Gardening Articles
391: How to Prepare Your Garden for Winter
There are many people out there who think that once the first freeze comes, their gardening job is done for the year; no more weeding, no more digging, no more top soil, no more compost; and no more watering till next season. Well, I am going to let you in on a little secret: They are dead wrong. If you do the proper work in the fall, you will save
392: How To Propagate Your Roses Through The Proper Use Of Rose Cuttings
Roses were spread across the U.S. when early pioneers brought their rose cuttings with them in mason jars to plant them in the new areas they were moving to. This art of propagating roses has been around since Victorian times and it remains one of the easiest and most enjoyable endeavors for anyone with a garden. This also makes for a very inexpens
393: How To Safely Remove Thorns From Roses Without Damaging The Rose Or Yourself
One of the unfortunate negatives of roses has to be the thorns. The act of removing the thorns doesn't have to be one that injures you or the plant itself if you just follow some simple steps. You just have to have a little patience and take some precautions as we show in this article.
One thing that people do not realize is that the thorns cont
394: How To Use Food To Describe The Range Of Ph In Soil
You flunked science in school. You can't pronounce all those chemical names on the fertilizer bag. You don't know the difference between nitrogen and nicotine but you want a green lawn or better looking plants.
Everyone you talk to tells you that you need to adjust your soil's "ph balance" but you simply don't understand what they're talking abo
395: How To Use Organic Compost With Bulbs
Organic compost is a potent resource for nutrients, however, because of this, there is something that needs to be said regarding its use with bulbs and how much compost to use with these plants as you carry them over into the next season. Typically with plants that are used in the springtime such as an Amaryllis, there is a certain process that mu
396: How To Use The Alpine House For Plants
There are some choice alpine plants that cannot be cultivated to the best advantage in the open in our uncertain climate. To say that they are choice does not necessarily mean that they are delicate, but that the blooms of many are apt to be spoilt by inclement weather; it is to these subjects that the Alpine House affords protection while they are
397: Hydroponic Gardening Managing Pests and Diseases
As with soil-based gardens, hydroponic plants require good pest and disease maintenance controls. Failure to do so creates the same results as with 'ordinary' gardens i.e. spindly or dead plants. Since the majority of hydroponic plants are fruits and vegetables, that means the plants are not worth eating.
However, managing the hydroponic garden
398: Hydroponic Vegetable Gardening Basics
Hydroponic vegetable gardening is a process in which vegetables are grown in a liquid nutrient solution. The plants typically have either their root system in inert medium or completely submerged in the fluid. Hydroponic vegetable gardening is a simple and straightforward method of growing plants and vegetables indoors using common and relatively i
399: Hydroponics Company s Fruits of Labor Come in Red and Green
In southern Ontario, Great Northern Hydroponics, a 50-acre tomato greenhouse, is producing more than just delicious tomatoes. The $20 million facility is leading the greenhouse industry by identifying and investing in innovative technology that benefits the environment with the construction of a Tri-Generation Energy Facility.
With the advent of
400: Hydroponics Supplies for the Ebb and Flow System
The ebb and flow system, also known as the flood and drain system, is one of the most popular systems beginners choose to start hydroponic growing. It requires mostly basic hydroponics supplies and very little maintenance. It works by flooding the grow tray for a period of time to soak the roots and then allowing the nutrient solution to drain back
401: Hydroponics Tips for Understanding Terminology
In the specialized world of hydroponics, it can sometimes seem like growers are using a foreign language. Here are some key hydroponics terms and their definitions that will hopefully make you better equipped to understand the world of hydroponic growing.
Medium - Medium simply refers to the material that your plants grow in. In traditional gard
402: Ideas On Choosing and Planting Perennials Flowers
If you have been cultivating a vegetable garden for a while, you might have felt a slight disappointment especially when it does not give for your expectation. I also encountered the same in the early stage of my vegetable gardening. So, when I got ideas of growing perennial flowers, it was a wonderful way to liven up my garden without paying extra
403: Ideas On Preparing Healthy Soil For Gardening
Various tests were performed by expert gardeners in order to conclude whether the soil has a good composition.
Some of these are: Compressing it in hand, and if the soil does not hold itself and crumbles without any external force applied in it, then that has a sand component that is a little high. If you compress it to form a shape and when you
404: If You Want To Drink Fresh Healthy Juice You Need A Quality Juicer
100% fruit or vegetable juice is very healthy for you. Some people like to drink juice instead of actually eating the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables they need in a day. Having a balanced is important in keeping you feeling and looking young and healthy. People drink juice to stay healthy, or just because they prefer it over other drink
405: Indoor Plant Identification Process
The indoor plant identification process normally involves a brief insight about those plants, which are normally grown indoors. For most of the folks, the idea of identification of indoor plants normally comprises of them being labeled as yellow, red or plain pretty. For the other people, the process of plant identification normally involves the sc
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