Growing your own vegetables is both fun and rewarding. All you really need to get started is some decent soil and a few plants. But to be a really successful vegetable gardener — and to do it organically — you’ll need to understand what it takes to keep your plants healthy and vigorous. Here are the basics. “Feed the soil”…
The best form of pest control is to use nature’s own checks and balances to keep pest numbers down. There are several ways in which you can ensure these checks and balances are in place, allowing you to sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor instead of relying on potentially harmful pesticides to deal with any problems. It’s…
When gardening, it’s important to consider the climate you live in before you determine what kind of vegetables to plant. If you’re a first-time gardener, you can easily assess the climate of your region by consulting a climate zone map for plant growth. A hardiness zone is a geographic area with consistent climate conditions that allow specific plants to grow…
Implications for Practice Appropriate seed storage is critical to maintain seed viability and to increase success in restoration activities. When working with an unknown species, the seed storage behavior should be determined using a protocol, in order to know how to properly store its seeds. After seed collection and before seed storage, using research-based protocols, seed moisture content should be…