How to make earthworm compost?
In gardening, earthworm compost allows you to fertilize your food waste quickly, while producing high quality soil compost and liquid fertilizer. Best of all, it is self-contained and almost odorless. With the earthworm compost generated, our plants will grow faster and stronger while reducing the organic waste we throw into the waste bin. The benefits […]
How to fence the garden
Fence the garden is one of the simple ideas that can be done so that you can have better privacy in this warm outdoor space, in addition that you can achieve that the fence that is used to help improve the garden decoration. A fenced garden provides more privacy to the home, also security, something […]
How to use copper sulfate in gardens
Copper sulfate, also called cupric sulfate, blue vitriol or blue caparison, is a chemical compound that comes from the copper that, in dry, is a powder that goes of a green tone to a gray tone, but when it hydrates and Crystals form a very bright blue color. It is a compound soluble in methanol, […]
How to control soil pH
Controlling soil pH is essential in any gardening task. Having a soil with a lack of dying, very basic or very acid can be a problem for any garden, if these problems are not corrected the plants could become sick and even die. A basic or alkaline soil has high pH above 7. This high […]
How to Improve Garden drainage
Good drainage is synonymous with a well-kept garden. That a soil correctly evacuates the water accumulated by the rain or the risk is fundamental so that the plants are in good condition. Otherwise, they will be spoiled, with the consequent loss not only aesthetic, but also economic. Measures to take into account to improve can […]
The art of topiary or ornamental pruning
The art of topiary or ornamental pruning has had a certain period of fame a few years ago thanks to the famous film by Tim Burton the young hands of scissors. There, ornamental pruning is brought to paroxysm in truly original forms like dinosaurs, giant hands, mythological animals, to name a few. It is worth […]
Pruning of palm trees
The pruning of palm should be done in times with temperate temperatures, mainly spring or autumn. Temperatures above 20ºC should always be avoided, which may favor the attack of red weevil, a pest that is causing the death of many palms in southern Europe. Palm trees need to be pruned when we see that they accumulate […]
Palms trees in the garden; Irrigation and fertilizer
Palms are arboreal or shrub plants of the class Monocots, belonging to the order Espadicifloras and to the family Palmae that carry a tuft or crown of leaves on the top of a generally single stem and not branched denominated stipe and constitute one of The main botanical groups of ornamental interest. More than 200 […]
Transplanting plants from one pot to another
Transplanting Plants is an important task in gardening and at the same time helps plants to stay healthy. When a plant grows too large for its current pot, its roots can be damaged or suffocated, resulting in slower growth and unhealthy appearance. To avoid this damage, you must transfer the plants from your current pot […]
Mistakes in gardening that should be avoided
It is normal to make mistakes in gardening, especially when nothing is known about the subject. When we first start gardening, we may think that after all, they are vegetables and need water, soil and sun to grow and be healthy; On the one hand it is true, but with this is not enough, it […]
