Watering Your Vegetable Garden From start to finish, water is the most important thing for your garden. Water is essential to plants. Most plants are composed of up to 90% water. Water is requisite for cell structure, stability and growth. Too little water will at best wilt … [Read more...]
Benefits of an Irrigation System
The Ups and Downs of Different Types of Irrigation Systems When it comes to watering your vegetable garden, flower garden or trees and shrubs there is an extremely wide variety of options to choose from. From the very simple such as watering by hand with the garden hose to the … [Read more...]
How to Water Trees and Shrubs
In order to grow well, trees and shrubs need moist but not wet soil. During the growing season you should be watering your trees once a week but be sure to check your soil before watering to make sure it is not too wet. You don’t want to over-water but do be sure to put on enough … [Read more...]
Guide to Using Mulch the Right Way
‘Mulch’ is a protective layer of material that is spread 3-6 inches deep on top of exposed soil between plants. Mulch is by far the best way to preserve the water in your soil and can be a very effective way of feeding your soil and regulating growing temperatures. … [Read more...]
Importance of Soil Quality
You may be wondering, why is it important to have good soil?  The reason that soil quality matters is that healthy soil can store and process more water.  Poor quality, depleted soil, won’t hold water and will make it impossible for your plants to thrive and survive.  They key to … [Read more...]