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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 […]
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 […]
The World’s 10 Deadliest Snakes - Yikes!
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008It’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 Snake - Notechis Ater
Tiger Snake - Notechis Scutatus
Sea Kraits - Laticauda Colubrina
Mainland & Eastern Tiger […]
Dress your Tomato Plants at Night
Saturday, June 7th, 2008So those of you who covered your warm weather plants, and tomato plants with plastic for the colder weather, consider exposing them to the sun during the day and covering up at night when the temperature drops. The tomato plants will thank you for it.
photo by: Silly Jilly
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3 Summer Weight Loss Ideas - in your Garden
Thursday, June 5th, 2008Summer weight loss is on everyone’s mind now, I know its on mine. In fact its been on my mind for awhile now, but now more than ever. I walk past those store windows and gasp as I see that bellowing belly, yikes.
Ok what are my quick and dirty summer weight loss ideas for […]
Hay, did you know? Hay is great Garden Mulch
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Now that the rains seem to be coming, this is an excellent time to add more mulch to your garden. The rains accelerate the decomposition of the mulch, adding valuable topsoil. For those of you further north, an extra layer of mulch also helps extend the growing season of the summer crops.
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