Posts Tagged ‘ Vegetable garden ’

How to Start a Fruit and Vegetable Garden

Mar 10th, 2009 | By cathi | Category: Gardening

Vegetable gardening can be a very rewarding experience. But if you’ve never had a vegetable garden before, the task can seem overwhelming. Here are several easy ways to start your first fruit or vegetable garden.
First, some vegetable gardening basics. Most vegetables need full sun, well-tilled soil, and the right fertilizers to bear fruit (or vegetables). [...]



Where to Place Your Organic Garden

Jan 14th, 2009 | By cathi | Category: Gardening

One of the most important things to think about when planning your organic garden is placement. Nothing will influence your organic garden’s success (or failure) more than its location. Where you place your garden will also affect your choice of plants — you need to choose plants that can thrive in the location you choose. [...]



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Get Your Kids Involved In Organic Gardening

Oct 24th, 2008 | By cathi | Category: Gardening

As soon as that school bell rings on the last day of classes, kids just rush out of their rooms, excited of the freedom they experience once more and the new lessons they will learn in the summer months. But what activity should they spend time on in these three warm months?
Why not introduce them [...]



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Growing Vegetables Organically

Oct 17th, 2008 | By cathi | Category: Gardening

The rising prices today ranging from food to appliances, all due to the oil price hike, have taken a toll on the contemporary middle-class family. There’s a simple yet cost effective way to cut costs: create a simple vegetable garden. It may seem absurd, but with a vegetable garden, it will cut some costs in [...]



The Importance of Gardening In The Global Warming Era

Oct 10th, 2008 | By cathi | Category: Climate Change, Gardening

You have heard about global warming. You have heard the debates about buying local and buying organic and you have probably tried not to give it too much thought. The truth is that every solution that is provided to you seems to be flawed one way or another: organic is expensive, local is expensive and [...]