I have been neglecting the vertical dimension in my vegetable garden in the past growing seasons. Although I have been familiar with the use and the benefits of verticality in gardening, I used the concept only with tomatoes. This year, however, I’m trying it with other vegetables as well…
Does sheep wool work in vegetable gardening?
I heard that sheep’s wool can be really useful in the vegetable garden. It is supposed to help maintain the moisture in the soil, and act as a fertilizer as well. That’s why I decided to give it a try this year. So, how exactly am I using it? Well, I add some of it […]
The new gardening season begins…
I get gardening itches as soon as spring starts and weather starts warming up. I just can’t wait to throw first seeds into the ground and start growing my own food. But unfortunately, things don’t always go my way. Sometimes, the gardening season begins in a catastrophic way…
Why I now like chard even more…
Up until recently, my wife and I had only been enjoying chard raw in salads, while it’s leaves were still small and delicate. And once plants matured and their leaves became bigger, sturdier and bitter, we sort of abandoned them and no longer harvested them. Then something happened and it changed the way we look at and use the chard in our lives…