Gardening Tips

In today’s post we will talk about educational gardens, mainly about what is a school garden, what are its objectives and what should be the benefits of school gardens. The proper development of children and their livelihoods is essential, including adequate education and nutrition. School gardens are a good way to achieve this and have […]

In today’s article we will talk about tomato pests and diseases. We are going to start with a series of articles summarizing the diseases and pests that can affect the different crops in the garden and then we will talk about each of them and how to treat them. Let’s start with tomatoes! Tomato Pests Tomato

Today I want to talk about black garlic. A new type of garlic, which is causing a furor in the kitchens lately. They are originally from Japan and widely consumed in Korea and the USA. In Spain it has been known for a few years, and already has multiple uses in our gastronomy. Besides it

If I tell you to think of any aromatic plant, I’m sure rosemary comes quickly to mind. In today’s article, we will focus on identifying what are the most common pests and diseases of this plant and how to control them. Rosemary: What is it used for? Its scientific name is Rosmarinus officinalis and its

Today I come to tell you a little bit of an oar that we may find in one of our crops this season. I speak to you of Polyphagotarsonemus latus, better known as white spider or white spider. Throughout this article I will introduce you to this bug that can damage any of our plants.

Sometimes we observe that water accumulates in certain parts of our garden and this may be due to poor drainage. In today’s article we will learn how to make a drainage in a simple and economical way to avoid drowning our plants or the appearance of different diseases. What is drainage? Much more importance has

In many occasions, the success of a good production is based on knowing how to direct and prune the plants well. Therefore, today we are going to learn how to train and prune cucumbers in the garden or greenhouse, two key techniques to have a good harvest. Trellising and pruning cucumbers This article will be

Today we will talk about shading, a protected cultivation technique that improves harvesting and protects plants from inclement weather (excessive sun, wind or heat…) that could otherwise greatly reduce crop quality and yields. Shade nets are used in summer in orchards or fruit tree plantations where very high summer temperatures are reached and there is

When the heat arrives is one of the delicate moments that can happen to the plants of our garden. It is a very favorable time for the development of fungi, and especially if there are storms, as there will be moisture too, so we will need these ecological fungicides to prevent to cure fungi. Today

What is powdery mildew? Powdery mildew is a disease caused by a parasitic fungus, that is to say; it settles in the plant to benefit from its mechanism and in turn produces a disease. With fungi, the problem we have is that most of them are microscopic, so the identification of the disease they can

What types of urban gardens are there? What are urban gardens like? Here is a list of various types of gardens, various forms of urban agriculture with different objectives but with a multitude of benefits. Private for-profit gardens The owners of these gardens cultivate them and sell the harvested organic products to their customers (individuals,

In today’s article we are going to learn a little more about lemon tree diseases. To do this, we will focus on observing what are the main symptoms that we can observe in the trees and, once identified these symptoms, find out who is the culprit. In this way, the goal will be to have

Can plants reproduce without seeds? Are there plants that can grow without sowing a seed? The answer is yes: there are plants that resprout and can give rise to another plant from stems, fruits or other parts. Many plants reproduce through asexual methods like vegetative propagation, which doesn’t involve seeds. These plants produce new individuals

Sometimes, when we stop to observe a little bit our plants we can detect some brown spots on the leaves. However, what are these spots due to? This may be one of the most difficult questions to answer but we are going to try to follow a series of guidelines to at least get closer

We have already talked about natural insecticides in other Agrohuerto posts, but today we will make a general review in which we will see 10 of the most used natural preparations in organic gardens to control pests. Insects such as aphids or whiteflies, mites such as red spider mites or mammals such as rodents can

In today’s article we will look at different examples of why plants have black spots on their leaves. Who is the culprit, can leaf spots be removed, are they dangerous for plants? Growing black spots: Alternaria Let’s start by looking at a fungal disease called Alternaria. Alternaria is an ascomycete fungus, a plant pathogen. The

Hello everybody! At the request of one of our readers, today we are going to explain in detail how to grow amaranth. But first of all, the first thing to do is to explain what amaranth is. What is amaranth? Amaranth is a plant belonging to the Amaranthaceae family and the genus Amarhantus. It is

Drip irrigation is one of the most widely used automatic systems for watering vegetable gardens and orchards. In today’s post we will see what are the components of a drip irrigation kit and how to install it. We will talk about the importance of drip irrigation in orchards, where it is one of the most

Growing your own fruit can be a satisfying and delicious way to grow your own food, but it might be difficult if you don’t have much yard space.There are many choices for growing your own fruit, regardless of whether you live in an apartment with a small balcony or patio or have a small yard

We want to talk about how to grow a vegetable garden on a terrace. In recent years, the number of times we wonder what we consume, where it comes from what we eat or how this food is going to sit me, has increased. This has led to a greater concern for our food, hence