Hand Pollination
Hand pollination is one of those tasks that feels a little naughty. Check out the video.
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Hand pollination is one of those tasks that feels a little naughty. Check out the video.
Ultimate Compost Setup
People are always asking us "Hey Little Veggie Patch duderinos, what's your ultimate, fast, fool proof way to compost? I understand that it's hard to create perfect compost in small spaces, and I really like worms and admire the work they do, while on the other hand don't want rats coming in and spoiling the party.... and by the way, how do you get to the compost once it's been created.
Little Veggie Patch duderino: "Hmmm, yes, I'm glad you asked..."
After years of plotting, planning and perpetually perplexing from our trials and errors, we've settled on this compost/worm system. Without hesitation we have called it our "Ultimate Compost Set Up!"
How to Prune Fruit Trees
There's something unsettling about the time to cut, or not to cut, your fruit tree. And by cut I mean prune, but in everyone’s mind this is substantial, and possibly brutal, tree surgery. Is surgery really necessary?! Perhaps we’re best to leave it, I’m mean things really aren’t that dire. Yep, pruning your fruit tree sometimes feels like life or death.
The theories on when to prune fruit trees vary like the winds in early spring. There are just so many times, and ways, to trim a tree that all seem definitive. Add to that so many different tree varieties, that if you googled “when to prune a fruit tree” (like you may be doing now), you’ll be thrown a full spectrum of methods for nearly all varieties. Early spring, late winter, peak summer, mid autumn….gentle trim, hard cut back, second year growth….Edward Scissorhands, Vidal Sassoon..
DIY Half Crate Pack
We created the DIY Half Crate Pack to help grow food in even smaller spaces. In this pack, we provide everything that you need to set up your own raised garden bed that is ready to plant. No tools required.
Top 5 Most Shade Tolerant Plants
Not all of us look forward to sunny days, lapping up the warmer weather basking in its scorching glory. It’s time to look after your friend with the pasty legs who never wears shorts and sweats if your TV screens brightness is two notches too high. There are some plants that are a bit pasty too and prefer a bit of cover in the patch. Make the most of shady spots in the garden that you originally rendered useless with these five shade tolerant plants.