The bottom of a raised garden bed is the foundation of the entire bed, get the foundation wrong and the plants growing in the garden bed will definitely struggle. Ideally, a raised garden bed should contain plenty of organic matter …
Ground cover plants can be used instead of mulch, although you can also combine the two for a healthier and better-looking garden. No matter if you want to use ground cover instead of mulch for your vegetable garden or for …
Snails and slugs are considered by many to be a pest, although the truth is that snails play a vital role in our ecosystem. Snails are relatively hardy creatures that reproduce fairly fast, and once they get into our garden …
Slugs can cause a lot of damage in a vegetable garden, this is why they are considered to be a pest. The problem with slugs is that no amount of baiting or trapping will catch them all, they reproduce relatively …
A seedling or a young plant can be extremely vulnerable to pests like slugs and snails, and if they are constantly losing their new leaves due to the pests they will eventually die off. No matter if you are planting …
For the most part, mulching is extremely beneficial to plants, although as with everything in life, so does mulching as well has its fair share of disadvantages. The good news is that the advantages of mulching outweigh the disadvantages. There …
A lot of people are afraid of using mulch because some plants will have a really difficult time growing through the mulch. The truth is that you have to use the mulch based on what and how you grow, and …
Vegetable gardens tend to perform the best when they are mulched, although there is a big difference between the types of mulches you are using and how your plants will actually perform. For the most part, any organic mulch is …
Wet areas in a garden can be extremely problematic especially if you are doing permaculture, not a lot of plants will survive in these areas as most plants need to have their roots relatively dry. The biggest problem with wet …
Mulch is excellent for your plants, but the bad news is that a lot of bugs also tend to love mulch. Mulch provides a relatively safe space for bugs to live and reproduce, this is especially true if you have …
