What is LAB? LAB is short for Lactic Acid Bacteria. In natural farming, it is one of the essential ingredients and one of the easiest to culture. See, lactic acid is bacteria is present everywhere in the air. It is not one specific type of bacteria rather a group. This group of bacterias is theContinue reading “What Is Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB)”
There is nothing more vital than excellent organic nitrogen sources during the vegetative state. If you are growing synthetically, you can just grab any fertilizer and apply it with no extra thought. But, if you are growing organically, I hope everyone reading this is, you have a more difficult choice for organic nitrogen sources. Nitrogen isContinue reading “Organic Nitrogen Sources”
As a beginner gardener, the term frost dates is often heard or seen. Every seed catalog or website you come across will have these two terms first frost date and last frost date. These terms are essential for gardeners. Misinterpret or neglect this information, and you run the risk of reduced or decreased harvest, stuntedContinue reading “Simple (But Important) Things To Remember About Frost Dates”
Whether you’re looking for a fun weekend project, or you’ve been wanting to start gardening but don’t have the outdoor space for it, now is the perfect time to create your own DIY indoor garden. As long as you have a space in your home that receives natural sunlight, you’ll be able to have flavorfulContinue reading “6 Expert Tips to Create a DIY Indoor Garden”
Most medicinal and gourmet mushrooms are grown on mushroom blocks. Nowadays more and more people are realizing the power of mushrooms. That means there are more people than ever growing these mushrooms. Dope, I know! The medicinal and gourmet mushroom industry has more than doubled in the past 5 years. What are mushroom blocks? Mushrooms blocks are madeContinue reading “Mushroom Blocks”
In life, some people make you better, or some leave you worse off. Don’t worry. This is still a gardening blog. When it comes to gardening, this statement remains true. Some plants benefit from being planted near each other, while others suffer when planted near each other. So if you knew you could produce aContinue reading “What is Companion Planting?”
Water. Everything on this planet needs water. To a gardener, it is the most vital aspect of gardening to consider. You could have the ultimate gardening space, with ample sunlight and vasts amount of land, but without a water feature, it is worthless. I have seen many available gardening plots in California that had incredibleContinue reading “Why Every Garden Needs A Water Feature”
So, you have planted your own seeds and they have sprouted. Now what? Seedlings are no different than their fully grown counterparts, they need to fertilizers just the same. When it comes to seedlings, you should begin fertilizing as soon as they have their first set of true leaves. What are true leaves? When seedlings sprout,Continue reading “Fertilizers: How To Use Them On Seedlings and Plant Starts”
I admit I am not too fond of modern medicine. While I think it has a place, I believe that nature is amazing. There are so many undiscovered plants that have the potential to possess many medicinal properties. There are also common medicinal plants that have been used since the beginning of time. These plethora of herbsContinue reading “Common Medicinal Plants”
If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, it may be potatoes. I mean, you can prepare them in so many different ways depending on your mood. It is no wonder they are one of the most consumed crops in America and have played such a vital roll in world history. This isContinue reading “Growing Potatoes”