Good gardening tools can take years off a person, and here we introduce high-quality supplies suited for young and senior gardeners alike.
Making sure your lawn is well watered is of the utmost importance, especially during hot summer days. But what is the best way to do so? You can either opt for a sprinkler that is automatic and easily adjustable, or you can go for watering with a hose to water those taller plants in the…
Don’t you hate dull summer nights? Why not spruce them up with string lights, hammock chairs, and a tabletop fire pit? These are just some of the cool things for your backyard you never knew you needed. But once you see the life they bring to your cozy nights, you’ll wonder how you ever managed…
It’s that time of year when we’re all looking forward to spending a couple of weeks by an unpopulated beach. But that also means finding a way to care for your garden while you’re away. And what if this summer is particularly dry? Try olla! It’s an ancient technique of delivering moisture right to the…
Are you tired of spending hours and hours watering your plants and dragging hoses around? What if I told you that there’s one simple solution to it? Automatic watering has some great DIY options, and will help you keep your plants well hydrated and save you loads of hassle. Don’t worry, it’s not complicated as…
Are you ready to add something unique to your garden? Say goodbye to unattractive metal constructions and hello to a great eco-friendly option – wattle fences! They have been used since ancient times, are an excellent choice for enclosing gardens, and will add a rustic touch to your landscape. I’ll tell you everything about wattle…
Attracting birds to your backyard will be simple once you learn the ins and outs of their diet. When it comes to bluebirds, adding some mealworms to your feeders instead of seeds should do the trick. This means that finding the right feeder for these little fellas involves getting one that can fit mealworms inside….
Cucumbers are a go-to veggie for beginners as they’re so undemanding and easy to grow. However, they can crowd your garden and their vines crawl all over the place, preventing you from filling it with more delicious vegetables. Luckily, you can train cucumbers to grow on trellises, and you can find 12 ideas to get…
Walking down the aisles in any garden center will eventually lead you to a terracotta section. And you may wonder, “What’s up with these things?” They look like something gardeners in the Middle Ages used, and there will be so many prettier ones lying around. And yet, many gardeners advise you to get precisely these…
A well-maintained lawn adds to the beauty of a home and a healthy and inviting outdoor space. But how do we keep it that way? Well, two common tools that play a significant role in keeping lawns clean and healthy are sweepers and baggers. They have different functions and characteristics but the same purpose. That’s…
Choosing the best hydro system might be a bit difficult, especially if you’re only just starting out with this type of farming. To help you out, we decided to describe six different types of hydroponic systems so that you can choose the best one for your needs. The main hydro setups include deep water culture…
Maintaining a healthy lawn can sometimes be quite difficult, especially if you live in an area with fast-growing grass types. You will end up mowing your lawn every other weekend, which is much harder if you have a lawn mower that breaks down all the time! This is why investing in a good mower will…
If you want your propagation to be successful, then you should definitely use the best root hormones on the market! As the name suggests, the rooting hormone improves root development — therefore, it can also be used for starting seeds, rhizomes, and bulbs. There are different forms of rooting hormones, so you can pick and…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. A good pair of gloves is definitely among the most important tools a gardener can own, but not all types are suitable for different plants. For instance, if you just want to avoid getting…
Setting up a greenhouse so you can grow your veggies in ideal conditions is an excellent way to improve your overall yield. However, there is one thing about greenhouses that has inspired many debates online: the watering system. Of course, you can always irrigate your plants manually, but there are some interesting setups you could…
When I started growing houseplants, I didn’t know there were so many tools! All I had at the time were a watering can and a plant I recently bought. Luckily, I had gardener friends who told me more about all the essentials. After many years of indoor gardening, I have a pretty extensive tool collection….
We all want to speed up our mowing chores and make them as easy as possible, which is probably one of the main reasons we buy riding mowers in the first place! It doesn’t matter whether we own a Toro , Cub cadet , or Country clipper; they can all break, make uneven cuts, and…
Mowing is very important in landscape maintenance, and the invention of riding lawnmowers has helped gardeners a great deal. There are some great zero-turn mowers out there that make mowing a walk in a park. If you prefer Country Clipper Jazee One or XLT to Toros and Cub cadets, you might want to know that…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. Plants need a fair amount of light in order to thrive, but what happens when they don’t get enough from nature? That’s when plant lights come into play, and those little light bulbs start…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. A high-quality garden hose is one of the essentials when it comes to watering plants and keeping your garden clean. Although we may find an older hose functional or try to upgrade it using…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. If you suffer from arthritic or weak hands, don’t think your gardening days are over! There are plenty of great gardening tools, pruners, and loppers for you to use. This article contains some of…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. Having a weed-free lawn is a tough job, but this article will definitely help you. Bermuda and centipede grasses are warm-season grasses, so it might be a bit trickier to get rid of those…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. It gets more difficult to bend over as we become older, and kneeling is the only way to reach those low-lying flower beds. Undoubtedly, kneeling will help you to perform the most challenging gardening…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. We’ve all wondered how to prepare our plants for the winter or how to give them the best growing conditions that we can. Well, one thing we have started practicing is using a heat…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. Climbing plants, such as different varieties of pothos, monstera deliciosa, and philodendron, require moss poles, or other stakes, for healthy and speedy growth. Even though there are some great moss poles out there, some…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. What I love to do after a hard day’s work is to sit back and relax with a good book in hand. Since gardening is my passion, I often find myself reading books about…
Positive Bloom is an Amazon Associate and we earn from qualifying purchases through these links at no extra cost to you. Have you been thinking about what our gardens would look like without tillers? Before tillers, gardeners used shovels and different tools to break new ground. Of course, they became experienced, but tillers made the…