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Sowing your Seeds – A Little Know-how Goes a Long Way
The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the warm, moist soil is beckoning for your attention. You are ready to get out there and do some planting, except you are not planting small flowers that you have picked up at the gardening store yesterday; instead, you are determined to sow your seeds this year. You have painstakingly researched what kinds of plants will grow well in your area, and you have purchased seeds from the best and most reputable sources available to ensure freshness.
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Why Testing Your Garden Soil Levels Make for Healthier Plants
Different types of plants each require varying degrees of soil acidity. Some plants are even very sensitive to soil pH. Generally, soils in moist climates tend to be acid and those in dry climates are alkaline. A soil with a pH lower than 7.0 is an acid soil and one with a pH higher than 7.0 is alkaline. The soil must be adjusted to suit the plant that will occupy that area if it is not already within that plants requirement range. pH” is a measure of your soil’s acidity or alkalinity. Each plant in your garden or yard has an ideal pH range that it will thrive in. This ideal range varies from plant to plant. If your garden soil is outside of this ideal range, the vital nutrients and minerals your plants need may become “locked up” in the soil, and the roots are unable to absorb them.
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Your Handbook to Beneficial Bugs
Eek! A bug! This scream, or one very similar to it, can be hear throughout homes and gardens in the spring and summer months. Seeing that the garden is the closest many hobby gardeners get to actually spending some time in the great outdoors, it is not surprising that some are revolted if not scared by the little strange looking creatures. Usually a hasty retreat to the poison cabinet follows that scream, and the bugs are then eradicated with the help of household chemicals and pesticides.
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Over-watering and Other Accidental Houseplant Deaths
Houseplants are wonderful additions to any home. They may grace bookshelves, windowsills, or stand alone on end-tables. Offices have long since known that indoor plants make for a relaxing environment, and it is therefore not surprising that many an office sports several varieties of these plants, some big, some small, to add decoration as well as calmness to an otherwise busy surrounding.
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Your Garden Design: It’s All About Focal Points
It is planting season, and this year you are determined to make your garden into a lush paradise complete with flora and also fauna! You will attract humming birds, butterflies, and ladybugs while keeping other bugs at bay. You are seeing yourself, in your mind’s eye, hosting lavish backyard barbecues while regaling your neighbors with your gardening successes. The summer evening breezes will find you in your lawn chair with a good book and a glass of lemonade by your side. Your garden will be easy to maintain yet beautiful, functional yet playful.
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Tricks and Tips on Starting Your Plants by Seed
Growing your own transplants from seeds indoors can give you a head start on the growing season. In some cases, it may be the only way to obtain plants of a new or special cultivar (variety) that is not widely available through garden centers.
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Procedures for Pruning Your Evergreens
Evergreens are a perfect plant for you to grow around your home. They are constantly beautiful, whether in the heat of summer or covered with the fresh winter snow. Moreover, they provide mounds of cool shade and quiet comfort throughout the course of the year. They are quite easy to care for as well. One of the most important steps in caring for your evergreens is regular pruning. This can, though, be quite intimidating for the first-timer. As a result, reading a few instructions like these certainly can’t hurt your chances of doing a great job with your evergreens.
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