Health Benefits of gardening

12 Unexpected Health Benefits of Gardening That Go Beyond Fresh Produce

March 7, 2024 by Catherine Reed Leave a Comment

Gardening is often celebrated for its ability to provide fresh, nutritious produce, but its benefits extend far beyond the bounty of fruits and vegetables. Here are 12 unexpected health benefits of gardening, showcasing how this humble activity can enhance physical, mental, and emotional well-being in ways you may not have considered. 1. Boosts Vitamin D…

6 Health Benefits of Gardening: How It Boosts your Physical and Mental Health

October 12, 2022 by Ali Southerland Leave a Comment

The health benefits of gardening are not limited to supplying your food. Gardening is also a form of self-care. You can reap several tangible benefits from growing your food, including physical and mental changes. Improves Mood Exercise, eating more veggies, and sunlight are all linked to improved mood. Exercise and eating more veggies keep your…

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September Isn’t the End of the Vegetable Garden: These 8 Crops Can Still Go in the Ground

September does not have to mean waving goodbye to the vegetable garden. Depending on your climate and first frost date, plenty of cool-season crops can still go into the soil now and give you fresh food long after the tomatoes start looking exhausted. The key involves choosing vegetables that actually enjoy cooler weather instead of…

Bringing Houseplants Back Inside? Check These 6 Places for Bugs First

Bringing houseplants back inside sounds simple: carry the pots indoors, find them a sunny window, and call it a day. Unfortunately, tiny freeloaders may have other plans. Outdoor plants can pick up aphids, spider mites, mealybugs, scale and other pests during the growing season, and a plant that looks perfectly clean at a glance can…

Don’t Compost These 7 Plants When You Clean Out the Garden This Fall

Fall garden cleanup creates a mountain of tempting compost material, but not everything that came out of the garden belongs in that pile. Some plants can carry diseases, spread from stubborn pieces of root, or dump a fresh crop of weed seeds into the compost you plan to use next year. That does not mean…

Bought Seeds Online From an Unknown Seller? USDA Says Don’t Plant Them Until You Check This

That packet of unusual flower or vegetable seeds from an unfamiliar online seller might look like a bargain, but the USDA has a very good reason for telling gardeners to pump the brakes. Before planting seeds bought online, check where they came from and whether they meet U.S. import requirements. That matters even more when…