Use a Wormery to Produce High-Grade Fertilizer
You know the benefits of composting; reducing your waste, creating valuable fertile soil for your garden, as well as the fulfillment that comes along with watching waste naturally transform back to into a useable earth. If you do your composting at home then you know that without proper aeration of the compost then it takes...
The Benefits Of An Aquaponic Farm
Aquaponics is defined as “the integration of aquaculture (the raising of marine animals, such as fish) with hydroponics; the waste products from the fish are treated and then used to fertilize hydroponically growing plants”. Simply put, aquaponics is a recycling system, it mimics the natural system of our Earth. It is a system where aquaculture...
How to Grow a Tree
Planting a tree seem so simple. It just grows without any real attention. In actual fact, it takes a little more than a shovel and some water. This is true when you plant a tree as a sapling, in fertile soil, in an area with a climate that is appropriate to the tree. When...
Growing Coriander and the Great Benefits that Come With It
Starting your very own herb garden can be very exciting and just the thought that you will always have fresh herbs in your home is nothing short of a pleasant and useful convenience. But choosing a herb for your garden can be difficult and you might need some help in this department. Many...
What is Catnip Tea?
Catnip, the little herb that makes cats go bonkers, is good for humans too? Yes, catnip is a medicinal herb and although beloved by kitties, has been aiding humans with a variety of ailments for a long, long time. Making catnip tea is the easiest (and tastiest) way to reap the benefits. What is catnip...
What is Catnip?
When planning your garden or container herbs surely you are considering what your favorite plants are, but have you thought about adding catnip for your kitty? What is catnip anyway? Catnip, (Nepeta cataria) also known as “catmint” is named after precisely those that it affects- cats! Although known mainly as a cat “exciter,” catnip is...
Vertical Hydroponics – The Great Space Saver
Hydroponics is defined as “the cultivation of plants by placing the roots in liquid nutrient solutions rather than in soil”. Vertical hydroponics is simply put the vertical distribution of water. It takes up wall space instead of floor space and works much like normal hydroponics. Many people opt for this type of growing system...
Design an Herb Container Garden
Container gardening is great if you do not have any land to plant a garden or you just wish to add some texture and beauty to an area. An easy, healthy, and sustainable set of plants to grow in containers are herbs. They come in all shapes, sizes, and variety of colors. Some herbs flower,...
How to Grow Edible Mushrooms
The road to self sustainability starts with you and the creation of your own garden flourishing with fruits and vegetables. Growing edible mushrooms are a great addition to your vegetable garden or, if you are just starting, it can be one of your first projects. The first thing you will need to do is...
How to Grow Seeds Indoors
When looking to plant a garden or just increase the greenery around us- many prefer to stop at the nursery and buy plants which we can benefit from immediately. But, many have started to plant their own seeds and watch it grow into something beautiful. In order to do this, we need to know...
Organic Lawn Treatment for Healthy and Savvy Homeowners
A well manicured, sprawling lawn is the mark of a suburban home. It can also be an annoyance, a demanding maintenance project of- mowing, fertilizing, racking, more mowing. As knowledge of the detriments of synthetic chemical fertilizers expands, more people are turning to organic lawn fertilizers to keep their grass green. But, why stop there?...
Survival Gardening for Hard Times
It seems that many families that have never been interested in a home or kitchen garden are now becoming avid gardeners; many of these new aficionados attribute their interest in gardening to the rising prices of food and other commodities and the poor economic conditions of the global economy. Others are transitioning into modern homesteading...