Tips and Tricks

Visit three great gardens in Brandon in one trip October 7. Our favorite garden writer, Monica Brandies, opens her yard just a few times a year. She’ll have an incredible array of small plants at [...]

Neem oral care products are getting more attention every day -- but which one is best for you?

Several years ago, a world-famous organization discovered our neem bark toothpowder. They fell in love with the product and how it made their mouth feel. Since they specialize in television [...]

First let me admit — I didn’t pick all those tomatoes from my yard last week. They came from Paul Cilia, an amazing young man who creates hydroponic systems from scratch and harvests [...]

Today, the options for neem capsules and supplements are almost overwhelming and somewhat complicated since you’re dealing with a herb known as “The Village Pharmacy” and “Tree of 40 Cures.” The [...]

There are probably as many ways to brew neem tea as there are countries where it's known as the "healer of all ailments." We've compiled an easy to follow chart to help you "Brew the Perfect Cup [...]

Neem trees are incredibly tough plants. They’ll grow in places where nothing else survives – like parts of the Sahara Desert where there’s no fertilizer and very little water [...]

One of the questions we regularly get is how to prune neem trees. Given the fact that they are tropical trees growing in temperate climates, their first choice is straight up. They want to get as [...]

To make a big batch of concentrate for future use, drop a whole bar of neem soap into a wide mouth gallon container. Fill that jug with 1 gallon very hot tap water and let sit a week, stirring [...]

Like any oil and water mixture, neem needs to be emulsified before it’s used on your plants. If not, you’ll end up with too much neem burning some leaves and not enough neem to [...]