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| Compare Soil Enhancer Compositions to Find the Best Bargain
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We're encouraged to use raised garden beds for our veggies here. Aside from our incredible compost bin, Chris wanted to mix Black Cow with the soil he'd bought. He chafed at the price specially after deciding he needed one more bag.
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| Posted on: 03/16/2009 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Gardening: Grow Larger Rose Blooms With Banana Peels
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 I have roses growing on my back fence. Year before last my flowers were nice but small. Last year I remembered my grandmother adding banana peels in the dirt around her flowers.
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| Posted on: 02/17/2009 | 5 Feedback(s) |
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| "Magic" Lawn Formula
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Some time ago, when I lived in Florida, a person at Home Depot gave me a "magic formula" for a healthy lawn. Some of the ingredients were: Instant Tea and ammonia, along with a couple of others. It was fantastic. Can anyone provide me with the formula to be used with a 20 gal sprayer?
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| Posted on: 02/05/2009 | 3 Feedback(s) |
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| Prepare Your Garden Soil With Early Additions
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Start preparing the soil by digging in leaves, coffee grounds, vegetable trimmings, leftover vegetables from dinner, hay or straw and anything else you would normally put in a compost bin. It will start decomposing and enrich the soil by planting time.
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| Posted on: 01/19/2009 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Use Leaves and Newspapers for Mulch
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Use all the leaves and newspaper you can get your hands on. They are great mulch. I started by putting down newspaper in a new natural area I want to start. I have quite a few layers.
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| Posted on: 11/20/2008 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Buy Mulch Now For Next Year
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If you garden, buy mulch now! All the garden centers and other stores that sell mulch in bulk bags, have them on super sale right now. I just bought 5 bags (1.5 cubic feet each) of mulch for only $5! It's usually $2.79 a bag, so this is close to be only a third of retail. Yay, me!
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| Posted on: 10/23/2008 | 4 Feedback(s) |
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| Inexpensive Ways To Fortify Your Garden Soil
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With fall and winter coming up, it is time think about fortifying your soil for next year! Don't run of to purchase expensive fertilizers - free (and often better) material is easier to find than you may think.
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| Posted on: 08/28/2008 | 3 Feedback(s) |
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| Cocoa Bean Mulch Can Be Toxic to Dogs
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Pet owners should avoid use of cocoa bean mulch in landscaping around dogs with indiscriminate eating habits.
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| Posted on: 06/26/2008 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Are Grounds From Flavored Coffee Good For Roses?
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I've heard that used coffee grounds are good for rose bushes. Can the grounds from flavored coffees also be used?
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| Posted on: 06/19/2008 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Using 'Kitchen Waste' To Fertilize Plants
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 I want to fertilize my plants with "kitchen waste" instead of chemicals. How do I use coffee grounds for hydrangeas if used grounds are not acidic enough?
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| Posted on: 05/29/2008 | 6 Feedback(s) |
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