While a clean green garden might look neat and tidy to you, a color garden with some home garden design will add more life and spark to it. A perennial garden would bring versatility and color in the garden. These garden design tips may be used to improve your home.
Why Have A Perennial Garden?
A perennial garden may prove to be very beneficial to you especially when compared to annuals. Here are some of the reasons why you should consider using perennials to color your garden. Click here to read more …
Growing squash is possible and easy at any time of the year. However, growing zucchini (which is one of the fast growing summer squash vegetables) requires vegetable planting following a few specifications.
Zucchini Squash Growing In Summer
Summer is a good time for planting zucchini as zucchini squash grows best in warm soil. When the soil temperature reaches 60°F (or 16°C) the seeds should be sown. This vegetable planting requires full sunlight and an airy environment. A second round of planting squash in mid-summer will ensure a stock lasting till fall. The plants are harvested within 45-60 days while they are still immature and tender.
Dry Plants FAQ – Dehydrated Plants Causes and Treatments
Written by bstanley in Watering, care and watering, home gardening tips
If your garden lacks life and the plants seem to be wilting, your plants are probably dehydrated and need a little extra care. It is fairly easy to spot dryness in plants and there are some obvious and some not-so-obvious reasons for dehydration in plants. However, with proper knowledge and care, a dehydrated plant can be cured.
Conserving Water in Garden Watering Restrictions
Written by bstanley in Environment, Gardening Techniques, Uncategorized, Watering
Drought prone regions often call for smarter garden watering practices as water is an extremely precious commodity. In fact, authorities in some places will even impose water restrictions thereby limiting water usage of households. If you live in a drought prone region, you have probably already mastered the art of gardening with water restrictions in place. But even if you do not have to really worry about water restrictions, it is a good idea to be an environmentally conscious gardener and conserve water anyway.
Believe it or not, gardens account for about 25% of water usage in a household and a lot of this is due to unnecessary wastage that can be avoided if you are conscientious. To optimize your usage of water, some of these garden watering restriction tips might be worth considering.