Lemon Verbena Plant: Sweet Lemony Shrub

Lemon Verbena Plant: Sweet Lemony Shrub

I absolutely love growing lemon verbena plants! It has a very strong lemon scent which is much more intense than that of other herbs. Inhaling transports you to a lemon grove in the Mediterranean where you feel uplifted, refreshed and awake. Profile Lemon verbena is a...
Types of Mulch: Choosing The Right One

Types of Mulch: Choosing The Right One

Mulch is a low-maintenance garden's best friend. If we didn't have it, we would spend so much time watering and weeding that we wouldn't have time to enjoy what we had created! This text is about different types of mulch and what benefits they can provide for gardens....
Millet Plant Tips: Growing Millets As Grain

Millet Plant Tips: Growing Millets As Grain

The UN has accepted a proposal from India to declare 2023 as the International Year of Millets. India submitted a proposal at the United Nations that suggested that millet plants could be a way to combat global food insecurity. As a crop, millet is very...
Biological Nitrogen Fixation: How It Works

Biological Nitrogen Fixation: How It Works

  Nitrogen, N, is a colorless, odorless element. Nitrogen is a key element in the environment, being present in the soil, water, and air. In general, the atmosphere is made up of mostly nitrogen. Nitrogen is important to all living things, including us. Nitrogen...
Kale Varieties You’ll Want To Grow

Kale Varieties You’ll Want To Grow

Kale has been a dietary staple for thousands of years, serving as nourishment for both humans and livestock alike during the Middle Ages. Kale is thought to have originated from wild cabbage and is native to Europe and parts of Asia. Kale can endure frosty weather and...