Grow Your Own Food
Bella Breakdown Although vegetables aren’t the most expensive food on the market, buying good veggies can take up a large amount of time. If you’re truly want to make vegetables a large part of your diet, then you need to go to the grocery store once or twice a week in order to keep it fresh. What most people don’t know is that there are many leafy, edible greens that can actually be grown in house. All you need to do is harvest the seed from a plant you buy at the store. Check out these veggies you can...
Secret Ingredients To Make Your Plants Grow Faster
Bella Breakdown These are secret ingredients that will make your plants grow faster. Wood ash: it has a high alkaline content, making it great for neutralizing acidic soil. Bananas: the potash and phosphorus content in the peels will enrich the soil. Club soda: the hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and other ingredients benefit your greenery. Aquarium water: the waste and bacteria may be harmful to fishes, but are beneficial to plants. Coffee grounds: acid – loving plants like rosebushes and azaleas benefit from the acidity. Eggshells: add them to plants like tomatoes that are plagued by calcium deficiency. Tea leaves: these...
5 Great Flowers for Brown Thumbs
Bella Breakdown Summer gardening can be difficult, especially when the heat sabotages your plants’ growth at every turn. If you’re an amateur gardener (or a great gardener in need of recommendations!), Grumpy Gardener Steve Bender suggests these five easy plants that do really well in the summer heat and humidity. #1 Dragon Wing Begonia This flower will bloom continuously all summer long as long as it has a little shade during the hottest part of the day. It does well in both a container and the garden. #2 Zinnia This beautiful flower will continue to bloom week after week....
Spring Project: DIY Herb Garden!
Bella Breakdown Nothing says spring like fresh herbs growing in the garden. Does your chic little apartment lack outdoor space? Not to worry! This easy DIY will have your green thumb thriving in no time. All you need to create a taste of spring in your studio with this easy project is: • herbs • pebbles • can • nail • hammer Start by punching holes in the bottom of your can using a nail and a hammer then fill the bottom with your pebbles, this mimics actual soil, creating a porous layer and allows your plant the proper...
