agriculture
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How to Plant a Low-Maintenance and Drought-Resistant Gravel Garden
If you’re tired of watering your lawn to keep it alive, or if you live somewhere with water use restrictions, you may have given up on having a garden. In places where it’s hard to keep traditional landscaping plants alive, or for people who want a low-maintenance, cost-effective alternative to a lawn, a gravel garden…
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11 of the Best Ways to Identify Wild Mushrooms
Have you noticed the world getting a little more obsessed with mushrooms lately? Maybe you steer clear of wild mushrooms entirely because you don’t have a clue what’s delectable, what’s psychedelic, and what’s deadly — but it’s not a bad idea to start studying up on the mushrooms around you. The following resources can help…
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What I Wish I’d Known Before I Bought a Hydroponic Gardening Tower
Hydroponics used to be a nerdy hobby for homesteaders and home pot growers. What was once required a complicated setup that resulted in absurd-looking home laboratories has now been commoditized into sleek, modern towers of plastic for your home. But are commercially produced hydroponic gardening towers actually a good way to grow your own food?
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You Should Install Real Drip Irrigation This Year
Drip irrigation systems make sense on a number of levels. Because you’re watering exactly where you need to, you’re watering as much as 70 per cent less. That’s because, as you hand water, a lot of what you’re watering is the tops of plants, which generally don’t need or benefit from it. Plants need water…