The growing season still has time to go and many of us are in the middle of the vegetable gardening season. But it is never too early to consider how you will deal with storing garden vegetables that you have at the end of the season. Root Cellars, and basements are great places for storing garden vegetables.…
Creative Gardening Ideas
Keep Squirrels away with These Repellents
Uses for Aluminum Pie Plates in the Garden
I love to find neat garden uses for common household items. There are so many things that we throw away that can be put to good use in a garden. Aluminum disposable pie plates are one of those things. Don’t Throw those Disposable Pie Plates away! These plates can be re-purposed for many garden uses:…
Easy DIY Garden Projects
Staggered Planter Equals Instant Curb Appeal
On The Spot Composting with Brown Lunch Bags
If you don’t want the chore of composting with a large compost pile, you can still compost. Just use brown lunch bags. Don’t throw away those plain brown bags, or fast good restaurant bags. Save them for on the spot composting! They work great in any flower or vegetable garden. Vegetable gardening is greatly enhanced…
Turn that Junk Mail into Garden Mulch
DIY Compost Screen with Garden Trays
Composting allows me to add some organic matter to my garden, but the material often needs sifting. Instead of buying a compost sifter, I made my own DIY Compost Screen by using common plastic garden trays. I have a huge compost pile at the back of my vegetable garden. I am committed to organic gardening…
Rolling Compost Pile Method of Composting
I am committed to organic gardening. My vegetable garden is treated for insects with home made remedies and I control weeds by pulling and with vinegar. I do not use chemical fertilizers, but instead add organic matter formed through composting. I don’t use a compost bin, but instead use a rolling compost pile. Rolling compost…
Recycle Grill Racks as Bulb protectors
Expandable Curtain Rods as Plant Supports
All gardeners know the task of keeping tall flower stalks from flopping over. There are lots of retail supports that you can purchase, but they can be pricey and also sometimes are not the right lengths. A great creative gardening hack is to use expandable curtain rods as plant supports. It’s Curtain Time for your…
Fans of the Gardening Cook share their favorite planters
When it comes to creative planters, the sky seems to be the limit. Almost anything with an opening can become a garden planter. I recently asked The Gardening Cook Facebook fans to submit their favorite planters Do you have favorite planters that you want to share? My Facebook page fans did. Here are some of…
Grow Cucumbers up instead of along the ground
Anyone who has grown cucumbers knows that they take up a LOT of room in the vegetable garden. One way to overcome this space problem is to use trellises or other climbing structures to give your cucumber supports to grow on instead of letting them crawl along on the ground and using up precious garden space. Give…
Creative Garden Signs – Dress up your yard.
There is nothing like a creative and funny garden sign to add a touch of whimsy to your garden. They invite guests to explore your garden space in a friendly and, often comical, way. I thought it would be fun to put together a collection of creative garden signs to give you some inspiration. Creative…
Gardening Tips from my readers
I recently asked my readers on my Facebook Gardening Cook page to give me some frugal gardening tips and they did not disappoint. These clever ladies and gents shared tips that help with getting plants for free to using old newspapers for mulch and so many more ideas.If you would like your frugal gardening tips idea…
Pimp My Ride – Car Planters Gone Wild
Brighten up your Outside Space with Tiki Planters
There are lots of ideas for how to brighten up your patio space for night time entertaining. Tiki torch Planters add a nice bit of ambiance to your parties and have a more natural look than normal lighting does. Tiki Torch Planters give a great light to your patio. We purchased a set of tiki torches last…
Wheelbarrow Planters – Reuse Re Purpose Recycle
Test Garden – Experimenting with a Variety of Plants and Flowers
Decorative Bird Cage Planters – DIY Projects
I am always on the look out for new and interesting ideas for eco-friendly planters. Nurseries and Plant shops have lots of them, of course, but it is also great to see re-purposed items used as planters. These lovely Bird Cage Planters fit that bill just beautifully. Bird Cage Planters Turn Trash into Treasure. Whether…
Growing Ginger Could Not be Easier
Microwave Containers make Great Drainage Hole Covers
Drainage hole covers can be a tricky thing to find for your plant pots. Without one, though, the soil will eventually wash through the hole in the bottle and the plant will settle. Recycle Microwavable Trays Drainage Hole Covers There are many things that you can use…piece of broken pots, small stones. One neat trick…