Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Garden Design Software

How were those tomatoes looking this season? Were your green peppers and radishes up to par? When it comes to our personal gardens, we like to work with a little concept called perfection, at least I do. I can't help it. It's just an innate quality we've all been afflicted with since the beginning of time. Okay, so maybe I just made that up. Anyway, the point is we love our gardens, and that's why we prefer to go to great lengths to keep them looking wonderful and producing perfect vegetables and flowers. After all, that's why we have them in the first place. We don't want that nasty, pesticide-coated produce from the local grocery store. However, not all of us know the absolute best and most efficient way to start a garden. Keeping these small patches of dirt in order can be a tad more difficult than it sounds. Fortunately now days you don't have to be a landscaping expert or work in a greenhouse in order to acquire an ideal garden of your own. All you need in a personal computer and some garden design software. Now, who's got the hoe?

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Kids Love Composting

Eco-consicious kids can be a big help in making compost happen at your home. A fun and educational chore to assign young children is carrying the house bucket full of kitchen scraps outside to the compost bin. Better yet, try vermicomposting. Placing red worms in a bin with damp leaves and shredded newspaper will turn food scraps into soil conditioner. Composting is a great way to teach children on how our earth works. Worms and insects work through leaves, grass, and other organic materials, creating air shafts and rich worm castings to replenish the earth's soil.