Planting and Growing an Organic Vegetable Garden
If you don’t already have your own compost, check with your local municipality. Most give away leaf compost for free. Some even deliver by the truckload to your home! Leaf compost is very rich in organic matter; however, it still needs a few amendments. Lime added to your compost will balance the Ph [...]
The Different Styles of Vegetable Gardening
Each gardener has his own set of characteristics that make him fit for certain gardening styles. If you know yourself and the right gardening style that will fit your rearing of your organic garden and help you yield your vegetables effectively, then you have pretty much gotten an edge over other gardening enthusiasts. But [...]
Federal Grants Support Green Enterprises
Tonight, over eighty percent of American families are struggling with overwhelming debt. Like the banks, families, too, have “toxic assets”-homes and cars that are worth less than they owe. Many have suffered severe adjustments in their mortgage interest rates, which in many cases have doubled their monthly payments. In addition, the average American family [...]
Vegetable gardens for beginners
1. Gardening relaxes Sienna If you want some company while you sow and rake, expert gardener Paul Merrett advises on getting a small portable radio. ‘Digging, planting and watering can all be lonely jobs’ he says. Sienna Miller has recently started growing her own fruit and veg and finds it very therapeutic: ‘I’m trying [...]
Green gifts don’t have to be dull gifts
We are all being told about the impact we have on our environment and increasingly we are becoming more conscious of our actions and lifestyle choices. Part of this is what we buy as a consumer not just for ourselves but for other people too. When it comes to birthdays and Christmas presents many [...]