by OptimistPrime | Apr 26, 2024 | Food, Headline Feed
Easy to make and use, this homemade garden all natural insect spray was tested on badly attacked basil plants & a flowering vine and worked with only 2 applications! This bug repellent has continued to work in my garden as well as many reader’s gardens,...
by OptimistPrime | Jan 19, 2024 | Food, Headline Feed
Here’s a look at the 2023 garden winners and losers for both our vegetable and flower beds – what worked and what didn’t. Some of them are goals we had for our property and others were things I tested and tried out – maybe there’s...
by OptimistPrime | Jun 23, 2023 | Food, Headline Feed
Use this easy vacation watering tip to keep your potted plants happy while you’re away for up to a week – no need to ask anyone to water. If there’s one issue most gardeners deal with, it’s vacation watering – how to keep pots of flowers...
by OptimistPrime | May 17, 2023 | Food, Headline Feed
Create beautiful, sustainable vegetable garden beds with minimal effort by learning how to plant a no-till garden bed. No-till and no-dig gardening takes care of the soil, disturbing it as little as possible and uses a layering system keeps both large and small garden...
by OptimistPrime | May 10, 2023 | Food, Headline Feed
Are there truly “no fail perennial flowers?” Maybe not 100% for everyone, but there are definitely easy perennials to grow that are more low maintenance than others. See my take on a national magazine’s list of perennial flowers compared to my...