Gardening in our backyard has become a hobby both Jenny & I share and one we can continue to share right through retirement. One of the benefits of gardening is the food we produce. Nothing tastes better than fresh picked veggies and fruit, straight from our own garden.
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Nature gave us vegetables, they are without doubt the healthiest foods available to man. It just takes a healthy parcel of land and patience to grow a nice bunch of crops, herbs and a wide variety of vegetables that you and your family will enjoy eating. Being either a full vegetarian or someone who likes to eat fresh vegetables, you no doubt know where and how to purchase your fresh supplies. Has it ever crossed your mind that you would like to have your own vegetable garden or even better organic vegetable garden? If you have never thought of doing this then why not start right now and grow your own vegetable garden in your own backyard.
Going Organic
Although you find comfort from just going to your neighborhood market and picking your choice of vegetables, there are still many reasons why you should put up your own organic vegetable garden.
First, take a good look at the vegetables in the market and ask yourself when were they harvested and how fresh are they really. Now that genetically modified organisms are spreading throughout the agricultural industry, you don’t know if the vegetables you are eating are infact grown in a laboritory or how long they have been stacked in cold storage before reaching the shelves where you shop.
Second, it’s much more practical to grow your own vegetables in your backyard than pay thousands of dollars a year buying in the supermarkets. With just a few vegetable seeds, organic fertilizer,lots of water and you will soon have your own healthy organic vegetables to supply your needs.
Third is the ultimate benefit of eating naturally-grown vegetables for our health. In addition to the nutrients from our organic vegetables keeping us in ecxcellent health, you will benefit in ways you never thought possible. There are hundreds of reasons why it’s the best choice to start your own organic garden, and you’ll discover them together with other important facts in the Organic Food Gardening Beginners’ Manual
The Organic Food Gardening Beginners’ Manual is an e-manual created by Julie Villani, an organic gardening expert, which aims to help people who are interested in creating their own organic vegetable garden and the ‘seasoned’ gardener who wishes to improve their knowledge in gardening. It contains the secrets to growing a successful organic vegetable garden through simple and concise instructions.
In its introductory package, which retailes for only $24, you’ll be able to download the Organic Food Gardening Beginners’ Manual along with four bonuses that are sure to make your gardening experience more enjoyable and productive. As soon as you receive the information and tips included in this package you can quickly develop your own organic vegetable garden from which you and your family will greatly benefit.
Being a devotee of organic food and having my own organic vegetable garden, I can personally recommend the Organic Food Gardening Beginners’ Manual it is my constant source of information.
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A garden full of flowers can bring such pleasure. But the blooms themselves can bring something else too: butterflies. In this month’s newsletter, we reveal the techniques that will turn your garden into a field of fluttering colors.
Of course, it helps if you can actually see the flowers in your garden! Usually, that means putting the tall flowers at the back and the shorter plants at the front. But does that rule always hold true? We offer a couple of suggestions that break the rules.
One of those tips involves planting flowers around rocks but you could also use stepping stones. Our stepping stone molds will give your garden a truly unique look… and give your flowers a background to help them stand out. Read it all here…
How To Turn Your Flower Garden Into A Butterfly Heaven
We like to think that our flower seeds will give your garden all the beauty it needs. With a little attention, they can do even more than that. The flowers can also attract butterflies, bringing additional color to your outdoor areas.
Our zinnias, for example, create nectar that’s a treat for the Silver Checkerspot, a yellow-orange butterfly found in most eastern and central states between May and September. Our purple coneflowers are popular with Common Wood-Nymphs and Monarch, and shasta daisies provide a meal for the Mourning Cloak, a beautiful purple-black butterfly that appears across almost the entire country.
You shouldn’t really need to do anything special to turn your flower garden into a butterfly paradise but a little planning can increase the numbers of butterflies that you attract — and the amount that you enjoy them.
Planting particular types of flowers in large groups, for example, will make them easier for butterflies to spot and give you fluttering clusters instead of migrating individuals that come in ones and twos. Creating areas of light and shade will let the butterflies both warm themselves in the sun and provide cool spots out of the heat. And puddles of water and rotting fruit can also give your butterflies a reason to stick around… provided you don’t mind the smell.
You can also try matching the plant favored by the larvae with the flower preferred by the butterfly. Place sunflowers near zinnias, for example, and you’ll create a nursery for the Silvery Checkerspots, guaranteeing a supply when the caterpillars pupate between May and September.
And finally, you can also plan your garden so that you have a spot to sit in the summer shade while the butterflies enjoy the flowers that surround you — and you enjoy both.
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