We all love beautiful butterflies, and we all know that butterflies come from caterpillars. However, when your garden is crawling with the green caterpillars or, especially the scary, hairy, black caterpillars, they are not so…
In a garden your plants live and grow in an open environment so things will happen to them. Most times good things will happen and, unfortunately, sometimes bad things will happen. As a gardener, you…
I enjoy keeping things simple and natural. It is wonderful to know that when you have a problem in your garden, you can run to your kitchen cupboard to find the solution. It is usually…
I just came across this interesting information and thought I’d share it with you. Some excellent and wonderful reasons why you should add used coffee grounds to your garden. In fact, when you do this there…
Gardening does not have to be all hard work. What we need to do is find a way to work smart and not hard. Sometimes, it is not as easy as we would like it…
It’s amazing how many people cry out about ants being everywhere. That means in the house and in the garden. Recently, I visited a friend and when I arrived she was quite flustered, and kept brushing…
I am sure many gardeners are constantly searching for alternative ways to treat any problems that they have in their garden. It’s not always easy to find, and it can be tempting to go out…
What! Why would you want to do this? Well, if you want to have an organic garden, you need to know about using Epsom Salts. Epsom Salts is hydrated magnesium sulphate. It is a naturally…
Why would you want to do that? Well, if you want a simple and harmless way to treat your seedlings that develop damping off or root rot, that’s what you can do. It will also…
If you want to grow healthy, organic food, it means you need alternative ways of treating all problems with your plants. Very often it is convenient and cost effective to use regular household products to…