Lawn Fertilizer Tips
When you want to apply fertilizer to your lawn there are some rules you should follow to succeed in your efforts. Here are some quick tips on how to fertilize your lawn in a safe and effective way. Here are…
03/25/2020
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Gardening Basics
The Importance of Lawn Aeration
Lawn care is very important, but sometimes you might wonder how to go about it. For example, one of the most common questions is about watering. How much watering is needed and how often do you have to do it?…
How to Make Compost II
Here are some additional tips on how to prepare and use your own compost for your garden. Making a Compost Bin: Fence The best bins for this purpose are circular fence or silo bins. You can find them in feed…
Important Information found on Seed Packets
Seeds can be purchased on many places, from nurseries and garden centers to regular grocery stores. Many people choose to start their plants from seeds, so knowing what you’re looking for is very important. You may want to start a…
Potting Soil, Potting Mix and Potting Amendments Explained
Potting and re-potting is something all plant growers and gardeners need to do from time to time. One of the most vital element needed for potting is soil. You’ll often hear people talking about “potting soil” and “potting mix”. There…
Essential Plant Nutrients
Most fertilizers include all the important plant nutrients. There are three essential nutrients for your plants all fertilizers have to include: nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium (N-P-K, in that order). However, these “big three” are not the only nutrients your plants…
Preventing Garden Injuries
Working in your garden is exciting and fulfilling, but you need to take safety precautions in order to keep yourself safe. Without these precautions any garden work can be dangerous because of the numerous tools you use for gardening. Even…
How to Store Garden Seeds
Many people buy a variety of garden seeds every spring. They process to plant what they can in their garden and save the remaining seeds. These seeds often ended up wasted. There is a good question to be answered: are…
Pruning Basics
Pruning is very important for the plant care but many inexperienced plant growers are confused about it. They are not sure how to determine when and how to prune their plants. In some ways, pruning is an art and it…
Understanding Labels: Organic, GMO, Heirloom, Hybrid
There are many food labels we encounter on a daily basis, as well as certain technical terms applied to plants. Words such as “GMO”, “heirloom”, “organics”, “hybrid” are used often, but do we really know what they mean? While most…
Tips on Improving Your Garden Soil
New gardeners often don’t understand how to make their soil great. They will observe other, more experienced gardeners, getting much better results and can assume it’s because these people simply “have better soil”. No. To get the most of your…
Compacted Soils are Dangerous for Your Plants
When you take a look at the soil, you may be surprised to note that about half of it is channels and gaps. These channels and gaps are what allows water, nutrients and oxygen to reach down to the plant’s…