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How To Prune Your Fruit Trees

Inside a couple of years of affectionately planting fruit trees, most people wind up with scraggly congested shrubs, instead of the beautiful garden they had imagined. The way to keeping fruit trees alluring and gainful is yearly pruning. Don’t worry, Read more…

By Maggie, 7 yearsJanuary 9, 2018 ago
tomato
FYI

Fertilize A Tomato Plant Using A Whole Egg And A Banana

The garden hack, by YouTube user Gary Pilarchik, shows how to fertilize a tomato plant using the seemingly odd materials of a whole banana and an egg. The trick is very cool and requires very little effort. Surprisingly, rather than planting Read more…

By Maggie, 7 yearsJanuary 6, 2018 ago
houseplants
Flowers

Why Are Your Houseplants Losing Their Leaves?

When you buy new plant…. Most plants lose their leaves the very first day you bring them home. This happens because of their adjustment in the new environment. So you do not have to panic right away and start with Read more…

By Maggie, 7 years ago
poinsettia
Flowers

Poinsettia Care Guide: Tips and Tricks

A holiday favorite, the bright red petals of the poinsettia plant (Euphorbia pulcherrima) are a festive and cheerful addition to your Christmas decor. They have small flowers of green and yellow at the center and are surrounded by large floral Read more…

By Maggie, 7 yearsDecember 18, 2017 ago
soil
FYI

6 Ways To Naturally Improve Garden Soil

Having top notch plant soil is one of the best things you can do to empower great plant growth. However, not every gardener has a quality soil to work with. Fortunately, there are numerous approaches to naturally enhance the dirt in your Read more…

By Maggie, 8 yearsNovember 26, 2017 ago
blackspot
Flowers

How To Save Your Roses From Black Spot

Even though no rose is really black-spot resistant, there are various varieties that oppose the the fungal disease much better than others. A significant number of the new type of landscape roses, (for example, the Knock Out family and the Read more…

By Maggie, 8 yearsNovember 16, 2017 ago
Perennials
Flowers

7 Advantages Of Perennial Plants

Plants come in two principle types: annuals and perennials. Annuals are species that experience their whole life cycle, from germination through to development and harvest inside a year. Having delivered its yield, the plant at that point dies. Perennials, however, Read more…

By Maggie, 8 yearsNovember 13, 2017 ago
seed
FYI

Most Common Seed Starting Problems And How To Fix Them

1. Your seeds never germinate Germination problems can be caused by a variety of reasons. Some of the most common are: Incorrect Temperature. Different seeds have different needs. Cool weather crops such as cabbage, kale or broccoli have a much lower Read more…

By Maggie, 8 years ago
foliar feeding
FYI

Benefits And Drawbacks Of Foliar Feeding

Foliar feeding is a method of fertilizing plants directly. It involves directly spraying nutrients onto the plants leaves and stem where they are absorbed and used. It is considered an almost immediate way to feed your plants. It is becoming Read more…

By Maggie, 8 years ago
usda
Vegetables

Vegetable Planting Calendar By Season According To Your Gardening Zone

Many gardeners are unsure of what to grow and – more importantly – when to grow it. While the spring is when garden centers are full of seeds and seedlings fresh from the greenhouse, it’s not the only season of Read more…

By Maggie, 8 yearsOctober 5, 2017 ago

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