By Alzainah Albabtain, 11 comments
One of my very special readers Ahmed Alkandari who also blogs himself is starting his own square foot garden in his home. He is following the Mel Barthalomew method, and has been...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 2 comments
The growing season is here! And this means its time to get those seedlings planted outside, but before you do that, make sure you harden them off.. Your seedlings have...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 36 comments
Alzainah Albabtain, a 22 year old student, is growing her own food in the scorching heat of Kuwait and wants others to give it go too A green fingered student...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 15 comments
Ive recently started composting in chicken wire bins which I easily made. The wire is sold in rolls and is very easy to work with. This method has proven more...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 26 comments
I've been juicing fruits and vegetables everyday and since then, I've been tossing all of the left over juice pulp in y compost This is probably giving my compost too...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 41 comments
As the gardening season starts a lot of us, including myself overwater in order to cool the soil and correct heat damage. This is a big mistake because it invites...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 23 comments
Here is a new compost batch that I started last month, its getting well watered and turned. I add layers of grass clippings (C+N), then kitchen scraps(N), then wood shavings...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 15 comments
Compost in any form is a plant's idea of gourmet health food. Made into tea, it's the ideal liquid fertilizer, especially for young plants. Compost tea helps plants grow stronger...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 9 comments
I've put the time and effort into growing my own healthy vegetable transplants indoors under lights and now it’s time to transplant them into the garden. But before I head...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 13 comments
My garden beds are almost ready to be planted out, this is why its time to collect finished compost. Not all my compost is finished, the reason behind that, is...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 26 comments
A lot of people really like the idea of gardening, but don't imagine themselves doing it since they don't have space. You don't need to be planting things in the...
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By Alzainah Albabtain, 23 comments
Here is an update on my compost, the compost is not completely finished but it is almost there. Compost is finished when the original items in the compost are no...
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