How to Grow Potatoes in a Cheap DIY Potato Tower Using Old Fruit Baskets
We are going to grow potatoes in a potato tower made from old fruit baskets. You can get these baskets from fruit vendors in your local market, and they usually cost very little. We got ours almost...
How I Turned a Weedy Patch Into a Garden Bed Without Digging
I hate pulling weeds. Always have. So when I looked at my overgrown plot in October, I wasn’t about to spend a weekend on my knees yanking roots out of the ground. Instead, I buried the weeds....
Banana peels are one of those kitchen scraps that are easy to throw away without thinking about them. But if you have a garden, you can put them to use instead of sending them to the trash. One...
Put Potatoes, Charcoal and Compost in a Bucket for 7 Days — You’ll Want to Try This on Your Plants
Healthy plants begin with healthy soil. When soil contains plenty of organic matter and active microbial life, plant roots have a better environment for taking up water and nutrients. You do not...
My Eggplants Were Covered in Weeds and Pests—These Simple Steps Brought Them Back to Life
Heavy rain can be a blessing for a vegetable garden, but it can also create new challenges. Eggplants respond well to moisture, yet the same conditions that encourage healthy growth also promote...
Yellow Cucumber Leaves? I Tried 3 Simple Fixes and the Results Surprised Me
Yellowing leaves on cucumber plants are usually a sign that something in the growing conditions is not right. Cucumbers are fast-growing and sensitive plants, so even a small imbalance in water,...
