In Africa, smart gardening practices like rainwater harvesting, choosing indigenous plants, companion planting, seasonal composting, and efficient irrigation can make a big difference. Harvesting rainwater and using efficient irrigation methods can cut water bills and conserve water. Choosing local plants, companion planting, and composting can create a healthier, more sustainable garden without the need for…
Warmth and nourishing greens to you, Western North Carolina gardeners. I mourn the crops and gardens that were washed away by Tropical Storm Helene. I give thanks for those that remained and likely fed you and your neighbors while the stores were bare. And I call upon the wisdom of the seeds that know how…
Oh Grunn, what the hell are you? I’ve cut your grass, died your deaths and you’ve left me standing here with my head like one of those ‘wake up feeling worse’ naps, wondering if I should try talking to the drains more. Or seeing if there’s anything else I can do with the dead fish?…
Fall has officially arrived in Phoenix. The weather has finally cooled off, Halloween is just around the corner. You might even be wearing a sweater! But, just this week, the temperature was 10 degrees above normal. Saturday’s high reached 100 degrees — a record. And, even with the temperature drop on Tuesday, we’re on track…
It’s been a long, beautiful fall this year. The cool weather tripped the trees to color up and then hold their leaves for a beautiful show of reds, oranges and yellows. Tree leaves aren’t the only fall show stoppers for color, though. This is the time of year when ornamental grasses take off where the…
The weather hasn’t been wonderful in 2024, but even heavy showers and high winds can’t hold back lots of excitement and activity in the gardening world. From flood-proof gardens and sustainable planting at RHS Chelsea in May to in-demand annuals for hanging baskets to brighten up our outdoor space, there’s been lots to enjoy, embrace…
In a bid to mitigate the trend of junk food consumption by Nigerian children, the University of Ibadan, on Thursday, unveiled a toolkit for kids to carry out safe planting and gardening activities at school and home environments. The toolkit concealed in a box includes garden tools like a hand spade and fork, hand gloves,…
By the time you are reading this, we will have had our first killing frost. Unlike the last couple of years, it was a gentle frost with normal cool temperatures in the following days. The last couple of years have seen brutal temperature drops into the teens followed almost immediately with snow. The leaves froze…
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