Swan Plant is a food plant for Monarch caterpillars

The Monarch butterfly caterpillar can only eat plants in the Milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae) and one of these that grows quite large so provides plenty of food and is easily cultivated and very ornamental in...

Edible Plants for Tortoises

If you have a tortoise and you're working on an outdoor enclosure or you're just trying to vary the diet as much as you can, you'll definitely want to consider going outside of the grocery store for greens,...

How to grow watermelons!

Water melon is a favourite summertime treat for many people, so what can be more rewarding than your own home grown watermelon. Watermelons are not particularly hard to grow, but they are however rather...

Gardening Planting Seeds

An excellent source of seeds can be obtained from a dependable seed house, which is worthy of ones trust. However not all seeds are the same, to the eye, a seed may appear to be all right, yet it may lack...

ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

Money does grow on trees - Budget Gardening

Money does grow on trees - Budget Gardening We all love a beautiful garden, but we know it takes oodles of money to create the perfect garden, right? Wrong, a lovely garden can be created on a budget....

Grow Organic Carrots without Carrot Root Fly

One of the biggest challenges for organic gardeners is how to stop garden pests from destroying all your hard work and eating your crop. When growing carrots, the carrot root fly is a really irritating little...

Growing Bonsai Trees From Seed.

People have been cultivating bonsai trees for centuries to form ornamental gardens. When the art was in its infancy, it was generally seen as a pastime for the wealthy. Nowadays, if someone is going to try...

How-to Grow Heirloom Tomatoes from Seed

Heirloom tomatoes are an easy to grow, flavorful vegetable to have in the home garden. Gourmet stores and restaurants hae rediscovered the value of heirloom tomatoes and they can be a way for the homesteader to make a little extra money.

Confessions of a Brown Thumb

My name is Shirley Anderson. I am a brown thumb. You have to understand that I don't set out to go through so many plants in a season. It's not something I am proud of but I can't help myself. God knows, I...