Francesco

I’ll be honest with you right away, among the countless experiments I’ve done in my garden, I’ve tried growing lemons in containers not once, but twice. And I have to say, compared to the lemon trees I have planted directly in the ground, I ran into way more challenges. Luckily, I eventually managed to get … Read more

Today we are talking about onions. I know, it is not the trendiest plant, actually I always notice a prejudice around it. It may be because of the smell, but many people snub onions and don’t plant them. This is obviously not the case for me! In my kitchen onions are the queen, I use … Read more

I love having plants in my apartment, I could never live without them. They add so much color and completely change the vibe of a place (at least for me). However, while adding plants indoor can brighten a home, some plants are best left outdoors. Unfortunalelly, many popular garden plants are poisonous or high-maintenance, making … Read more

I know I say this with many plants, but I love lavender. I love it because in moments of stress or anxiety, it comes to my rescue. I use it to make a soothing tea or place small sachets near my bed or desk. There are several studies that have demonstrated the relaxing effects of … Read more

When I talk to beginner gardeners about fertilizing plants or composting, they start giving me funny looks. Unfortunately, many people think that these are complicated, time-consuming, or expert things, but that is not the case at all. Even if you have little time or little knowledge, you can simply feed your plants with kitchen scraps. … Read more

Beginner gardeners don’t know that perennial flowering plants can act like living mulch, filling in bare soil so weeds have little room to sprout. I have been using this technique for several years, and it has definitely reduced my herbicide use and weeding chores. Many of these plants also bring bonus benefits: beautiful blooms for … Read more

There is no way to escape from it; where there is a garden, there are pests. Sooner or later, you’ll have to deal with them, and obviously, it’s good to know them in order to know how to get rid of them. In this guide, I’ll introduce the most common ones that beginner and intermediate … Read more

As soon as summer and the heat start rolling in, I begin eating tons of cucumbers. I love them in salads, in sandwiches, or just raw as a snack with dips like hummus or simply olive oil and salt. This explains why I like to grow them and why there are so many in my … Read more

I love basil. Many of you already know that I’m Italian and we use basil in a lot of recipes, especially with tomato sauce, for example on pizza. Anyway, this is not a cooking blog so we are not going to talk about the recipe but about this beautiful aromatic plant. As you probably know, … Read more

I love raised bed gardening, and I think it’s a perfect solution for everyone, both beginners and more experienced gardeners. Firstly, they’re a lot easier to tend and to maintain. You don’t need large tools to prepare, de-weed, or till the soil because it’s already well-aerated and contained within a defined space. Secondly, you aren’t … Read more