Vegetable gardening is no longer confined to having to muck around with dirt and getting our fingernails messy with rows or mounds of soil. Many fresh fruits and vegetables that you may purchase from the store these days are grown hydroponically. Hydroponics is growing crops without soil. Like in a traditional garden, hydroponic crops are ...

There are many different types of systems used in hydroponic gardening. However, all of them evolve around the ability to control the basic requirements of a plant, which are nutrient, water and oxygen supplies. The success of hydroponics comes about when there is a continuous cycle of watering, draining and aerating created to feed the ...

Hydroponic gardening is not stuff made for rocket scientists. It ranges from the most simple sets up for the home gardener right up to complex structures that huge hydroponic farms use. One thing that is a common fixture for both is that you get crops that provide you with a higher yield in terms of ...

Cold frame is a transparent-roofed enclosure that is built into the ground and is used to protect plants from cold weather. The transparent top of the structure allows sunlight to penetrate and stops heat from escaping the enclosure through convection. A cold frame is like a miniature greenhouse that can extend the plant\'s season. Cold frames ...

If you have a back (or front) yard and you would like to cover it with lawn grass, you would realize that soil is an important aspect to the success of your lawn. Other than nutrients or organic matter, aeration of the soil is also important. Aeration benefits the lawn by allowing oxygen, water, and ...

Bulbs, like any other plants, are susceptible to pests. Of all the pests that disrupt the growth of your bulb garden, the most frustrating ones are the squirrels and chipmunks. Squirrels and chipmunks are bulb eating animals. It is infuriating that when you go to sleep after a day of toiling, digging and placing your ...

Flowering bulbs provides a myriad of colorful display in a garden with the minimum of effort. When you decide to plant bulbs you need to find varieties that suit the area you\'re living in. The key to growing healthy flowering bulbs is in the soil. You need to use soil that has proper water drainage ...

Flower bulbs multiple easily. This is one of the great things about plants; you can share a good variant with friends by providing them with a sample of your bulb. But because they multiply that easily too, bulbs take up more and more space as the seasons go along. The lack of space will cause ...

Pests act on citrus plants in different ways. While some pests attacks the fruits, others will drain the life out of the tree itself, causing collar rot, damaged foliage and decreases the yield of fruits. It is important to learn to identify common garden pests that attack citrus trees so that you can take early ...

Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus) is a type of perennial thistle that originates from Mediterranean Europe. Artichokes are the edible bud of the plant measuring 8–15 cm diameter with numerous triangular scales,that develops into flowers. The fleshy lower portions of the involucral bracts and the base, known as the "heart" are the edible parts of the bud. ...

Bonsai is a hobby that requires (and teaches) patience. These plants should be handled with care, and require maintenance throughout their life span in your garden. They also require consistent training: wiring, pruning and re-potting as they grow. When you re-pot your bonsai, you need to know which type of pots will be suitable, and ...

There are many different species of citrus trees. They produce many types of fruits that can be used for a myriad of purposes. Lemons, oranges, cumquats, mandarins, lime, grapefruits and so much more are used in the kitchen as condiments, made into juice or just plain eaten raw. Instead of relying on the supermarket for ...

A rock garden, which is also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, features an extensive use of rocks or stones as well as native plants that are found in rocky or alpine environments. Plants that are used in rock gardens tend to be small so as to now obscure the rocks and may ...

As mentioned in previous chapters, there are technically two basic styles of bonsai, the cascading style and the upright style. But within these styles there are many sub-group of styles that a bonsai can attain. This group is then further broken down to single trunk to multi-trunk looks. Use the more common training and styling methods ...