You may have heard about the miracle-working properties of sand as more and more people ditch traditional horticultural materials for simple builders sand in their garden. With promises of better drainage and improved native soils, you might be ready to make the switch too.
I’m almost embarrassed to admit it, but peat pots only recently came into my life. I’d been gardening for several years before I even knew that peat pots existed. When peat pots finally did come to my attention, I jumped on the opportunity to use a more sustainable growing medium in my garden. The short…
For new and seasoned gardeners alike, there’s nothing quite as concerning as abnormal seedling growth. I know that I will obsess (and stress) over seedlings that grow a little slowly, or too fast, or seedlings that lean a little too much towards the window. There’s just so much that can go wrong with baby plants–it’s common nature to stress over weird things like foliage growth.
Tomatoes grown in cultivation need fertilizers, or at the very least, vastly improved soil. In this article, I’ll break down NPK, share some tomato growing hacks, and explore how to choose the right fertilizer for the right stage, and the best NPK ratio for tomatoes. What is NPK? NPK is a common fertilizer nutrient guide…
Planting garlic is an exciting time of the year. If you live in a place with harsh winters, like I do, it’s best to plant it in early spring, so it will be one of the very first crops you put in the ground. Growing garlic is easy, but if you’re a beginner, it might…
I remember those early spring days when my family would take my brother and me out in the fields to help them plant potatoes as far as the eye could see. We packed big bags of seed potatoes and there was a lot of digging involved – trenching and hilling up. Us kids were responsible…