Enjoy a collection of gardening tips!
Imagine breaking bread from using only ingredients harvested from your backyard. Wild yeast makes this possible.
This is the last article in a three-part series, so if this is your first time reading about wild yeast, please take a look at my previous articles which will introduce you to the basics of preparing wild yeast. This article will explore the final stages of the whole process – baking bread with wild yeast. Your wild yeast should be ready to use now!
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You will need to plan where to plant your herbs in your yard as the first step in designing your own herb garden. Depending on how much space you have available and how many herbs you want to plant, there are several options at your disposal.
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Summer is the perfect time to refresh your home decor and uplift the entire mood of your home environment. If you live in small apartments, decorating your home in summer with green plants can be a bit tricky. You always have to maintain a balance between the elegant beauty of lush greenery and the rest of the decor to create a well-functioning setup.
To help you with this challenge of using green plants in a balanced way I want to share some great summer home decor ideas with you. Read on.
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Leaves of three, leave them be. A good rhyme to remember if you want to avoid coming into contact with poison ivy and other toxic plants that can cause skin irritations.
There is a wide variety of leaf shapes and sizes in nature and they help us to identify a plant and each has its own name. Different terms are used for the patterns and shapes used in leaf identification.
Some tree species make identification difficult by displaying more than one type of leaf structure, while others have such a distinct leaf pattern they can’t be misidentified. There are several leaf layers and shapes to be looked at before the leaf can be identified.
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In the modern age of hustle and bustle, many people are opting to garden as a hobby to mentally relax and produce fresh foods. While all people do not have access to large and sunny backyards and gardens, you can still produce excellent vegetables.
Vegetables grown in the shade produce succulent eatables and the quality of edible portions can be greatly improved by various management measures and production practices. Growing vegetables in the shade is an excellent strategy to protect vegetables from extreme heat and careful management can raise the quality and quantity of produce.
Let’s find out which vegetables are in this category and how to grow them!
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We enjoy the beauty of flowers without considering how hard they work during their short lifespan. Flowers have two major responsibilities: reproducing plant life and providing food for pollinators. If flowers slacked on either of those responsibilities, the plant kingdom would be in serious trouble.
The structure and parts of a flower enable it to complete the tasks of reproduction and pollen manufacturing with extraordinary efficiency. The plant kingdom is in safe hands (so are we) because flowers are on the job day and night.
Let’s examine the structure and parts of a flower to discover how these beautiful creations reproduce and keep the insect population so well fed.
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The Geranium is a true scented garden flower with bright colored blooms all around in the spring. If you are one of those who praise the natural beauty and want to keep the lawn loaded with bright flowers, Geranium is a must-have flower due to its versatile beauty.
So, arrange a garden bed or buy a hanging basket to add its charm at your place as it can perfectly grow in beds, containers, or even in the hanging baskets. Then why delay to grow Geraniums when you have this guide on how to grow Geraniums easily without any pests.
Let’s dig in this super easy guide!
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Plant systematics is the scientific study of plants and how they evolve. The past and present of a plant are studied and documented. Why? It’s because the evolutionary history of a particular plant group can be easily traced. This is the primary goal of plant systematics.
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The Systematic Way Plants are Classified (Part 2 of 11)Read More
As the sun’s scorching heat blazes across your garden landscape it can evaporate any moisture that your precious plants are trying to hold onto, burn the tips of leaves, and leave them hanging desert dry!
However, instead of withdrawing back to the air-conditioned indoors, you need to rise to the challenge and save your plants before it is too late. Summer can be an enjoyable season for you, and your plants if you are willing to put in the effort. Wipe those beads of sweat off your forehead, and get to work!
Here’s how you can beat the summer heat by creating a cool summer garden:
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Recently, I realized that I really need to acquire some basic gardening knowledge to create my ideal garden. After some research I realized that learning horticulture is the way to go.
Here, I have invited a fantastic certified Master Gardener to work on this “Free Horticulture Class” project with me. There will be 11 topics in total. After you have completed reading them all, you will be well informed and have confidence to work on your garden.
Let’s look into the horticulture world and enjoy gardening!
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Introduction to Horticulture and Propagation Methods (Part 1 of 11)Read More
