Green Manure Crops Tips & Techniques
A cover crop should be tilled under about a month before you plant your garden. This presents a problem for gardeners in areas where the soil wet in early spring. In these regions, plant your cover crop early so that it can be tilled under in ... [... more]
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Ginger!
Store fresh ginger wrapped in plastic in the fridge for a month, or bury it in a small pot of soil in your kitchen window. You can even plant the pieces and grow your own ginger--large containers are best because ginger is frost sensitive and ... [... more]
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A Dazzling Trio Of Flowering Pots
Schizanthus can be planted when you plant your agapanthus, after all danger of frost is past. After planting, water regularly, but just enough to keep the soil moist throughout summer and early fall. To maintain longer blooming time and healthy ... [... more]
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Lovable Leeks
Melt the butter in a five-quart saucepan and add the leeks. Cook uncovered until the leeks are tender, then add the chicken stock, salt, pepper and potatoes. Cover, bring to a boil, then turn down the heat and simmer until the potatoes are ... [... more]
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Keeping Chipmunks And Squirrels At Bay
These rodents are smart. Given time, they'll find a way to get to their desired target. As with birds, it's best to vary your approach every so often to keep the rodents off balance. An good exclusion trick is to place a baffle on fruit tree ... [... more]
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Ornamental Grasses
Ornamental grasses are becoming quite popular with garden designers. They add texture and interest to the garden, and when combined with a gentle breeze, the garden comes to life with sound and motion. The smaller, clump forming grasses are ... [... more]
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Harmonizing Hostas In Containers
It is sad but true that slugs and snails enjoy feasting on the tender leaves of hostas. The good news is that you'll be at least one step ahead of them, as they'll have a harder time finding your hostas in containers! If by chance they do, you ... [... more]
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Hawthorne Tree Plants
There are two wasp parasites that may provide control. If damage is severe, use imidacloprid, as a soil drench for season-long, systemic control. It should cause the least harm to the populations of beneficial wasps. Avoid planting Crataegus ... [... more]
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Opening Your Garden
While you’re weeding, take along a shallow basin billed with soil to heel in all those excess seedling lady’s mantles and cranebills that your yanking out but hate to throw away. Pot them up and save them for guests at your open garden—visitors ... [... more]
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Rules Of Green Thumb
Teresa's Rule of "Green Thumb" #3 is do not use a fast release type of fertilizer when you transplant plants. You can damage the roots of the plants by burning them. Think of your plants as going through a small trauma with the replanting. You . ... [... more]
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Mulch Guide - Peat Moss Tips & Techniques
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The Flowerless Garden- Foliage Can Be Beautiful
However, a sea of hosta could get boring, even with all the infinite variations of leaf shapes available. I prefer to intermingle mine with the delicate texture of ferns. Fern color isn't nearly as varied, but you still have variety. Some are a ... [... more]
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