From Chapter 32 of “Healthy Garden Healthy You” by Milo Shammas To succeed at gardening, you must understand your natural surroundings. Learn the usual dates of the first hard frost and the springtime thaw in your area. What you can plant and harvest…
Gardening Basics
How to Make Your Garden Organic
From Chapter 3 of “Home Grown Food” by Milo Shammas The term organic sometimes confuses people. To a chemist, organic means a carbon molecule is present. All natural materials that contain carbon are organic. Everything in your garden from…
Three Planting Methods
Plants grown from seed, cuttings, or division are a good way of inexpensively increasing the number or plants in your garden. I have used these three methods for planting for years and saved a lot of money, a few tricks will help you too! Growing From Seeds…
Teaching Kids To Garden
My Personal Story My mother was my gardening teacher from the time I was five years old. She would build my enthusiasm before she took me out to the garden to help dig a hole or help with a little weeding….
How To Dig Your Garden
You dig the soil in your garden for three reasons: first, to improve aeration; second, to improve structure; third, to incorporate organic matter and fertilizers that add nutrients to the soil. Gardens that have been badly neglected will need to…
How To Prepare A Seed Bed
Seeds need plenty of air in the soil if they are to germinate successfully. Soil in which seeds are to be sown directly has to be much finer in texture than normal garden soil. All stones, bits of twigs…
Repotting and Transplanting
My many years of experience have proven that repotting and transplanting increases health potential and overall plant growth. There is nothing complicated about moving or repotting plants unless they are enormous. A large tree, for example, will require professional help, but the…
How To Grow Giant Pumpkins
Giant Pumpkin Secret Growing Instructions and Tips Selecting a Planting Site Select a sunny place in your garden. Giant pumpkins thrive best in strong sunshine. The larger the area, the better (500-1000 sq. ft.), but smaller areas have been successfully…
How To Grow Organic Avocados
Follow these steps to grow organic avocados. Avocado trees are attractive, broad-leaved evergreens. The yellow-green flesh of the fruits is rich in oil and protein. They are easy to grow outdoors in most of California, Florida, and Texas. They also…
How To Grow Organic Apricots
Growing organic apricots can be a little bit challenging, but the sweet, aromatic fruit makes it well worth your effort. This naturally sweet fruit is one of my favorites to eat right off of the tree.Selecting Trees Doing a little…