How to Cultivate your Tomato Seeds

Cultivating your Tomato Seeds Why grow tomatoes from seed? There are always plenty of tomato plants for sale at local garden centers, but for the largest variety, you will need to consider growing tomatoes from seed. Since tomatoes are heat lovers, most gardeners...
Health Benefits of Groundnuts

Health Benefits of Groundnuts

Groundnuts are some of the best sources of protein. They are also very beneficial when it comes to matters of health. Although they are high in fat, it can be said to be the good kind of fat as it is monounsaturated fat. Groundnuts, which are also known as peanuts or...
Seven Things You Need to Know Before Planting Maize

Seven Things You Need to Know Before Planting Maize

Maize is an annual crop with height ranging from 0.40 metres to five metres. It has shallow and fibrous roots that grow to a maximum depth of 0.50 metres with adventitious roots which form at the nodes near the base of the stem. It is woody, and filled with sweet...
How to build a Raised Bed Step-by-Step

How to build a Raised Bed Step-by-Step

Spring has sprung but there’s still time to start a raised bed! In this short video and article, we’ll demonstrate how easy it is to build a small 4ft x 4ft (1.2m x 1.2m) raised bed from scratch. For this project, we’ve used two planks of wood that...