Gardening is the practice of growing and cultivating plants, typically in a backyard or other outdoor space. It can involve a wide range of activities, including planting, watering, fertilizing, pruning, and pest control.
Gardening can be done for a variety of reasons, including to produce food, to beautify the landscape, or simply for the enjoyment of tending to plants.
There are many different types of gardens, including vegetable gardens, flower gardens, herb gardens, and fruit gardens. The type of garden that is right for you will depend on your interests and the climate in which you live.
Some common vegetables that are grown in a garden include tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, and lettuce. Flowers that can be grown include roses, daisies, and sunflowers. Herbs that are common in a garden include rosemary, basil, and mint.
Peas (Pisum sativum) are easy to plant, grow, and harvest and will reward you with a bountiful crop in about two months. They must be grown in early spring since they stop growing when temperatures are above 85 degrees Fahrenheit. They are low-maintenance vegetables that simply need plenty of direct sunlight and rarely need water […]
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Tomato suckers may seem like pesky intruders on your tomato plants, but they play a critical role in the life of your tomato plant, including its propagation. These small, narrow shoots may seem insignificant at first, but they have a big impact on the health and yield of your tomatoes. By understanding what tomato suckers
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Bell peppers (Capsicum annuum), also known as sweet peppers or capsicums, are delicious and versatile vegetables that can be used in a wide variety of dishes. Part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family, which includes close relatives such as the tomato, eggplant, and potato, bell peppers are considered fruits botanically but treated culinarily as vegetables. The
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Many assume that starting a hydroponics garden involves complicated electrical equipment, drip irrigation systems, and computers. While the above may be the case for large-scale commercial hydroponic systems. This is not true for small-scale hydroponic gardens. Beginner gardeners can start growing crops hydroponically with everyday DIY materials. Like a plastic tote bin, some fertilizer, and
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Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. There are several varieties of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) including green beans, black beans, navy beans, kidney beans, Northern beans,
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Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. Native to Assam and other states in Northeast India, the “Bhut Jolokia” or “Ghost Pepper” (Capsicum chinenseJacq.) is one of the
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If you’ve ever wondered what to do with fallen tree branches, broken tree logs, or discarded vegetable foliage after a fall harvest, then look no further than a hugelkultur vegetable garden. Hugelkultur is an ancient German and Eastern European practice of growing vegetable garden beds from rotten logs and discarded plant matter to form an
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Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. The Carolina Reaper pepper is a cultivar of Capsicum chinense species, the spiciest of the five commonly cultivated pepper species. Other
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Carrots, scientifically known as Daucus carota, is a biennial root vegetable once used as medicine in Asia over 3,000 years ago. The original carrots used medicinally in Asia were slightly different from the ones we consume today; they were purple and yellow. You can still find purple and yellow cultivators of carrots today. Growing carrots
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Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, I will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. Habanero peppers (Capsicum chinense “Habanero”) belong to one of the spiciest species of commonly available hot chili peppers in the world.
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