Articles related to "Healthy Gardens"

A 2002 study conducted by The National Audubon Society found that homeowners are using 50% more herbicides than they did 20 years ago.

You don't need chemicals to create a healthy garden. Just plant certain vegetables and herbs near others that are friendly toward each other.

For gardeners with too many tomatoes, rediscovering the time honored tradition of making a harvest tomato sauce is a healthy, tasty solution to a fortunate problem.

Compost provides a wealth of nutrients and organic matter for use in soil amendments for home gardens. Plants will be stronger and healthier when composting is used.

Companion planting is a method of organically growing crops in combinations that efficiently use water, nutrients, light, and that naturally control pests and diseases.

Backyard gardening is a healing activity for children and adults and it helps them reconnect with nature.

Weeding is one of the most detested of all gardening chores, but it doesn't have to be. Weeding can be made much simpler by implementing a few work saving methods.

Warmer weather means it's more pleasant to spend time out of doors. By following these tips you can make yard work or gardening a fitness routine and grow things as well.

Research shows that popular hobbies like gardening and wildlife watching are healthy and versatile pasttimes that can reap surprising benefits in later life.

The availability of food, shelter, nesting sites, and water has a big impact on the number of birds that live in your backyard habitat.

Spring is the perfect time to start an indoor herb garden. Make the project fun for children with this eco-friendly gardening craft.

Bugs and pests are perhaps a gardener's worst enemy, but the bugs don't have to win. Find tips on fighting those pesky garden pests.

Organic gardeners can improve their soil health by learning about the role of mycorrhizal fungi in improving vegetable and flower plant performance.

Creating a beautiful and fruitful garden can be easy by utilizing the gardening techniques of mulch and compost.

Companion Planting is the practice of creating a healthy garden environment by putting certain plants near and others away from each other.

Oriental poppies and tall bearded iris are excellent companion plants in a garden. These perennial plants begin as spring flowering plants but continue to early summer.

Few things are more discouraging for a gardener than the development of blossom-end rot in a stand of tomatoes. Those precious plants don't have to be destroyed, though.

Garden ponds attract many beneficial insects. Dragonflies and damselflies will live in backyard habitats with water and native grasses and wildflower plantings.

The weather outside is chilly, the ground is hard, but it is time to begin the garden plan for the New Year. In addition to planning, there are gardening tasks waiting.

Most soil is full of organisms just waiting to derail all best efforts to grow healthy, organic plants. Summer is the time to bake these critters using soil solarization.

Whether you're a first time gardener or seasoned green thumb, the time will come for a new gardening plot in your yard. Here's how to start a garden from scratch.

Learn how to construct and run your own wormery to recycle your kitchen waste cheaply, cleanly and efficiently whilst getting some of the best fertiliser available!

Using natural herbicides may require a little more elbow grease, but are much safer in the long run.

Vegetable gardening in the hot, sandy, bug and pest filled climates can be difficult. The following tips can help make your garden productive.