Category: General Gardening

Both annual and perennial flowers will continue to flower more vigorously throughout the blooming season with regular deadheading of any spent flower. Just a pinch and it's done, a simple technique...

Compost tea is a natural, nutrient-packed liquid fertilizer made by steeping mature compost in water. This “garden brew” extracts beneficial microbes, nutrients, and organic compounds,...

Have you ever heard the claims that green tomatoes are poisonous and even maybe heard that they can kill you? Are you familiar with the assertions that immature tomatoes are toxic and can be...

You can generally get free coffee grounds from your local coffee shop. For example, a typical Australian café produces about 80 kg of coffee grounds each week. This is often ending up in landfills,...

So you're starting to get excited about the excellent crop of tomatoes that are coming along nicely. You're feeling a little bit of pride about your green thumb abilities with this year's tomatoes...

When are eggplants ready to harvest in your garden? There’s really a bit of a challenge in identifying ripe eggplants (Solanum melangona) when they are just the right time to pick. If you pick them...