Gardening

In a previous article I wrote about the many benefits of starting your own compost.  The article was called “To Compost Or Not To Compost”.  Although composting your kitchen scraps and adding freshly cut grass,…

One of the best ways to maximize the crops and harvest from your garden is through implementing succession planting. In simple terms, succession planting is replanting a new crop as soon as you harvest one. …

Once you start becoming a serious gardener, you need to begin thinking about getting your first green house or shade house.  Whether you decide to build it yourself or purchase one, it is much needed…

Watermelons…. what a lovely, juicy, refreshing fruit.  Use it on its own or in a fruit salad, juice it by itself or juice it with other fruits and it is always wonderful, and very healthy….

Finally your garden is looking good.  Plants are nice and green and flowers are blooming with their various vibrant shades.  Yet, you realize that something more can be added, what else can you do to…

It’s summer so think … Strawberries, lovely, juicy strawberries.  You buy them all the time and enjoy them in so many different ways.  Use them in fruit salads, smoothies, jellies, desserts and in jams or…

When you live in the countryside, on a farm or on a plantation, there are never any problems planting fruit trees as there is unlimited space.  For the children in the family, summer holidays is…

We all aim for an easier life.  It’s especially great when we find ways to work smart and not hard.  This is particularly true when you’re gardening.  We need to find ways to minimize the…

It seems like onions have been around from the beginning of time.  Onions have many health benefits and are therefore very good for us. There are also many alternative medicinal uses for onions. However, despite…