Although there are a lot of insects found in the garden, there are some that come out earlier than others – and specifically target your beginning of the season crops. Luckily the list isn’t too long so it’s easy to get familiar with these insects, and they’re also quite easy to manage as well. If […]
Many home gardeners, at some point in their growing career question if they should use organic chemicals. Or maybe you’ve already tried organic chemicals on your vegetables, fruits or other plants in your garden or lawn. While pesticides as a whole are often frowned upon in the home or organic garden, organic pesticides are still […]
If you’ve ever gone to bed one night and woken up the next day to see your grass has holes in it or has been flipped upside down, you’ve experienced lawn grubs. We have a neighbour that decided to have his lawn removed and re-sodded. I guess he’s not a big fan of weeds and […]
Whether it’s the first time you’ve experienced this, or you’re tired of the same thing happening – damping off is one of the worst things to happen to your homegrown seedlings. You work so hard to grow plants from seed, you water them, watch them every day and they look like they’re growing so happily. […]
I have a love-hate relationship with aphids. I hate finding them on my plants, but I love them as an insect. What a fascinating insect they are! We think we understand how other living beings work based on what we know about ourselves, we are mammals after all, but the insect world is a weird […]
If you’re looking to increase your health this year, want to know which vegetables you should be eating daily, or you just want to fill your garden with the most nutritious vegetables, you’ll get all the information you need here. Although we aren’t a big fan of the marketing of ‘superfoods’, many of the vegetables […]
If you’re new to gardening you might be unsure which seedlings are best to buy from the greenhouse, which ones are the healthiest, or if you should even be buying them at all – since they do grow from seeds that you could buy. If you want to buy the healthiest seedlings and get the […]
When you’re new to gardening, and don’t know much, there’s one thing you can guarantee – plants need to grow in the dirt. But here’s the thing you’re likely less familiar with – dirt is soil, but soil isn’t dirt. And plants need to grow in soil. Often overlooked by beginners, when you plant your […]
Have you been thinking about starting a garden but don’t know where to start? Maybe you have a black thumb and kill everything you touch, or you just feel overwhelmed. Well there’s good news! In this article we’re going to break down how to successfully start a garden in 6 simple steps to help you […]
If you’re new to gardening, or new to growing from seed, you’ll notice that there’s dozens of seed brands to choose from. Staring at the seed aisle, you might wonder, does the seed brand make a difference? Well, we’re here to help you answer that question. In this article we’re going to break down the […]
