Microclimates are areas in your yard that have unique beneficial growing conditions different than other areas of your yard based on wind, air temperature, humidity, sun/shade variances, soil moisture, and other conditions. For instance, the north side of a building receiving a lot of shade will be much colder than […]

What is your Pest Prevention Plan? A pest prevention plant is really a plant health plan. Caring for your plants properly and incorporating these few tips will help your garden be successful. Those little bugs can do some major damage to your plants, and we have some tips that can […]

Improving Your Garden Layout When designing your garden, it is important that you optimize your space. In order to improve your garden layout, you need to be aware of the length and width of your garden beds. You don’t want to find yourself having to step into the garden bed […]

Agriscaping with Kids Kids and Agriscaping go hand in hand. They love to eat what they make and getting their hands dirty. It challenges the kids to problem solve, teaches patience and the ability to care for things. They are also able to feed their brain as well as their […]

Benefits to Growing Indoors Growing indoors can be a first step to becoming self-sufficient for you and your family. You don’t have to wait too long to begin eating wholesome food. In as little as a few days, you can have sprouted microgreens at home. They are easy, quick, inexpensive, […]

Conserving Water Without Killing Your Plants When thinking about conserving water, it is important to keep in mind that the varieties you choose are vital to your success. You want to make sure to choose varieties that work in your area and also work in your time frame. Another key […]

Cool Design Tips for an Elegant Edible Summer In nature, we find that logs fall, vines grow over them and create more shady spots where often mushrooms or other tender plants will grow. To do the same in your own landscape, we like to use some things to help shade […]

Summer Watering Wisdom There are ways to improve your soil and improve your design so that you can capture rainwater. Most of the planet is green by nature’s hand. From that perspective, we recognize that not everything needs supplemental water. However, if we have a space that needs a little […]

7 Summer Strawberry Steps for Success 1. Strawberries will need about 6 inches of good organic-dense (1/3) matter in your soil. It will give you a little bit of drainage and supports a more broad nutrient base. 2. Add a one inch top dressing of pine needs or straw is […]

Tips For Growing Healthy Summer Tomatoes The easiest way to insure your tomatoes are successful in crazy hot sun is to shade them. We recommend between 40% – 65% shade. The shade doesn’t totally ensure that you have great tomatoes throughout the summer. When the temperatures increase, the viability of […]

Healthy Food for Healthy Bodies When we eat healthy food, our bodies and muscles will be positively affected by the nutrients inside of them. If a plant or animal is fed antibiotics, hormones, chemicals and has an unhealthy diet, we won’t be able to get many nutrients from them. Sadly, […]

Productive Pets For Your Produce Productive pets are of great value for providing work, fertilizer, meat and milk. When a plant is grown in healthy soil it will pull all those wonderful nutrients from the soil and when it is eaten by us or our productive pets the nutrients will […]