Category Archives: Gardening

Build A PVC Greenhouse Row Cover

In this tutorial I am going to explain how I created a sort of PVC greenhouse row cover out of PVC pipe and some cheap landscape timbers and was able to plant crops way earlier than anyone else. For this … Continue reading

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How to Make Compost

In “how to make compost” I will delve into the advantages of composting as well as the proper way to compost, what to use and what not to use. Composting is both easy and very very smart from a financial … Continue reading

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Wide Row Gardening

Just because you have limited space does not mean you need to forego having a vegetable garden. Using a few “smart” techniques like wide row gardening you can use you space wisely and have enough veggies to feed your entire … Continue reading

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Raised Bed Gardening

Raised bed gardening holds many advantages for the gardener as well as the plants. The traditional garden soil is packed down from walking on it and as a result it is not porous and airy like it should be. A … Continue reading

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USDA Hardiness Zone Map

The USDA Hardiness Zone Map and chart should be consulted before ordering seeds or deciding what to grow in your garden, flower bed or lawn. Find your hardiness zone and then you can use that to reference the seed packet … Continue reading

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Growing Tomatoes

Growing tomatoes scares a lot of gardeners.. well.. let me rephrase that: It does not necessarily scare them but I think there is a lack of knowledge in the “tomato growing” arena that makes a lot of people very frustrated … Continue reading

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