Lawnmowers that are self-propelled come with a number of benefits and drawbacks. Are you mindful of the pros and cons of a self-propelled lawnmower? On the positive side, they facilitate the task, speed up lawn mowing, work well on hills and slopes, and may produce a more uniform cut. The drawbacks are that they are…
It is common to find ants swarming around in our gardens. Our plants are at risk from these pests because they can survive underground where they can build their colonies and cause infestation. But how can we get rid of ants in our garden? Ants can be beneficial by controlling other pests but sometimes they…
Planting and growing our own vegetables has been done for ages, nowadays it’s very easy and popular. I started with a simple thing as tomatoes, they need a lot of sunlight. Lettuce, potatoes, and different types of kale are also very easy to grow. Living on a farm as I do, my family and I…
Is your Donkey plant dying? Houseplants always know how to get you. It usually starts with one leaf falling off. You try to ignore it, hoping it’s just a fluke, but before you know it, your prized houseplant is on its deathbed. At this point, the most common next step is to leap into action…
Strawberry Clover is an herbaceous plant that is native to Eurasia and Africa. It is also in North America used as a cover crop or bee plant. Perennial clover varieties produce a very fast-growing, web of roots that are dense and they plant over disturbed soils. I’ve always wondered if this type of clover is…
Even on the hottest summer days, grass may thrive by keeping the topsoil damp but not soggy. Continuous hydration also promotes the development of deep roots, giving the grass some resistance to drought and stress. But when you should plant buffalo grass? Buffalo grass can be seeded, sodded, or plugged in the spring when nighttime temperatures…
Out of habit, many of us are accustomed to considering cashews as a nut. However, the official science of botany, which is used to structure everything, like Carl Linnaeus himself, attributed cashews to fruits. The fact is that the fruit of the cashew plant includes two components: a bright fleshy pedicel (“apple”) and a drupe…
Not sure where to begin when you want to start a garden? I’ll go over the fundamentals of gardening in this post and provide in-depth knowledge so you may garden with confidence and enjoy yourself. I’ll walk you through planting your vegetables, flowers, and herbs all the way to harvesting them. Nothing compares to the…
Most puffballs are not poisonous and can be eaten either raw or cooked. The puffball mushroom gets its name due to the “puff” of brown spores. As long as the inside of the mushroom is white, you can eat puffballs raw or cooked. First of all, you have to identify healthy mushrooms. But how can…
Figuring out whether the carrot is a fruit or a vegetable is not always so simple. Interestingly enough, this discourse has been in debate from classrooms to kitchens: Is a carrot a fruit or a vegetable? Carrots have 3 components (leaf, stem, and taproot) which are the edible parts of a vegetable, and they are…