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Gardening Tips and Tricks


Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 114 Posts
May 18, 2009

A female gardener wearing a green apron.Every season I find myself going to the internet to see which trees and shrubs should be pruned and when. I ran off a copy from one site, but it didn't cover all the different plants I have. Today I purchased some of the "dried out," and reduced perennials at Lowe's to add to my landscaping.

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As I was reading the maintenance instructions, I had an idea that I can't believe I haven't thought of before. I have several of those old photo albums that I never used and never will for photographs because they aren't the ones which are now appropriate for photo storage. Rather than throw them away, I am going to start taking the little instruction guides that come with the plants and keep them all in there.

That way I'll have a handy reference with a picture of the mature plant. I have stuck some of them down beside plants when I first planted them, but they don't hold up to the wind and weather very well and they're not as accessible as these will be. Hope someone else may find this idea to be useful.

Happy gardening!

By Sandy from Elon, NC

 
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Bronze Post Medal for All Time! 216 Posts
January 4, 2011

When they are on sale, I buy arches for the garden. They are made of metal tubes that you put together for an arch about 6 feet tall and wide enough to walk through.

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Well, I set them up in a row, all facing the same direction, each one about two feet from the next.

 
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June 11, 2010

I have a passion for gardening, but am always frustrated that garden accessories, like good tools, are so expensive. The other day I was planting some herb seeds and trying hard to get out all the small rocks out of the dirt.

 
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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 523 Posts
February 14, 2017

I'm not stingy. If I had all the money I've given to people in need, I could take a nice trip abroad. Still, I find watching pennies while gardening to really pay off in the long run.

Gardening By Trial And Error - canary grass

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 418 Posts
October 8, 2012

When doing yard work or picking up litter, I use garden gloves from Lowe's or Home Depot. Being that I am right handed, I wear out a lot of the right hand gloves.

Garden gloves with left turned inside out to make a right.

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July 20, 2008

I have found that the more I work a garden, the less yield I get.

Tomatoes

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September 25, 2008

Grab some freebies from your garden for next year. I pick off dried marigold flowers and save in a paper bag (labeled) to plant next year. Each dried flower contains tons of seeds!

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Also, you can root sprigs of rosemary and impatiens in water and keep in a sunny window, to plant next year.

 
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June 7, 2005

A handy and step-saving device for gardening is an apron. Buy or make one with large, deep pockets. They're great for holding seedlings, seed packets, small trowels, and other tools.

 
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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 297 Posts
August 13, 2010

To keep from getting splinters, use the fingers of old rubber gloves for handle covers on hoes, rakes, brooms, and mops. Tape with black electrical tape, so it won't slip off.

 
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March 23, 2005

Tips to keep flowers blooming. Post your ideas.

 
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December 1, 2005

The other day at a farm I saw a wheelbarrow with bicycle training wheels on it. It wouldn't turn quite as sharply around corners, but it was much more difficult to tip over.

 
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March 7, 2007

Keep an eye out for an old toy wagon at garage sales. They can be useful for pulling around your garden tools and keeping them together.

 
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April 8, 2005

Organize your gardening with friends. You plant the tomatoes, she plants the zucchini-then you share the bounty. Next year switch so you don't deplete the soil.

 
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January 7, 2005

Ever wonder what the temperature is?

 
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October 14, 2015

This is a page about cleaning fingernails after gardening. When you get your hands in the soil without gloves, the dirt under your nails can be a challenge to remove.

hands full of soil

April 25, 2019

It can be surprising to learn how many things you already have around the house, that can be helpful in your yard and garden. This is a page about 25 garden solutions from the kitchen, bath and laundry.

kitchen products for the garden

March 27, 2015

This is a page about reusing tree stumps. Tree stumps either still in the ground or after being removed can be used for a variety of crafts or garden decorations and planters.

beautiful top down view of tree stump

September 26, 2012

This page is about staking garden plants. There are a number of plants that need help with support when newly transplanted or bearing fruit.

man attaching plant to a stake

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