Archive for July, 2008
Water the Lawn Once a Week - Why?
Monday, July 21st, 2008Once your lawn is established, it is better to water the lawn once a week, which encouraging deep root growth. But be careful, grass can drown from over […]
Best Composting Material- Horse Manure - The Survey Results are in
Friday, July 18th, 2008The composting survey is in for the Best Composting Materials question: the choices ranged from bird droppings, algae to egg shells, but horse manure was the overwhelming winner, with 15 votes.
But where do we get horse manure for our garden composting if we don’t have horses? Simple, take a trip to the “country”, ask local […]
Only your Favorite Garden Vegetables - Mine are Cucumbers
Friday, July 18th, 2008Choose vegetables that you and your family will really love, but don’t Overplant. Don’t waste time and effort growing vegetables you won’t eat. Concentrate on your favorites; mine are definitely the cucumbers and the red tomatoes. I have a bumper crop of tomatoes this year so I’m going to try my hand at making […]
Lawn Weeds – 1 Simple Lawn Weed Prevention Tip
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Weeds are NOT friends of your lawn. Learn this most simple lawn weed prevention tip, and be happy with a green weedless lawn. Weeds cause trouble in lawns because they are extremely aggressive and highly. Weed prevention is part of a healthy lawn care program.
Mowing is the simple answer to eliminating […]
Garden Tips for 2008 – Conserve Water
Saturday, July 12th, 2008With the ongoing ecological stresses on the planet, our garden tips message for 2008 is: conserve water. If you have a leaky garden hose, be sure to replace it or repair it. If the cause of the problems is because you habitually leave the hose out to get dried out or cracked or damaged by […]
How to Make Sun Dried Tomatoes – 3 Easy Steps
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008How to make delicious sun dried tomatoes, is easy and tasty. Sun dried tomatoes, when you have tomatoes to spare from your salads, is not too hard to “cook up”.
Get some tomatoes and fresh basil.
Slice tomatoes about 1/2 inches thick.
Place the tomatoes on a cookie tray, spaced slightly apart. Sprinkle on top: rock salt, […]
Climbing Roses for Fences, Buildings and Walls
Friday, July 4th, 2008Climbing roses are a great value and beautiful at the same time. Climbing roses can climb trees, buildings, fences or against walls, pillars or outdoor decking roofs, or pergolas. Climbing roses generally have large beautiful flowers and may bloom repeatedly throughout the Summer and Fall seasons.
Climbers naturally grow vertically; however, if they are allowed growing […]
