Green & Organic

Okra is a great crop for the beginning gardener. They grow well in hot dry areas of the country. A beautiful 3-6 foot tall plant with creamy mallow type flowers. Okra could be grown just for...

Your plants need nutrients to grow strong and healthy, Authentic Haven Brand, premium soil conditioner teas breakdown the soil and allow your plants roots to absorb needed nutrients naturally....

Trimming the leaves from freshly harvested buds will be a factor in the quality of the final product. Well trimmed buds contain less leaf contaminates, therefore, they are less harsh tasting and...

Compost provides natural rich nutrients to your lawn and garden. The ingredients needed to make compost are right within your home. Compost is easy to make and maintain. But what type of...

Most people do not know that you can grow tomatoes year round in Texas. Follow these simple steps and you can harvest your own tomatoes all year round and avoid the high prices at the grocery...

In places where winter is principally the climate, the use of grow box is also popular since it allows people in such area to grow off season crops. These hydroponic grow box systems in general...

If you want rich, fertile soil, you need earthworms to turn over soil, aerate it, and deposit rich nutrients. The more earthworms in your soil, the better your garden will grow. With a little...

Trichomes are where the t.h.c. is contained in marijuana. The most effective way to tell when your plants are at peak ripeness is to view the trichomes. They start out clear, then turn milky white...

Finger hash is extremely hard to find due to the fact that it can only be made with freshly picked marijuana. It is a result of trichrome sticking to the fingers when handling and trimming the...

Don't know whether you're growing a female plant or a useless male plant? Females produce buds. Males produce pollen, which does not contain t.h.c.. Knowing the difference is very important in the...

People are finally starting to realize that the planet will not fix itself. It's up to each individual to do their part and give back to the planet that which they have taken so much from. Here...

Several years ago I had an interesting vegetable garden. Three different types of vegetable plants lived together in harmony. They also benefited each other. Their colors of green, dark green,...

Artichoke plants are easy to grow in almost any climate. Artichoke plants will live for many years and continue to provide you with organic artichokes that you grew in your own...

We need to look at ways to reduce our dependence on oil. A rare topic needs a closer look. "Embodied energy analysis is interested in what energy goes to supporting a consumer, and so all...

Many people are interested in composting--turning their kitchen waste into wonderful fertilizer. However, this task may seem daunting-time consuming, smelly and may even involve worms! I have an...

You don't have to give up your love of plants just because you have poor soil. No matter were you live you can amend the soil in your yard or rejuvenate old potting soil with the help of some easy...

Cucumbers are a summer staple. Along with tomatoes, almost every summer garden should have cucumbers growing in them. One of the more frustrating aspects of growing cucumbers however, is that you...

One of the more frustrating aspects of growing zucchini and squash is that you can often get lots of flowers but few fruit. Seeing all of those bright yellow flowers is beautiful, but of course,...

Growing zucchini and squash in your home garden is one of the true pleasures of summer. While perhaps not as much fun as growing summer tomatoes (see link), zucchini are a great summer vegetable...

The best time start growing garlic in the United States is in the fall. Before I discovered this fact, I always thought that I couldn't grow garlic. The resulting small bulbs wasn't worth the...

Environment is the circumstances, objects or situations which one is surrounded of. We make our environment ourselves by our lifestyle, activities and thoughts. A community together makes its...

Some of the ways to reduce our carbon footprint

Altman Plants, one of the largest cactus and succulent growers in the United States is working on a new product: Succulent Mats. You can use one of their mats when they are released for public...

This article explains how to get rid of those ugly huge mushrooms in your lawn for the whole rest of the summer. All it requires is a little bit of work but in the end its all worth it.

The leaves have fallen off the trees now cluttering your yard with debris. But what to do with all those leaves after you rake them? What options do you have? Here is a couple of nifty ideas to...

Slugs love moist or damp yard conditions, which usually means our yards and gardens. The kids may love chasing these sticky creatures with a salt shaker but they can't get ever one for you. So...

Watching wild birds frolic in your yard is always a delight. Here is how you can make your garden a bird friendly place.

Have you ever brought a healthy plant home from the store and had it die a short time later? On closer inspection you see little aphid bugs are the culprit. My plant wash is a chemical-free...

Plants love a good liquid fertilizer. There are many commercial products such as Miracle-Gro that can be purchased, but they are expensive. Those products are all chemicals. I prefer to use an...

I will tell you how to make a super soil in which all you have to do is add water only to grow big flowers or veggies.

Eating corn you grew yourself is very rewarding. Not only is there satisfaction in growing your own food, but it’s probably the best tasting corn you’ve ever eaten - likely because it's organic...

Blueberries are well suited for organic production and will grow in almost any region in the U.S. This article will provide some basic information specific to organic systems used to grow blueberries.

Anyone that knows me knows that I love my plants. I happen to be what my daughter calls a plant-nerd, that I am addicted and no matter what I just can not get enough of them. Well she is right, I...

Organic grapes can be grown in almost any region in the U.S. This guide will provide some of the organic management systems used in grape production.

Organic tomatoes are very tasty and I will help you to grow a beautiful tomato garden in your back yard!

There are no better ways to “go green” than to landscape in an ecologically friendly way. Here are 10 of the best ways to make a landscape green -- in both 'green' ways!

In these days of gadgets and jobs and pressure, many are losing touch with nature. Read on to find out ways you can reform your spiritual connection to the Earth, and find peace and calm in your life.

the population of squirrels has doubled this year around my place and the squirrels was getting into places they need not be. they got in my attic and caused a lot of damage up there as well as...

Vertical gardens are also referred to as living walls. If you are going to grow a garden UP a wall rather than along the ground, whether it is for building wall insulation the natural way,...

No time for gardening? Provided there's been no chemical spraying or fertilizers used in your yard, you can find tasty, nutritious plants where you live.

So after your kids are done playing with the box from your new flat screen, you bundle it with the rest of the cardboard for recycle day, right? Wrong! That cardboard is just what the gardener...

Growing orchids is often considered to be a difficult hobby, but with time and consideration to the needs of orchids, it can really be quite simple. I have found the largest issue most people have...

I use my vegetable garden as a place to unwind after a stressful day. Although I first started my vegetable garden, after I was behind a lady at the supermarket who was going to buy 2 tomatoes...

Do you drink coffee are have a coffee drinker in your house. Well don't throw away the grounds. I am going to tell you just as I did my oldest daughter just how helpful they can be in your flower...

It's on the news: Honey bees are dying off. It could threaten the food supply, as well as destroy whole ecosystems as fewer plants can make seeds to replenish themselves. The news stories often...

Composting is how plant matter changes into soil-like material called compost. This process of decomposition is helped by air and water. Insects, earthworms, bacteria, and fungi help with this...

Avocados are delicious when eaten alone. Also avocados are essential when making guacamole. Every avocado contains a seed that has the potential of growing into a whole new avocado tree. Each...

Compost piles are a great way to replenish the dirt around us, the nutrients from the fresh fruits and vegetables compost into new dirt... however, a lot of us just don't have the space for a...

Plants and produce are growing well. When you go out to pick the fruits of your labor, you find that the critters have gotten to them first.

At this point in the summer you may have basil growing like crazy in your garden. What to do with it all? I had to share my affordable and super tasty and amazing pesto sauce recipe I make with...