, crumbly material that results from the
Even as we are still enjoying the harvests from our gardens, the start of another busy planting year is already upon us. One need only leaf through the pages of
Summary: A “dirt” glossary! Well, sort of glossary of terms for garden soils to help you while reading through some of the articles at BestPlants.com. Some words are older and
Seedtime is practically here. Soon you’ll have a spade, or rotary tiller in action to start the spring job of preparing seedbeds for your vegetables, flowers, or perhaps a new
Soil is partly earth but not all earth. Soil is a living thing. It grows, gets sick, and becomes well again. Like both garden and gardener, the soil changes dramatically
Editors Note: Organic gardening soil has been debated for decades. The below article or opinion was penned by F.F. Rockwell over 60 years ago. What organic gardeners do is really worthwhile.
Nitrogen is one of the essential elements for healthy plant growth and development. From being a constituting element of the chlorophyll molecule and amino acids to working as the primary
Stress, anxiety and depression are certainly silent killers. They eat you up inside and prevents you from enjoying life to the fullest. Most of the time, anxiety and depression occurs
Her Majesty the Rose, Queen of all flowers, adored the world over by millions. Her beauty, fragrance and language of love has been the theme of those gifted words makes