agronomy
-
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…
-
Your Outdoor Garden Needs a Muffin Pan
At long last, winter is over, and it’s spring planting time — in fact, there are some vegetables you should start planting right now. As you return to the soil this season to (hopefully) be dazzled by your very own homegrown tomatoes and basil this summer, consider using an unorthodox — but effective — trick…
-
The Best Gardening Tools for Anyone With Back Pain
Gardening season is full of promise: the fresh vegetables, beautiful flowers, and sense of accomplishment. But it can also be a — literal — pain in the neck (and back). Kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, and pulling are all part of garden upkeep, and sometimes these things catch up with even the most enthusiastic gardeners. Preventing…
-
Generate a Custom Planting Calendar With This Site
Planning a full-fledged garden doesn’t happen overnight. Everything from the best ways to prep the soil to what to plant where takes careful consideration — and perhaps no factor is more cirtical than figuring out the timing. Whether you are just getting into gardening or an intermediate grower looking to level up, there are ways…