Garden Medley

It sounds kind of gross, but it’s supposed to be really good for your indoor plants.

Take the piece of absorbent material you often see under your meat and put it in about a gallon of water. Leave it there until it reaches the approximate color of pink lemonade.

Use it to water your indoor plants. Do not use it on food plants, because there is the risk of E. coli. And of course wash your hands after handling it.

This provides your plants with a bunch of nitrogen, so you won’t need to go out and buy fertilizer.

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Sprouting seeds indoors is certainly working well this year. We’ve had quite a few sprout already. Just have to hope that none of them get gnawed by a mystery bug again this year. Last year we lost a few to that.

I’m just delighted to see things growing already. The weather here is riduculously warm just now, although if we’re lucky we’ll get some rain this weekend. But in the meantime I’m taking advantage of not needing to heat the room the seeds are in to warm the soil. Air temperatures in that room are at about 80 degrees during the day with the window open right now. It’s pretty nice. (more…)

I’ve been neglecting this site for a while now. Just kind of lost interest for a time while we weren’t actively gardening, especially after such a disappointing year.

It’s been an interesting winter. We’ve had freezing weather, which is highly unusual for our area. I’m talking half inch of ice on the kids’s sandbox, which we had filled with water once we realized how much freezing we were getting. It was pretty amazing. (more…)

When you grow an herb garden, your cooking can reap the rewards. Dried herbs really can’t compare to fresh in most uses.

The challenge can be keeping your herb plants producing. If you don’t treat them right, they die.

It’s not too hard to keep herbs producing once you know how to treat the plants. This includes watering, pruning and harvesting.

Be aware of the amount of water your herbs need. If the leaves are drooping, the plants need water now! How often you water will depend on the time of year, whether you keep them indoors or out and the overall climate. (more…)

Not everyone has a yard in which to garden. Apartment dwellers and condominium owners in particular face this dilemma.

Fortunately, it’s not that hard to grow beautiful plants indoors. You may be somewhat limited in what you can grow - no tall trees or string beans, but you can easily beautify the inside of your home with plants.

An indoor garden helps to purify the air inside your home, so it’s quite beneficial in addition to being attractive. Plants also provide an atmosphere in which it is easier to relax.

There are many plants you can easily grow indoors. Just visit your local garden center and you’ll see plenty of plants suggested. They will include zebra plants, ferns, cacti, some varieties of roses, money plant and many others. (more…)