There is a wonderful product to give your plants a growing boost. It takes time to work—about two to three months—but it doesn’t require too much effort, nor does it cost very much. For a small garden ...

Long before the advent of synthetic plant foods, farmers had only two ways to make their fields more fertile. One method was to spread manure from livestock, which proved a labor-intensive method that ...

It’s common knowledge that your soil’s health is important to grow an abundant and healthy garden. Without the proper nutrients plants won’t grow, flowers won’t bloom, and fruits and vegetables will ...

Growing your own vegetables is rewarding and a great way to provide your family with fresh produce. Thanks to our mild Florida winters, backyard gardens can be productive all year long. Sustaining all ...

Last autumn, I carefully cultivated a heap of seeds within a new garden bed, only to hack these fledgling plants down to the ground just a few weeks later – and deliberately let them all rot away.

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It’s fair to say that the thing that probably preoccupies us the most when we first start to garden is colour. In our mind’s eye dance tantalising images of lofty delphiniums in shades of periwinkle ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from CM iPad section Qld Life. Followed categories will be added to My News. This traditional soil improvement method is cheap, easy and spectacularly fast when the ...

As summer flickers and fades to autumn, finding the opportunity to carry out routine garden tasks can be challenging. Confronted with a combination of dwindling day length, cooler temperatures and ...