The Gardeners Porch

Preparing Healthy Soil

If youre getting ready to go on a new garden venture, you need to prepare your soil to ideally house your plants. The best thing you can do in the soil preparation process is to reach the perfect mixture of sand, silt, and clay. Preferably there would be 40 percent sand, 40 percent silt, and

Requisites of the Home Vegetable Garden.

In deciding upon the site for the home vegetable garden it is well to dispose once and for all of the old idea that the garden “patch” must be an ugly spot in the home surroundings. If thoughtfully planned, carefully planted and thoroughly cared for, it may be made a beautiful and harmonious feature of

The Psychology Behind Gardening

I dont know what it is about a garden that has always drawn humans to them. But theyve always been very popular, and an integral part of peoples lifestyles. Most religions feature gardens as the settings for some of the biggest events According to Christianity, humanity was started in a garden and the son of

Using Gardening to Get in Shape

While gardening is usually thought of as a productive way to grow beautiful plants and obtain tasty fruits and vegetables, few gardeners have ever considered the immense amounts of exercise one can get in the process of gardening. While you can get almost as much muscle (if not more) exercise as you do working out,

Dealing with Bird Problems

If you are lucky enough to have a cherry tree in your yard, I am sure I dont need to tell you how much enjoyment can come from them. Just eating the delicious cherries that spawned from your tree is a rewarding experience in itself. Looking out your back window and seeing a magnificent, glorious

What to Look for when Buying a Tree

Although the process of growing and caring for a tree is generally challenging and even difficult at times, sometimes one of the hardest parts is choosing which kind you want. You have to choose between the many sizes, fruit, and other attributes. The different sizes include: dwarf, semi-dwarf, and standard. Your choice can affect everything

10 Plans And Blueprints To Build Children’s Playhouses

“Would You Like to Build a Playhouse for Your Children?” We have put together a great set of 10 Playhouse plans and 11 training videos and book on how to build a playhouse in your back yard. Let me show you how, by giving you a video on how to get started. For full details

Funny Gifts for Gardeners

Vegetable Gardening on Clay

Vegetable Gardening Vegetable gardening can be among the most fulfilling experiences in life. Consuming your very own fresh veggies selected right off the plant or fresh from the ground with the actual taste still undamaged beats shop bought always. I grew up in Auckland, New Zealand as well as horticulture on the inclines of One

How to Fill a Raised Bed Ideas

Raised Bed Ideas Raised Bed Ideas.The raised beds are built and now it’s time to fill them. But if you’re not careful the cost of the soil can far exceed the cost of the bed. Join me as I show you how I fill raised beds and save some money in the process. Hi, I’m