How to Grow Your Own Luffa Sponges The luffa plant is a cucurbit, a group of plants including gourds, pumpkins, and cucumbers. Start your seeds indoors around March. Water the plant during periods of drought, then be patient. They’ll grow prolifically during the long, hot, summer days and slow during cool periods. Their bright yellow …
How To Grow Potatoes In Towers If you want to grow potatoes in your garden but you are limited by space, then here is an ingenious trick to get you started! A potato tower is an excellent solution. Ranging from two to four feet high, these simple vertical gardens are constructed of a cylinder of metal fencing lined …
Grow A Sunflower Playhouse Creating an outdoor play area with living plants can be a fun experience for the whole family. From purchasing the seeds or seedlings to digging the holes, there are ways to include even the smallest members of your family in this project. Consider purchasing kid-sized tools to make digging easier, and …
How To Grow A Wood Pallet Garden So, I couldn’t just pick one article from Mavis over at onehundreddollarsamonth.com! In the end I decided to share several with you guys! These are fantastic if you wish to start your own pallet garden! Pallets are everywhere, so take the time to find one in good condition …
Lemongrass – How to Grow It and Use It Lemon grass is a tropical grass with a lemony scent and taste that’s used in cooking. It is typically sold fresh, but it’s also available dried and powdered. Lemon grass is common in Thai, Vietnamese, and Sri Lankan dishes, and it’s also becoming popular in other …