Home Efficiency Enhancements Worth Considering (Happy We Made These Changes)
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In the year 2016, home gardening gained popularity, and several products emerged to make gardening more accessible and sustainable. Here are some of the best garden supplies that were highly recommended for starting a home garden.
Quality Soil and Soil Mixes
A good quality garden soil or soil mix, such as Sta-Green Vegetable and Flower Garden Soil, was essential for improving soil structure, drainage, and providing balanced nutrition for plants.
Organic Fertilizers and Compost
Organic fertilizers and homemade compost played a crucial role in building and enriching soil naturally, avoiding synthetic chemicals for safer food gardening. Making your own compost from leaves, food waste, and invasive weeds improves soil fertility sustainably.
Seeds or Starter Plants
Beginners were recommended to start with easy-to-grow vegetables and herbs like lettuce, kale, radishes, peas, tomatoes, zucchini, and herbs.
Basic Garden Tools
Basic garden tools like shovels, rakes, watering equipment, and containers or raised beds were necessary to create ideal growing conditions.
Indoor or Controlled Gardening
For those interested in indoor or controlled gardening, kits like Garden Jars with hydroponic setup delivered water and nutrients directly to roots, offering a soil-free, year-round growing solution.
Local Nurseries and Garden Centers
Visiting local nurseries or garden centers like Jim Whiting Nursery or Hope Farms provided access to plants, expert advice, and gardening essentials to get started successfully.
Newer Products
While some newer products like modern hydroponic jars are more recent innovations, the core supplies valued in 2016 would have been quality soil, organic amendments, starter plants/seeds, and essential tools, with an emphasis on sustainable soil building and easy-to-grow plants for beginners.
Additional Products
- The Farmstead Raised Garden Bed, with dimensions of 4x8 feet, was another product mentioned.
- The Natural Cedar Raised Garden Beds come in various sizes.
- The VegTrug Raised Garden Planter, made of natural wood, has a self-watering system.
- The Worm Factory 360 Composter, using a continuous composting system, is one of the products discussed.
- The Jora JK270 Composter, with a capacity of 9.5 cubic feet, has a removable inner bin for easy compost management.
- The Stainless Steel Compost Keeper is another product discussed in the article.
- The Wildflower Farms Eco-Lawn Grass Seed, available in a 5 lb package, is designed for eco-friendly lawns.
- The Corn Gluten Organic Fertilizer, with an 8-0-0 nutrient ratio, is a natural way to control weeds in the garden.
- The Premium Drinking Water Safe Garden Hose, lead-free and BPA-free, is slim and 7/16" in diameter.
This article, published on January 19, 2016, was written by Shannon Cowan.
Transitioning from home gardening to a green home lifestyle, the Wildflower Farms Eco-Lawn Grass Seed is a sustainable choice for creating an eco-friendly lawn. Moreover, maintaining a green home Blossoms with the Premium Drinking Water Safe Garden Hose, a lead-free and BPA-free hose that complements the home-and-garden when watering.
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