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Water the Lawn Once a Week – Why?

Once your lawn is established, it is better to water the lawn once a week, whichֲ  encouraging deep root growth. But be careful,ֲ  grass can drown from over watering.ֲ  If it is extremely hot, maybe twice a week. If you … Continue reading

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Best Composting Material- Horse Manure – The Survey Results are in

The 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 … Continue reading

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Only your Favorite Garden Vegetables – Mine are Cucumbers

Choose vegetables that you and your family will really love, but donג€™t Overplant. Donג€™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 … Continue reading

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Lawn Weeds ג€“ 1 Simple Lawn Weed Prevention Tip

Weeds 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 … Continue reading

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Garden Tips for 2008 ג€“ Conserve Water

With 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 … Continue reading

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How to Make Sun Dried Tomatoes ג€“ 3 Easy Steps

How 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 … Continue reading

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Climbing Roses for Fences, Buildings and Walls

Climbing 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 … Continue reading

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Snake Bites ג€“ How to Prevent Snake Bites

This Spring has seen a rash of snake bites in my area, from infants to mothers and farm workers. What are some simple tips for avoiding snake bites, as it is not uncommon to suffer a poisonous bite and even … Continue reading

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How to design your Flower Garden – “Nature Art”

Design your flower garden like an artist paints a picture. First visualize how you would like the flowes in the garden to appear, once they mature into full-grown flowers. Imagine how they will brighten up your morning as you gaze … Continue reading

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The World’s 10 Deadliest Snakes – Yikes!

It’s snake season, be careful out there. If you are not sure is a snake is poisonous or not, don’t go near it! Call the snake catcher. Western Brown Snake – Pseudonaja Nuchalis Death Adder – Acanthophis Antarcticus Black Tiger … Continue reading

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