Growing Tomatoes – Some Common Problems

Growing your own tomatoes is an economical and rewarding endeavour. But there are times when you will be faced with some problems with your plants. There is nothing to panic about however, as there are remedies to almost any problem you may have. Here are just some of the problems that you might face, and ways of treating or preventing the problem from happening in the first place.

5 Tips For Growing Healthy Tomatoes

Growing healthy delicious tomatoes is not only fun, but also one way to help reduce your food bill! There is nothing on the market to beat a home grown tomato and the wonderful flavor only achievable from your own backyard.

Fall Garden Ideas – Checklist For Fall Gardening

A lot of gardeners see Fall as a time to start putting their gardens to rest for the Winter. However, the Autumn season is also a great time for maintenance, assessing, and creating new garden plans.

Protecting Plants From Deer Damage in Central Texas

The white-tailed deer is a familiar sight to anyone living in Austin and other areas of Central Texas. It is not unusual for Austinites to find families of deer lounging in their front yards during the night and early morning, even in developed residential communities. Unfortunately, deer can also be a major nuisance in urban areas due to the damage they often cause to trees, landscape and garden plants.

How to Design a Garden That Attracts Birds

Attracting songbirds or native birds to your garden is easy if you follow these tips! Include: Biggest Myth On Attracting Birds, The *Very First* Thing You Should Do Before Hanging a Single Birdhouse, What Kind of Plants To Use For Food, and more!

Organic Gardening – A Quick Introduction

Many people believe that organic gardening offers many health benefits and that organically grown food is much better for the human body than food grown with pesticides and chemicals. With such health concerns in place, it only makes sense to grow your fruits and vegetables organically in your very own organic home garden. If you would like to learn how to have your own organic garden but are unsure of where to start, you are in luck. I have compiled a few easy organic gardening tips for you to follow to get you started off on the right foot.

Growing Tomatoes

Tomatoes are probably one of the most commonly grown fruit (arguably vegetables). They are of high nutritional value and go well in a variety of dishes.

Nature’s Miracle – Growing Roses With Liquid Worm Castings (Worm Tea)

One of my favorite topics is the many uses for liquid worm castings, ‘worm tea’, in the garden. This unique organic fertilizer is especially effective when used to grow roses, perhaps the most favored flowers on earth and certainly the most discussed. Some refer to them as ‘The Queen of Flowers’. They certainly are my favorite and, judging their popularity worldwide, the favorites of millions of gardeners.

Essential Nutrition and Fertilizer Requirements For Garden Lawns

All lawns require the correct nutrient levels to remain healthy and vigorous. When you maintain the correct nutrient input the chances are that you will have a lawn that is weed free, disease resistant and drought resistant. There are three key nutrients required for a healthy lawn.

Growing Orchids – An Enriching Experience

Orchids have more than 22,000 species listed on the books, though it is suspected that there are more out there. These beautiful flowers come in all shapes, colors and sizes.

Orchid Care – Fertilization and Pest Control

Caring for orchids requires a bit of knowledge about the pests that tend to attack them, as well as proper fertilization techniques to help them grow. The stronger your plants, the better they will be able to resist common diseases and insects, and the best way to keep orchids healthy and strong is to fertilize them.

Garden Preparation – Why I Don’t Dig

Too much digging discourages both earthworms (who are the real diggers) and would be gardeners who become discouraged from unnecessary work. Find out how no-dig gardening can increase your garden profits.

Caring For Your Tampa Lawn – Use a Professional

Caring for your lawn means not just cutting it every so often, but like other plants in your garden it will need to be watered and fed regularly. So if you are someone whose lifestyle is somewhat hectic, using a professional lawn care service may be the answer. Below we offer some reasons why it is worth considering using the services of a Tampa lawn care professional.

Growing Vertically in the Garden

Growing vertically in the garden can make the best use of small gardens. Vertical gardening is often overlooked in the vegetable garden but in a small vegetable garden it can increase the production.

Provide Bird Habitat With Birdhouse Gourds

Gourd birdhouses are a great way to replace natural habitat for many native songbirds. Many of these types of birds prefer to build their nests in the cavities of trees. In areas where trees are lost due to urban development and logging there are far fewer places for these birds to nest.