Flowers, Plants & Gardening

Armus asked: I’m especially interested in learning greenhouse and gardening techniques that aren’t expensive to maintain after the initial setup costs. I would be in a colder climate with 500-10,000 dollars to invest. Its a relaxing activity I think I’d enjoy that could pay off as fuel and energy costs continue to rise. I’m especially [...]

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Hank Gordon asked: Having a vegetable garden is a great asset to your live, with the right vegetable garden design and the right soil you can grow your own healthy and delicious vegetables for your self and your family. But how do you determine what kind of soil you have and do you need to [...]

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Jon Ruppel asked: Nothing is more important to the long term success of your vegetable garden that the location you choose.  There are a whole host of things that you can do to improve a garden once it’s in place, with compost and fertilizer and many soil amendments, but the location is pretty much fixed. [...]

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Abhishek Agarwal asked: There are many questions that need to be addressed before you start on with your practice of flower gardening in containers. Few of those questions are as follows: – What size of container do you have in mind? Would you prefer planting several different flowers in one large pot or you would [...]

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Tania Bale asked: For some, the home vegetable garden is a hobby and for others a great money-saving helper, especially in these days of high prices. Formerly it was the custom for gardeners to invest their labors and achievements with a mystery and secrecy which might well have discouraged any amateur from trespassing upon such [...]

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