Soil mix for cacti and succulents

My mind has been on those plants that can be grown as houseplants, which includes cacti and succulents.  The one thing that will provide great success is using a light soil mix . . . one that is heavy will kill those plants in a short time.

Click here for a great article about soil mix for those beautiful plants.

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Guide to Indoor Gardening

What a beautiful example of indoor gardening!

Check out this article for more inspiring photos and serves as an awesome guide for anyone who would like to garden indoors.

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Tomato and Pepper Plant Pruning

Little things make a big difference when growing tomato and pepper plants.

This article covers one of those important things . . . pruning your plants.

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DIY Compost Bins . . . lots of ideas!

Composting is one of the best ways to save money in the garden.

This article features 40+ DIY compost bin ideas, many utilizing items already in your garden.

Check it out and save some money!

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Easy to grow vegetables for beginning gardeners

Everyone is a beginning gardener at one time or another.  Vegetables are so satisfying to grow.  The feeling of using vegetables you grew in your cooking is awesome.

Some vegetables are easier to grow than others.  For me, it is the tomato.  Click here for lots of great information!

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DIY Fire Pit

Love the concept of this fire pit.  

The Captain and I would like to adapt it to also use as a grill.

The possibilities are endless!

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Tips for growing basil

One of the easiest plants I have ever grown in my garden is the basil plant . . . very rewarding!

Click here for an excellent article with great growing tips.

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Help Your Struggling Tomato Plants

This has been the first year we are not growing tomatoes or peppers.  There is still so much to do around here!

Having a problem keeping your tomatoes healthy and thriving?  The following is an excellent article on the solutions to so many tomato growing problems.


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How to make concrete steps

One my favorite projects in the garden is working with concrete.

Click here for one of the best articles on how to work with concrete.

The featured path on this page is a old photo from my garden.

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Pruning a potted fruit tree

Since most of our fruit trees were killed by winter freezes and Hurricane Irma, we are thinking of starting them again in large containers.  They would be much easier to maintain and keep alive.

It will be a new experiment for us and we need all the information we can get on the basics.  This article contains everything you need to know about pruning those fruit trees!

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