25Oct 2022 by user
Common garden pests: What is eating my vegetable plants?

Common garden pests: What is eating my vegetable plants?

Gardening Tips
Every vegetable gardener faces pest issues from time to time and learning how to manage these leaf-munching creatures is an important part of growing a healthy and productive home vegetable garden. In this post, we will talk about common garden pests and how to protect your plants from them. What is eating my vegetable garden? It is frustrating, when after all your hard work looking after your plants, you wander into your garden to find bite marks on the edges of the leaves, holes going right through them, and leaves looking splotchy or half-eaten fruits scattered around. It takes investigative work to find the culprits. The first thing to do is to pay attention and look carefully at the damage and at any signs left behind. Leaf chewing insects If…
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21Oct 2022 by user
What are the best foods to grow to save money?

What are the best foods to grow to save money?

Gardening Tips
Growing your own produce at home instead of buying it from a market or supermarket is good for both, your nutrition and your food budget. In this post, we will talk about what are the best crops to grow at home that will save money on your grocery bills. Is gardening to save money possible? The quick answer is yes if you grow the right crops. Of course, there are plenty of other benefits to gardening, such as spending time in nature and eating healthy. When choosing what to grow, you should look for plants that aren't prone to pests and diseases, that you have the space for, that your family enjoys eating, and that are easier to grow. Here is a list of vegetables, fruits, and herbs that are…
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20Oct 2022 by user
How to start a compost bin?

How to start a compost bin?

Starting your home garden
There are numerous benefits of starting your own compost bin including sending less waste to landfill, reducing pollution, and promoting the growth of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and other plants. In this post, we'll talk about how to start a composting bin. You can easily and quickly start your very own compost pile today. What is composting? Composting is a process by which organic matter, such as leaves and food scraps decomposes, into a valuable fertilizer that can enrich soil and plants. Anything that grows decomposes eventually, composting simply speeds up the process by providing an ideal environment for fungi, bacteria, and other decomposing organisms to do their work. Recycling your food scraps and other organic matter into compost provides lots of benefits, including waste reduction, soil enrichment, and a lower…
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19Oct 2022 by user
What kind of food scraps can we regrow?

What kind of food scraps can we regrow?

Gardening Tips
Fresh produce can be expensive and often runs up a significant portion of our grocery shopping costs. In this post, we'll talk about using food scraps to grow food, this will have a positive impact on our food budget but also tackle the important issue of food waste. What is kitchen scrap gardening? Kitchen scrap gardening is when you grow plants from items you'd normally throw in your compost bin. Luckily, you can use some of your vegetables and fruit scraps to regrow plants. You'll probably have better results if you start from high-quality organic produce since some non-organic items are treated to prevent sprouting. It is environmentally friendly, can save on grocery shopping bills, and it is also fun and a great experiment to try with your children. You…
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18Oct 2022 by user
How to control garden pests naturally?

How to control garden pests naturally?

Gardening Tips
After all the hard work and effort you have put into your home vegetable garden, it is frustrating to find bugs and pests feeding on it. Luckily, it's possible to keep unwelcome visitors away. Adding chemicals to your home garden is not the only option if this happens. In this post, we will talk about natural garden pest control options. Home garden pests There are millions of insects in the world and, while some can be beneficial for your garden, other are quite destructive. Fortunately, you can keep away and manage these detrimental insects with simple, organic pest control solutions. These are some of the most common garden pests found in home gardens: AphidsAfrican Black BeetleAzalea lace bugCabbage MothCabbage White ButterflyCitrus LeafminerEuropean EarwigFruit FlyGrasshoppersMillipedesScale insectsWhiteflySnails and SlugsSpider MitesPsyllids How do…
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