At the beginning of May 2024, I purchased a tray of radish and red cabbage plants to plant in my backyard. I hadn’t grown either of them before, and it’s currently late into autumn where I live, which also happens to be in a tropical climate. The photograph below was taken the day I transplanted…
Have you considered the possibility of growing herbs like mint in a plastic bottle? It’s such a convenient and cheap way to start a garden inside or outside your home. My father came up with this idea to help those who don’t have much space in their garden or those who live in apartments. Let’s…
Have you thought about some of the most cost-effective ways to grow plants, herbs, and flowers at home? I think about it all the time, lol, but that is because I’m really into frugality. Be that as it may, I found a way to repurpose empty milk boxes and toilet rolls into DIY planters. It’s…
Since reading a book called Ikigai: The Japanese Secret To A Long And Happy Life, I have invested much of my time and energy in eating a cleaner diet. One of the key dietary elements of Okinawan’s who reach the ripe old age of 100 are root vegetables. I love sweet potatoes, and I’m currently…
It’s my birthday month and what’s better than hitting the local nursery to shop for a bunch of plants?! That’s exactly what I did, and I figured that some of you might be interested in what I’m planting and growing in May, so I’m excited to share that with you. Here’s a list of the…
Is it resourceful or cheap to repurpose old stuff? Personally, I’m all for it but at the same time, I’ve seen first hand what it looks like to turn a section of your home into an abstract art project by experimenting with old stuff. Thankfully, one of our successful attempts at repurposing something happened to…
Howdy Folks! Welcome to my ultimate guide to the best plants for new gardeners. It wasn’t that long ago that I, too, was a beginner. But I was by no means a stranger to gardening. You see, we moved into our daily home almost 3 decades ago with a lot of yard space. Given that…
Whoever said that celery has to be grown in the ground was a liar! (I don’t know if anyone ever said that, haha). But I’d never done it before, and since I had some sprouts to experiment with, I decided to plant them in a few plastic bottles. I wasn’t sure how much soil and…
For the longest time, I wanted to grow a citrus fruit tree in my garden. I’ve grown a lemon tree but never a citrus fruit, and it just so happened that last week, I was at the nursery when I stumbled upon a handful of citrus fruit trees! It’s spring in my part of the…
Over the last couple of months, I’ve fallen in love with marigolds. I was having a huge problem with ladybugs and aphids destroying my kale and spinach plantations, but I didn’t want to contaminate my organic greens with pesticides. That’s when I learned about the bug-repelling qualities of marigold. Spoiler alert: it works! It took…