Niki Jabbour's Blog, page 55
March 27, 2020
How to start a vegetable garden fast (and on a budget!)
There are a dozen different ways to start a vegetable garden, but not all of them are fast, efficient, or cost effective. For new food gardeners, anxious to learn how to start a new vegetable garden quickly, its important to find a method that stays within a limited budget, requires minimal skills, and gets you [&hellip
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March 24, 2020
Landscape borders: Eye-catching edging ideas to separate your garden areas
Landscape borders are a great way to outline one or more areas of the yard. No matter what your gardens style is, they may be used to visually tie in different areas of a space, separate grass from garden, or work with paths to move people around the garden. You can use a number of [&hellip
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March 17, 2020
A weed free garden: 9 strategies for reducing weeds
Does a weed free garden sound like a dream? It IS possible to reduce weeds in flower and vegetable beds with a few simple strategies. Ive been putting these techniques to work in my large vegetable garden for many years and while I wouldnt call my garden completely weed free, Ive cut my weeding time [&hellip
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March 13, 2020
The tachinid fly: Get to know this beneficial insect
If you spy a fly buzzing around your garden and sipping nectar from your plants, you should probably give him or her a tiny high five. You owe a surprisingly big thank you to that little guy. If its lapping nectar from a flower, theres a very good chance that fly is a tachinid fly, [&hellip
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March 7, 2020
Build a pollinator palace for your garden
You’ve likely heard of insect hotels, but what about a pollinator palace? At the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London, England, in the Great Pavilion, I encountered this very unique structure for pollinators, artistically assembled, though a little wilder looking. Conceived by garden designer John Cullen of John Cullen Gardens, gabions filled with layers [&hellip
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March 2, 2020
The daylily: A perfect perennial for the summer garden
A daylily is perhaps the perfect perennial. It thrives in full sun to partial shade, grows happily in a range of soil conditions, is resistant to most pests and diseases, and blooms for weeks each summer. Plus, there are thousands of varieties to choose from in a dazzling assortment of flower sizes, shapes, and colors. [&hellip
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February 25, 2020
Shasta Daisy: Growing tips, varieties, and pollinator power
Though I love my vegetable garden, as a horticulturist my first “plant love” was perennials. I spent ten years in my early career tending 35 different perennial gardens in and around the city of Pittsburgh. That’s where I developed a great appreciation for these wonderful plants. Seeing them return to those gardens year after year, [&hellip
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February 19, 2020
When to harvest garlic (and garlic scapes!) and how to store it for the winter
One vegetable I have not had to purchase in several years is garlic. Every fall, without fail, I place an order. I like to try different varieties, so I split a bigger order with a couple of other green thumbs and then divvy it up. I think one of the best things about growing garlic [&hellip
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February 14, 2020
The best tomatoes for containers and 7 strategies for growing them in pots
Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable grown in gardens, but even small or no-space gardeners can enjoy a harvest of homegrown tomatoes when they plant in containers. Tomatoes are a vegetable that thrives when grown in pots and you can help ensure success when you pick the best varieties for containers and pair them with [&hellip
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February 10, 2020
Grub worm control: Organic solutions to safely get rid of lawn grubs
Though most of the insects you find in your garden won’t cause harm to your plants, there are certainly some that do, especially if their population grows out of control. For homeowners who have lawns, the grub worm is one such pest. Also commonly called grubs, lawn grubs, white grubs, or turf grubs, these critters [&hellip
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