Growing Aloe Vera Indoors – Mason Jar for Plants

Most people recycle glass jars & bottles in the kitchen, I use them in the garden- to grow plants (not surprisingly).  When I’d made the indoor teacup herb garden, I’d also panted a mason jar in the same way. Wanting to keep it indoors and low-maintenance, an Aloe...

How to Plant & Grow Gladiolus flowers from bulbs

When most beginner gardeners venture into bulbs, the most common flowers they choose are Gladiolus & Tube roses. One because they are easily available and familiar. Two because they are so easy to grow & maintain! All they require is to actually just plant the...

Make Newspaper Pots – Start seeds, Plant bulbs and Grow cuttings

As an amateur but over enthusiastic gardener, I used to constantly look for ideas that could take my garden to a better level, on a low budget! *spending all my pocket money on garden things. One popular wing of these “garden ideas” is crafts i.e. recycling homemade...

Make an Indoor Herb Garden in Tea cups

You are not a true gardener if you haven’t attempted to grow plants in every container you can find around the house.. And then you achieve the mad-gardener status after you start buying “things” from the crockery section only to plant in them! You may also...

SAVE SEEDS from your Garden for Next Year – HARVEST, CLEAN & STORE

Seeds are life..Literally! Most people get a kick out of their morning chai/coffee. My morning high is going out in the garden to check which seeds have germinated. A few days ago I was cleaning up the winter left-overs ( you know what I mean) and thought of saving a...