Niki Jabbour's Blog, page 66
March 22, 2018
Container gardening tip list: Advice to help you succeed
Growing plants in containers isn’t necessarily as easy as it looks. While plunking a plant into a pot seems pretty simple, making sure that plant thrives can sometimes be a complicated affair. What kind of soil is best for the plant? How much water does it require? Where’s the best place to put the pot [&hellip
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March 15, 2018
Fusion gardening: Blending eco-friendly design elements into a traditional landscape
One thing I find tricky about gardening trends is that they have way more longevity than, say, fashion, which changes constantly. Pollinators, for example, have been a “trend” for the last several years now, but gardening for pollinators is quite obviously a concept that is not going to go away—well, unless the pollinators do, but [&hellip
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March 5, 2018
Growing a Culinary Herb Garden
There are so many reasons to grow your own herbs. The most important reason is flavor; you just can’t beat the fresh flavor of homegrown herbs. Of course, growing a culinary herb garden is also an easy way to save money on your grocery bill. Store-bought herbs are expensive, often of questionable freshness, and many [&hellip
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February 22, 2018
Container vegetable plants: The best varieties for success
Growing flowers, vegetables, herbs, and even fruits in containers is not only an easy way to grow, it’s also beautiful and productive. We’ve written lots of articles on container gardening here on the blog, including posts on the best berries for containers, how to care for a container garden, and inspiration for growing herbs in [&hellip
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February 19, 2018
Growing angel trumpet from seed: Learn how to sow and grow this gorgeous plant
Angel trumpets are prone to stopping people in their tracks. I grow one in a big patio pot, and more visitors to my garden ask about it than anything else I grow. The big, trumpet-like blooms of this plant are show-stoppers, and their fragrance… well, let’s just say it makes an evening on the patio [&hellip
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February 13, 2018
The benefits of raised bed gardens
My interest for gardening in raised beds was piqued when I started researching how to build the original two raised beds in my yard. I wanted them for aesthetic reasons, but it wasn’t long before I discovered there are a ton of other benefits of raised bed gardens. One thing I emphasize in my first [&hellip
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February 6, 2018
Identifying garden pests: How to figure out who’s eating your plants
Most gardeners face pest issues from time to time, and though we have a wonderful Guide to Vegetable Garden Pests here on our site, many gardeners often find themselves needing to be able to properly identify a pest before turning to such a guide for solutions to their problem. Garden pest ID is a task [&hellip
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January 30, 2018
How to Grow Ground Cherries in a Garden
In my new book, Veggie Garden Remix, I talk about how to grow ground cherries in a garden. This tomato relative is also called husk cherry and has become one of our favorite crops for its ease of cultivation and bounty of marble-sized, golden fruits. Read on to learn more about this fantastic garden vegetable! [&hellip
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January 24, 2018
How to identify and control tomato plant disease
Tomato growers are a passionate bunch. Some of us spend long hours combing over seed catalogs and nursery benches full of plants to select the perfect tomato varieties for our garden. We plant, tend, prune, fertilize, stake, and otherwise care for our tomato plants with a dedication rivaled only by our dedication to our human [&hellip
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January 16, 2018
Salt-tolerant plants that will survive in road-salt-laced soil
Each year, in late autumn, I’m awoken in the middle of the night by a giant thump, followed by shovelling noises. It’s the annual delivery of a giant yellow bin filled with road salt. I appreciate my municipality’s foresight and dedication, I do. I live on a hill, on the edge of a steep cul-de-sac [&hellip
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