There’s no doubt about it – The interest in vegetable gardening or growing your own food has taken on a whole new momentum since the global rise in food prices, and rightly so in my...
Category: composting
I believe that composting eggshells is perhaps one of the better uses for a waste item that is often just discarded into the waste bin, and headed for the landfill. However there is a right way...
Making composting bins is just 1 of the great uses that discarded pallets can be put to. Indeed the phrase ‘upcycling’ could definitely be used here as the original use for the pallet to move...
The Autumn fall season is not only marked by the beautiful colors, but also by the masses of fallen leaves that can become a hazard on the road as well as an inconvenience in the garden – unless...
There are a lot of plants that are poisonous to eat, both for humans and for animals. Indeed there are many vegetable and fruit plants that are poisonous in part only, for example Rhubarb leaves are...
Amending garden soil is a task that is so important especially for the vegetable gardener, if the best results for your efforts are to be forthcoming. All garden soil will become ‘weary’ over...