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Pruning = Harvest
By Alzainah Albabtain, 5 comments
The best way for a home gardener to get the best out of their leafy greens is the 'cut and come again' method. This method is practiced by cutting a...
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A reader's SFG experience
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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Its hardening off time!
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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Pruning peppers
By Alzainah Albabtain, 6 comments
To get pepper seedlings growing strong and healthy before making their move outside, prune them back for bushier and lower plants that branch out and give much more fruit. Cut...
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Italllgrows interview
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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Chicken wire composting
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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Not too wet
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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Summer Composting
By Alzainah Albabtain, 12 comments
It's very hard to enjoy outdoor gardening in the summer, this is why after clearing my raised beds of sun-burned plants, I now leave the beds to bake in the...
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Hello Messy Garden!
By Alzainah Albabtain, 13 comments
Its been an entire month since I've last blogged, here's what's been going on since my last post.. I came home after a painful two week break from my garden,...
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Collecting Basil Seeds
By Alzainah Albabtain, 27 comments
When basil flowers start to drop and the flower pods turn brown, it's time to collect seeds. Only pollinated flower pods will have seeds in them so dont expect to...
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Behind the holes
By Alzainah Albabtain, 626 comments
It was only yesterday, I was admiring my colorful Swiss chard. It's pretty obvious, I wasn't the only one enjoying the colorful leaves. Ive got Cabbage loopers, which are small...
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