Top 10 ways to identify plants

People seek to identify plats for different reasons. Some are doing it for scientific reasons, others out of curiosity and others because they want to know the different plant types that thrive in their regions and how to care for them. Despite the reason behind plant identification, there are numerous features you must consider. They…

Top 10 Garden Myths

Every life aspect has myths that trigger the urge to unravel the reality. Gardening is no exception; it has its myths that can sometimes mislead first-time gardeners. In most cases, gardening myths are passed down from one generation to another making them hard to erase. As such, they continue to circulate and cause costly damages….

What you should know before planting cover crops

Cover crops are plants that are cultivated with the aim of improving soil quality and fertility. Cover crops bulk up the soil with the beneficial organic matter, suppress weeds, prevent soil erosion, create and cycle soil born nutrients with the help of solar power. They also attract beneficial insects and pollinators to your garden, and…

Growing and Storing Onions

Onions are classified as superfoods since they contain high nutrient levels. There are three main onion categories; red, yellow and white onions. Red onions are most nutritious followed by yellow onions and white onions that contain the least amount of antioxidants and quercetin. However, sweet white onions that contain a high water percentage are delicious…

How to Winterize your Garden Part 2

Baby the beds After ensuring that your garden is neat and replanting the divided plant, add about 4 inches of compost to the beds. Beneficial mulch nutrients will leach into plant beds during heavy winter rains. The compost also ensures that the plants get enough nutrients and grow into healthy crops later on when they…

How to Winterize your Garden Part 1

Despite winterizing their homes, cars, and boats, gardeners have never embraced the idea of winterizing their garden. As such, the coming winter does not mean that you should not have a healthy and nutrient rich garden. You just need to dedicate time and resource for a little work that will retain your garden’s health. Gardening…

How to Bee Garden

Most gardening enthusiasts focus on crop and butterfly gardening. Rarely do gardeners invest in bee farming yet it is a profitable and satisfying venture. You not only enjoy natural honey but the bees also boost your garden’s health and conserve a myriad of natural treasures. However, designing a bee garden is not hard. Why consider…

How to Winterize your Canna Lilies

Cana lilies are common among gardening and landscaping enthusiasts because of their spectacular tropical appearance and bold accent. They are three to five feet high when fully mature and add an aesthetic feel to the garden. Its flowers are either orange, yellow or red while its flat and broad leaves are purple, green or variegated….