Planting a backyard garden can be a fun and rewarding experience if you approach the planning and preparations aspect of gardening in the right way – but a lack of planning and preparation can cause your hard work in the hot summer months to yield mediocre results (if any) at the end of the growing [...]
Anyone who has attempted to grow a bonsai tree has discovered very quickly that if you don’t use the correct type of bonsai soil, your tree will die. Regular potting soil is specifically meant to capture any moisture that is poured onto it and hold it so that the plant can drink its fill. Bonsai [...]
Your neighbor’s lawn looks incredibly good and your pretty sure its because of his lawn care guy. If you only knew what he was doing, your lawn could be just as good without all that cost. Heres a hint: he is aerating the lawn!
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One of the most important part of gardening is mulching. It keeps down weeds by blocking the light that allows weeds to germinate. Mulch will slow down the evaporation of moisture from the soil, which also will keep the soil from drying out and creating a crusty soil. Read more about mulch…
Lawn aeration consists of making holes in the lawn by spikes or cores from a cylinder that extracts plugs of soil. The objective of aeration is to increase the room for air to move in the soil.
There are two types of equipment that can be used for the task. You can use a manual or [...]
You find that your plants are giving you fits in your landscape because it seems like a parade of weeds, insects or diseases have invaded and taken over. The problem is probably not due to insects or diseases but the poor soil that the plants are in. This poor soil is the major cause of [...]
Many people do organic gardening as a relaxing hobby. It gives a sense of well being when they achieve a colorful show of flowers and plants. In addition to organically produced flowers, you can produce fruit, vegetables and herbs that are full of flavor and you know exactly what’s gone into their creation. There is [...]
Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature, a natural, earth-friendly solution for your gardening needs
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I’m sure that if you are reading this, you have used some form of mulch during your gardening career. However, you probably didn’t know that there are many other options for organic mulching that you can explore. These days, many gardeners are discovering new sources of free mulch that has been there all along; an [...]