The love for growing plants goes beyond the concept of age. Even though some people think that the youth aren’t interested in gardening, many young gardeners enjoy what they’re doing. One example is Albert Tang, a fourth-year college student who’s studying BS Management at the Ateneo De...
Recent reports on climate change and other environment-related misfortunes have put a big task on everyone’s shoulders: saving the world. Luckily, grand gestures aren’t the only way to show people’s contributions. Through gardening, they can already make a real difference while being able to...
Pandemic proportions MASTER OF TRANSITORY SPACE Architect Jason Buensalido (Omar Villanueva for Buensalido Architects) The pandemic has definitely changed how we define living in a home. For Jason Buensalido, noted architect, “the home before was a place where you just lived after work and during...
Maintaining a farm isn’t always about keeping crops or livestock alive and ensuring that things operate smoothly. Sometimes, maintaining a farm means keeping it and the living things around it safe. Here are four things to consider when it comes to farm safety: Photo by Josh Summerfield...
Mint (Mentha) can be easily grown from seeds or cuttings in small places. This herb does not need transplanting and can be grown indoors. Image by silviarita from Pixabay. Apart from the culinary and medicinal uses that it is known for, mint also has several household purposes. Here are some...
Many gardeners tend to focus on the growing stage of their crops, but paying attention to them during the harvesting stage can also make a large impact on both the flavor and nutrition of the produce. Here are some tips on how to do it. Once harvested, crops have very few adaptive abilities...
Gardening has always been a productive hobby that many people have engaged in. Over a year, more people have started growing plants in their homes or personal spaces. But for some, gardening is also a way for them to connect with other people and form meaningful relationships over the same...
Taking care of plants is a joyful and continuous learning experience. And although gardeners love their plant babies, there will be some instances that they have to leave them behind—for a few days at least. Fortunately, there are some ways plant parents can keep their babies alive, even if...
Strawberries aren’t the only popular type of berry available in the Philippines. Mulberries, locally known as moras, are also abundantly grown throughout the country. Traditionally, these trees are grown in Asia and North America for their leaves, which are the only things that cultivated...
In Antique province, Irish Trogani, and her husband Francis, event suppliers, are part of those individuals who began growing plants during the pandemic to cope with stress. From a hobby, the two entrepreneurs eventually found themselves making money from the plants they propagate. ...
Composting is a simple and ideal way to transform kitchen waste into something beneficial for a garden and the environment. But not everything can be composted. While materials like onion scraps, citrus peels, eggshells, and stale bread can be added in small amounts, here are six items that...
PARIS is a protein known for slowing the production of another protein that normally shields dopamine-producing neurons, thus making it a key factor in driving Parkinson’s disease. But researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine have found fresh evidence of a compound called farnesol found in...
