basics
Gardening does not always mean that you need to grow plants in full sun. Shade in the garden is like a nightmare for many gardeners. Though most of the vegetables like Tomatoes or cucumbers require full sun for their development, many plants can grow wonderfully well in shade. Here in…
companion planting
Here in this article, we will give you some of the best choices for companion plants of tomatoes. As a companion plant, they provide one or more than one of the benefits to the tomato plants like: 1. Reduce pests 2. Improve health and flavor 3. Reduce diseases 4. Help…
basics
Today we will discuss a very interesting but simple way of controlling weed problems in your garden. It is called the Solarization process. We have used the term in our earlier article Weed controlling in organic ways. Here we will give some details about what is solarization and how to…
fruit
Homegrown Strawberries are always best in taste. They are nutritious and are quite easy to grow. In this article, we will discuss how to grow strawberry plants in your garden. Strawberry plants are low growing perennials that give a delicious supply of fruits. While establishing and maintaining a strawberry patch…
growing foods
If you are thinking about growing okra, this might just be the right time. Okra is also known as ladies finger and Bhindi (in India). The edible part of the plant is the pointed seed pods. Okra as a vegetable is very nutritious. It has a very mild flavor. But,…
nematode
What Are Nematodes? The nematodes are microscopic, small roundworms. They live in the soil and can cause a great damage to the roots of the plants. They interrupt plants normal process of taking water and other nutrients through the roots by burrowing into them. As a result, various knobs are…
growing foods
Today we are going to discuss some growing tips of Onions. Though it is not one of the easiest vegetables to grow, it is not very hard either. You can definitely try your hands on them provided you know some basic information. Onions can be of various types: red, white,…
current trends in gardening
Pruning a tomato plant is one of the most important decisions you need to make if you want to grow tomatoes. And in this article, we will discuss How to prune tomato plants. So if you are intersted in know about pruning tomato plants please read on. If you are…
container gardening
Almost all the topics we discussed earlier is on outdoor gardening. This is our first initiative towards indoor garden. Hope you will like this as well. If you have any suggestions, please put them in the comment box. Now a day’s most of us live in apartments where there is…
brinjals
Today we will discuss how to grow Eggplants or Brinjals. There are many varieties of eggplants. They are round, egg-shaped, long or short. Even the color varies from purple to red and from black to creamy white. You can grow Eggplants from both seeds and transplants. Now, growing eggplants from…