SCARCE - Garden Guide
Organic Farming Made Easy
My introduction to organic farming began two years ago. Times were that trying to say the least at the time. I was living in a small rural farmhouse trying to eek out a living as a handyman. But as the housing boom has faded,...
How To Create A Butterfly Garden
Creating a butterfly garden is a little different from the standard flower garden, but that does not mean you need to be without any favorite flowers or fragrances. Many butterfly attractants are just as attractive to humans as...
Compost - Bins of Black Gold - Looking to Buy
Gardeners and organic gardeners in particular call compost "black gold." It is simply that good for the garden. However, even after realizing that compost piles do not have to smell bad nor attract vermin, some homeowners...
Tips for Organic Farming
I really surprised myself by becoming involved with organic farming just if you are short years ago, and boy am I glad that I did. I was going through some tough times in my little home. I live in a small ranch style house in...
Iris - Species and Care
Iris is the name of a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. The various Iris species have showy and beautiful flowers which make them popular in gardens and in floral arrangements. The name Iris is...
Winter Aroma for Your Garden
At this time of year, flowers in the garden are scarce and, with exception of a few hardy souls, the garden is usually a place to avoid until the warmth returns. But how many times have you stopped while walking during the...
Why Is Organic Farming Bad If It Is?
Why is organic farming bad, if it is? We have been told that organic farming is good for our health. Proponents have trumpeted the message that organic farming is good for the environment. How could it possibly be bad?It seems...
An Olive Grove Of Your Own
We have about fifty and a half olive trees in the grove below our house. Im not certain about the fifty it could be anywhere between forty and sixty but I am absolutely certain about the half. You see, there is an olive...
Learn How To Prune Needle Evergreens & Fruit Trees
Needle Evergreens: Junipers, arborvitae and yews may be pruned any time and at almost any place. With upright junipers, follow along the branch that needs to be shortened until you come to a side shoot lying on top of it, or...
Winter Injury to Trees
Low temperatures, frost or dry conditions are all causes of winter injury. In our region we can expect one or all of these conditions during the winter months. The results of these conditions vary from leaf burn to the death of...
Doing Your Part With Natural Lawn Care
We have all become more aware of the strains our environment is facing and most people are willing to change their habits to make a difference. Some of the more obvious ways to do this is through recycling, conservation, and...
Winter Injury to Trees
Low temperatures, frost or dry conditions are all causes of winter injury. In our region we can expect one or all of these conditions during the winter months. The results of these conditions vary from leaf burn to the death of...
History Of Apple Trees
Apple trees were the most popularly grown fruit tree in colonial America and practically every settlement farm and backyard gardener planted this easily grown fruit tree, or easier, the seed of the apple could be planted to...
Five Rose Garden Ideas
If youve always shied away from growing roses because you believed their press, its time to put away your misconceptions. Far from being the finicky, pest-ridden creatures that theyre made out to be, roses are...
History Of Blueberry Plants
Very few historical records exist on ancient blueberry culture in the Greek and Roman empires. Those cultures did use parts of the blueberry plants and fruit to consume or to treat ailments. The size and flavor of native...
History Of Blueberry Plants
Very few historical records exist on ancient blueberry culture in the Greek and Roman empires. Those cultures did use parts of the blueberry plants and fruit to consume or to treat ailments. The size and flavor of native...
Communicating With Plants
Plants experience of being in the world is very different from the experience of us animals. Because plants cannot move about, they exist in a state of profound acceptance and peace within themselves. Emotions such as fear,...
Mowing Fundamentals Part II
Types of Mowers
Two main types of mowers exist: reel and rotary. There are many versions of these two types such as electric, gas, push, and riding.Reel-type mowers give a cleaner cut than rotaries, but have a hard time...
Compost Tea Tea Time For Your Garden
If you would like a nice garden, youll need a bucket of water and some garbage. That simple recipe is all you need to grow healthy, beautiful plants all summer long. But before you start floating a tin can in a some water,...
How To Choose Your Water Garden Plants
So. The water garden bug has bitten. Youve dug and leveled and sweated and said words you hope that no one else has heard. Now its time for the fun part picking out your water garden plants!Plant varieties within these...