Plants And Gardening Tips

Cantaloupe Nutrient Value Table

Marcie — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 22:04:08 +0000

Like me, you are probably interested in finding out more about the cantaloupe nutrient value; that is, you too may want to know exactly how much of each vitamin/minerals/antioxidants etc are found in a cantaloupe. To help you get an idea of what you can find in a cantaloupe, the USDA National Nutrient Database (http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/) [...]

Cantaloupe Health Benefits

Marcie — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:45:35 +0000

This nutrient-packed fruit is not only tasty and juicy but it also packs a wallop when it comes to the cantaloupe health benefits. The cantaloupe is easy to eat…or drink as a juice. It has a delicious sweetish rich taste and when ripe is extremely juicy—exactly what’s needed to take away that hungry and/or thirsty [...]

Transplanting Plants

Marcie — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 21:41:05 +0000

Transplanting plants can be a bit daunting especially for beginners. So if you have bought young annuals/perennials or vegetables from a nursery and you wish to transplant these in your flower or vegetable garden, beginner or not, you will find these tips useful. When transplanting, follow these 10 simple steps: 1. The very first step [...]

Using Homemade Chlorophyll Water

Marcie — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 02:23:14 +0000

Could homemade chlorophyll water made with spinach leaves help my clematis? I decided I would experiment and find out. First let’s look at the following two definitions which explains the meaning of what chlorophyll is. “A compound in plants that converts radiant energy to chemical energy through the process of photosynthesis.” ~ www.wetlabs.com/glossary.htm “Green-colored pigments [...]

Why Raised Garden Beds

Marcie — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:55:53 +0000

13 reasons why you should use raised beds As baby boomers are getting older and cannot bend as easily, or as land space is becoming less and less available, raised beds are slowly becoming a preferred method for planting vegetables. The use of raised beds is certainly not new, merely an older method recognized as [...]