Beware the Death-Grip of the Venus Flytrap!

Maybe the title was a bit extreme.  I mean, as long as you’re not a relatively small insect, you’re probably 100% safe from the death-grip of the Venus Flytrap.  But the mere mention of one of these plants can definitely stir-up some pretty wild imaginations–especially since the movie, Little Shop of Horrors, was released in [...]

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, June 2010

Hello and welcome to my Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day post!  Posting about your blooms on the 15th of the month has become a tradition originally started by Carol at May Dreams Gardens.  It is a way for all of us gardeners to share with each other (and anyone else who may be reading our blogs) [...]

Tips On How To Garden Inexpensively

I’m sure you’ve all heard it; gardening is expensive.  From the soil, to the tools, seeds/plants, fertilizer, pesticides, and herbicides, to the time spent (time is money, right?)…the list goes on and on.  And the truth of the matter is, gardening CAN be very expensive–if you don’t do it right.

Many new gardeners fall into the [...]

Late Blight--Be Gone!!!

First Of All, What Is Late Blight?

Late blight is a mold that thrives in cool, wet conditions.  It effects potatoes and tomatoes mainly, but can infect any plant from the “nightshade” family, including chili peppers, eggplants, and petunias.  It produces millions of spores that can be picked up by the wind [...]

The Many Benefits of Mulch

In my last blog, I spoke briefly on mulch and a few of its benefits.  In this blog, I will delve deeper into everything mulch has to offer and why I recommend it for any organic gardener.

Mulch is any kind of organic covering added on top of your soil.  A few of its benefits are:

Keeping [...]

Compost Leaves to make Natural Fertilizer

Everybody in the temperate zone of the United States is about to have an entire yard full of dead leaves.  Rather than clogging up the landfill or sending the leaves away to be composted by municipal agencies, keep the leaves at home and compost them for use in the garden!  Here’s how to do it:

Composting [...]