Gardening Tips
Helpful how-to and practical methods to improve your garden and growing success.
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Top Tips for Planting Trees
Why People Plant Trees Reasons to plant trees are sometimes the same used to procrastinate tree planting. It all boils down to time and expense. If you are looking for a way to improve the…
How To Shop For Flower Bulbs, 10 Quick Tips
Step right up to bins and shelves full of Dutch imported flowering wonder, it’s time to choose colorful spring blooms.If you wish to make the most of your buying choices, check out these…
Best Videos About Lavender
British TV provides some of the best views and information on this most fragrant and favorite herb, so let’s start a feature length overview. The show features Lavender, not just in the…
The Complete Guide: How To Plant A Tomato
This is an in-depth look at the details of actually planting your tomato transplants into the ground (or container).
A pH D in Soil? Dirt That Is Neutral, Acid, Or Alkaline
pH affects your plants. It is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration in the soil and has a scale 0 to 14.
BOKASHI COMPOSTING
I admit I am slow to try new methods if they do not appear to make a great deal of difference or solve a problem.
GardenWorld had an article on the health benefits of gardening.(No longer online- but I’ll give you another….) Among the good things you can expect from your gardening endeavors is…
Garden Hoes
Every Garden Shed Should Have A Hoe One of the Basic Garden Tools Comes in Many Forms Think that all hoes are just six of one, and half dozen of another? Think again! Each style of hoe…
How To Store Bulbs For Winter
“After the first hard frost, cut back the blackened stems and gently lift the clump of roots with a spading fork. To prepare them for winter storage, label each clump with the variety name…
Wintertime Composting
It’s gotten suddenly cold with a long period of chill that sends the final message that our gardening season is over. And although the active growing season may be done, and the chores…
May Chores 2013: Time To Get Out The Gardening Tools
It has a been quite a cold spring in many areas of the country, and Ohio, while fluctuating wildly, has had cooler weather for most of April. That is usually a time filled with gardening,…
The ONE Thing for a Great Garden
The Art of Digging a Hole for a Tree
…and fill it up again with a newly planted tree Every good garden book and article that gives advice on how to plant a shrub or tree will tell you to dig a large enough hole to give the…
Decluttering Your Garden
Yes, I have a problem with clutter, why do you ask? My garden gets cluttered like everything else, and like everything else, I have decided on a campaign to declutter it. What ways do…
5 Tips to Improve Clay Soil
Every type of soil has its good and bad characteristics. And like every woman knows, it is a matter of playing up the good features that creates the beauty of the whole. Clay soil has some…
Five Point Garden Plan At Your New Place
If you have a new home, or the home is new to you, you probably want to keep up or improve the appearances of the place. I’ve talked with lots of people from my hair stylist to people on…
Finding Garden Bargains | Frugal Gardening
As I write this it is late October, and one of the best times to find garden bargains – if you hurry out to your local nursery or order from your favorite online catalog. If you don’t mind…
Let’s Talk About Dirt
Lots of gardeners take their soil for granted. Knowing a few basics, many of us want to get on to the “fun” part of choosing our plants, designing our borders, and generally get everything…
In Quest of the Good Garden
Good Soil Makes a Good Garden In passing, a friend mentioned setting up a Kitchen Garden with some raised beds, but having some trouble with raising plants from seed. The factors…
Improving Your Soil
Improving Soil is the Foundation of the Garden The most important matter in creating your garden is the quality of the dirt it is rooted within. From that source springs all the rest of…
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Tips for growing from seed
Germination, What Is It?
Every seed packet gives information on germination times, but what is germination and what are its secrets? From a simple definition to methods of germination, let’s take a quick…
What Does It Mean To Plant Seeds “In Situ”?
Planting seeds in situ literally means “in place” or “on site”. That is, in the ground directly rather than starting elsewhere and then transplanting into the garden. The…
5 Points for Successful Homegrown Seedlings
Seed starting is one of the best ways to multiply plants and to get those the big box stores never carry. I give you two big reasons to start your own plants from seed: [box…
5 Secrets for Growing Your Own Seedbank
ou may wish to grow your own seed supply for plants that you love. Perhaps they are hard to get or simply grow well in your garden and you wish to have a…
10 Welcome Self Sowers In My Garden
There are times when nature offers unexpected gifts, and we can capitalize on that generosity when we find desired plants that multiply themselves in our gardens. From a single…
Easy Seeds Make Gardening Fun for New Gardeners
Seeds chosen for the way they make gardening fun and simple enough for a child. Here are some more inspirations for your garden this year, this time choosing easy seeds for simple garden plans.
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Skills
Germination, What Is It?
Every seed packet gives information on germination times, but what is germination and what are its secrets? From a simple definition to methods of germination, let’s take a quick look at this important part of a plants life. Define Germination From Websters: to cause…
Seed Starting Tips
Want a quick cheatsheet for seed starting success? This is it. Grouping seed success tips together in easy viewing format. Followed by links to in-depth articles, if you want to know more. Containers Keep them clean and sterile. Choose the type best for your needs:…
Vegetable Garden Success Made Simple
…this overview will reduce the steps to a few simple things necessary for vegetable garden success.
Pinching And Dead Heading Plants For Their Own Good
Pinch Your Plants Early This action is very like hand pruning a plant. Pinching is simply using your thumb and forefinger to…
What Does It Mean To Plant Seeds “In Situ”?
Planting seeds in situ literally means “in place” or “on site”. That is, in the ground directly rather than starting elsewhere and then transplanting into the garden. The characteristics of a plant dictate which method is best. Many plants suffer from transplanting:…
Attract The Good Bugs To Your Garden
Bringing beneficial insects into the garden is only part of the story. Attracting good bugs and keeping them there to control pests or pollinate plants is an important part of organic gardening practice. What Types of Insects Benefit The Garden? Praying Mantis Praying…
20 Easy-to-grow Perennials to Multiply by Division
If you need more perennial plants, but must curtail your budget, learning to multiply plants that thrive with division is the answer for you. Easy to grow perennials are simple to divide, and often require this procedure every few years. Some can be divided into many…
Learn From the Experts: Vita Sackville-West
Garden Expert About Vita Sackville-West the strictest formality of design, with the maximum informality in planting English Garden Style English Garden Maven -Rooms and White Gardens If you grow a ‘White Garden, ‘Moon Garden’, or plan on it, you have Sackville-West to…
Premiere Garden Ornament: a Lovely Bird Bath
Do You Have Room for a Bird Bath? A bird bath is more than a garden ornament, it is an important accessory for the birds which visit your garden. They need access to water not only for drinking but for cooling off in the summer heat. I don’t like to see yard ornaments…
Attract and Nurture Butterflies in a Sunny Garden
A circle of sunshine and flowers to attract a mob of butterflies is dream for many of us. We can imagine ourselves stretched out comfortably in a lawn chair, drink in hand, while entertained by graceful fluttering wings in jeweled colors visit the bright flower beds….