Keep your garden looking good through the summer with awesome gardening tips from Old World Gardens.
Click here to go to the informative article.
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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Tomato Plants: 10 Gardener Mistakes
Taking a line from an article in Plant Care Today, birds and insects find tomatoes as tasty as we do!
Love this informative article on growing tomatoes . . . click here.
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Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Natural Ways to Combat Aphids
Finding an infestation of aphids on one of your favorite plants is not something you want to see in the garden.
One of the tricks I learned to combat aphids is to keep the leaves clean, even if it is just a routine spray of water. Once you experience aphids, you don't want to go there...
Sunday, June 12, 2016
Prune tomato plants for a healthy productive crop
Proper pruning can be an effective practice for producing strong and productive tomato plants.
Click here for an article from Old World Garden Farms on how they prune their tomato plants.
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Friday, June 10, 2016
DIY Concrete Countertop For Your Outdoor Kitchen
Concrete is a durable and inexpensive solution to your outdoor kitchen countertops.
I've worked with concrete on many outdoor projects for decades and many of them are still intact and functional. In addition, concrete was fun to work with and once I started, it was so addicting that I...
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Beginners Guide to Succulents
Succulents seem to be all the rage . . . I'm seeing them everywhere! I've always loved hens and chicks, but I have not had luck growing them.
They are perfect plants for container gardening and so cute.
Click here for a beginners guide to growing these little beauties. I'll be...
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
Blue Plumbago: How to grow
Before an unusually brutal winter wiped out most of my paradise, my blue plumbago stood out like a shining gem. It was started from a cutting from my mother-in-law's garden, like most of my other plants. The cutting grew into a beautiful bush that always had butterflies hovering around...
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Homemade Mosaic Planter
Love this planter idea that would work so well for a raised bed by adding enough rows to suit your taste.
If you love working with concrete and being creative, this project is perfect for you! Also a great idea for stones for a path.
Click here to see how this one was made!
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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Grow a Lemon Tree in a Container
If you use lots of lemons in preparation of meals and beverages, there is nothing like having your own supply. Once established, your lemon tree will provide you and your friends with more than enough!
Want to know the secrets of one gardener who grows lemon trees in containers? Click...
Friday, December 11, 2015
Start lettuce from seed
Every year I say I'd like to grow my own lettuce from seed, but never get around to it. I was reminded again by an article on the Birds and Blooms website.
Growing from seed really takes little effort. You just need the right place to get them going
Click here for the article from...
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