Your Mint Is Dying Because You’re Watering It Wrong
That lush mint plant you bought three weeks ago is now a sad collection of brown stems. You watered it regularly. You gave it sunlight. Yet here you are…
5 Kitchen Scraps That Kill Plants (Stop Composting These)
You toss vegetable peels into your compost bin thinking you’re doing something good. But some kitchen scraps are sabotaging your garden right now. Most…
Muskmelon success comes down to one thing: spacing—here’s the simple setup that prevents weak vines
Most home gardeners blame soil, weather, or pests when their muskmelons turn out small and tasteless. But the real culprit is almost always spacing…
If your soil feels like rock and clay, stop guessing—do this 30‑second test before you plant anything
Stand in your garden and squeeze a handful of damp soil. If it clumps into a dense, slippery ball that refuses to crumble—and feels like you’re holding…
Before you buy from a nursery near you, check these 7 signs—your plant’s first week depends on them
Walk into any nursery on a busy Saturday morning and you’ll see dozens of shoppers doing the same thing: grabbing the prettiest plant on the shelf…
Soil is doing more work than you think—7 invisible jobs that affect your garden and your food
Every time you walk across your lawn or dig a spade into your vegetable patch, you’re stepping on one of Earth’s busiest workplaces. A single teaspoon of…
Most gardening pots are the wrong size—use this quick guide so your plants don’t stall
Walk into any nursery in India this December, and you’ll see rows of cheerful terracotta pots in every size imaginable. But here’s the truth most…
The kid-friendly gardening kit that won’t end up in a drawer (and the 5-minute setup that makes it stick)
Most kids abandon their first gardening project within 48 hours. Not because they lack interest, but because they’re staring at a pot of soil that looks…
How urban nurseries keep plants alive in tiny spaces (and how you can copy it on a balcony)
Walk into any urban nursery in Mumbai or Bangalore and you’ll notice something odd: thousands of plants thriving in spaces smaller than your balcony. No…