Gardening Ideas

Category: Gardening

  • Bee Keeping

  • How To Grow Orchids

    Orchids love good strong light, during the day. However they should be protected against strong late afternoon direct light. They love hight humidity and good airflow around their roots. As far as watering goes, they like a mix of drawt and then heavy watering and they enjoy temperatures between 50 and mid 80f. Eventhough orchids…

  • Orchid Types

    If you have just bought your first orchid from a supermarket or garden centre it is probabaly a Phalaenopsis. These are very common in supermarkets etc and usually reasonable priced. They are sometimes called the moth orchid. They come in a range of different colours and all have a similar growth habit. Usually upto about…

  • How To Grow Tomatoes From Seed.

    Tomatoes are relatively easy to grow from seed. All we need to do is put two or three seeds into a small pot of good light compost. The seeds need to be covered with a light covering of compost. Gently water the pots initially and keep the compost moist. Keep the pots in a light…

  • Growing Herbs

    Fresh herbs in cooking can make all the difference, and having your own fresh herbs in your garden or in a pot is great. You cannot beat the zing of fresh herbs in your meals. Herbs do not need a huge garden for growing, you can grow some herbs in the smallest of pots in…

  • The Advantages Of Hydroponics

    The Advantages of Hydroponics Hydroponics as a system has many advantages, some of the more notables ones are. A reduction in water usage. As water becomes more of a scarce resource any reduction in its use is valuable. Hydroponics gives a great reduction in water usage, for example a hydropinics system will use approximately 70…

  • Hydroponics Common Plants

    Hydroponics Common Plants Some plants lend themselves to being grown in hydroponic systems. Learn more about Hydroponics Tomatoes are great for hydroponics, they love high amounts of nitrates and a love lots of water. So they really adopt well to this system. Again cucumbers love high nitrates and love a lot of water, so again…

  • Hydroponics Nutrients

    Hydroponics Nutrients The nutrient the plants need in a hydroponic system are carried to then via the water the are housed in. The source of the nutrients in the water can come from many different sources. Learn more about hydroponics The nutrient sources can include. Commercial produced nutrient, which can be mixed into the water…

  • What Is Hydroponics

    What is Hydroponics Hydroponics is a type of horticulture plants without using soil. The plants are housed in units without soil and are grown in water which is enhanced with the nutrients they require for health growth. The plant roots may be in inert substances to support them. These can be such things as gravel,…

  • Medicinal Herbs

    Medicinal Herbs Most herbs are reasonably easy to grow even for the amatuer gardener and there’s nothing better than picking fresh ingredients straight from your own garden. Learn more about growing herbs Pot Marigold or calendula has been used for centuries as an anticeptic and antifugal. The plant has lovely bright flowers and grows easily…