Live Self Sufficient

Many avid gardeners dread the coming of winter. As the weather grows colder many of our favorite plants either die off or go dormant for several months. One way to enjoy the long winter is to build a greenhouse in your yard. This will allow you to continue your gardening during the winter while also providing you with an excellent opportunity to prepare for the spring.

Composting your kitchen scraps is really useful for several different reasons. If you lead a self sufficient lifestyle having a compost bin is a great way to create nutrient rich soils for your garden. If you don’t have a garbage disposal in your kitchen you can compost your kitchen scraps that would otherwise get tossed into your trash and wasted.

You have watched your pumpkin and gourd vines grow all summer long. Hopefully each vine has produced a number of healthy looking fruits for you to harvest when the time is right. But when is the time right for picking?

The next time you are enjoying your garden keep your eyes open for earthworms. While many people might feel the need to remove earthworms from their garden this is actually a mistake. Earthworms are an extremely valuable inhabitant of your garden and you should be pleased with their presence.

In some areas of the country clay soil is simply unavoidable. Clay is a difficult medium to grow many of the most popular plants. This is because a large number of plants prefer nutrient rich loamy soil. Clay soil is very heavy and can retain a great deal of water. Plants with delicate root systems may have a hard time thriving in this type of condition.

Pumpkins are a fun plant to grow during the summer. As fall rolls around your harvest will be ready to pick and you will have a wonderful selection to carve up for Halloween. Before you decide to plant your pumpkin seeds it is a good idea to fully understand the reality of growing pumpkins in your garden.