Blog posts tagged with 'growing'

Not all insects in your garden indicate a threat. In fact, strategically including plants in your garden that attract beneficial bugs helps reduce the need to treat pest outbreaks with chemicals.

If you’re anxious about the start of spring, there’s no better way to prepare than to focus on starting seedlings for a new crop of plants right now! To ensure your success from the beginning, use quality supplies that are designed for the seed-starting process. Not only will you see results from your efforts, but also your enthusiasm and passion for gardening will continue to grow.

You don’t have to be a commercial grower to turn your gardening endeavors into profit. From the cities to the suburbs to the country, your passion for gardening can help you generate extra income if you do it right

Orchids are well known for their exotic beauty and the meticulous care it takes to grow them. So much so that there are multiple societies and publications devoted to their conservation and cultivation.

A new year always brings with it new resolutions. Most often, people tend to resolve to make changes for themselves, everything from getting in shape to getting out of debt. But if you are eager to make some positive changes in 2017, don’t forget about your garden!

Got a gardener on your holiday shopping list? Fortunately, there’s no shortage of gift ideas, but with so many, where do you begin? For starters, consider your recipient’s level of interest, whether a beginner or an experienced grower, and even how small or large their garden may be.In the spirit of the season, we put together a list where you could find something that would make any recipient—and any budget—happy.

Just because the days will start getting shorter after the autumnal equinox doesn’t mean gardeners will have to go into hibernation until spring. Utilizing a greenhouse is a great way to continue to stay involved with your gardening efforts, despite the cooler temperatures and shorter days to come.

Plants need adequate water, nutrients and a climate-controlled environment to thrive in a greenhouse. But multiple research points to light-emitting diode (LED) technology as the next up-and-coming growing essential, particularly for commercial operations.

Plants require more than just water to function and thrive.They also need a wide variety of nutrients that can help them overcome stressful growth conditions, increase their nutrient absorption and become more resistant to diseases, among other benefits.

The summer solstice can be viewed as a period of vigor and growth, both personal and symbolically.If you are fortunate to have a small piece of fertile earth and have taken the time to cultivate and plant a garden, then this period of abundant sunshine is no doubt enhancing the growth and maturity of your vegetables and flowers.