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Organic Gardening and Lawn Care

March 17, 2010 By: Beverly Saltonstall Category: Gardens - Other

Most home owners take lot of pride in caring for their homes both inside and out, and try to make their home the best that it can be. Nice landscaping makes a person feel welcomed to the home.

Having the correct tools and lawn care products is essential to getting your garden and lawn looking its very best. Far too many people believe that the way to achieve this is through the use of pesticides and other chemicals to eliminate weeds and keep bugs under control. People do not realize that they can have a really beautiful lawn and garden using organic gardening methods, and they won’t be harming the environment in the process.

Fertilizers used on today’s lawns are full of chemicals the worst of these being nitrates and phosphates. Since it takes several pounds of fertilizer to treat one lawn, you are exposing your family and pets to a great deal of toxic products. Fertilizers are known to trigger asthma, are a known carcinogen, and cause neurological problems in young children and pets. Worse yet these chemicals get into the soil and into our drinking water supply. (more…)

Want indoor planting through hydroponic techniques? Visit Hydroponics

March 17, 2010 By: hydroponics growshop Category: Gardens - Hydroponics, Gardens - Indoors

Plants are no doubt the most important part of environment. They give food, significant stuffs, and fresh air. In addition, plants keep the cycle of environment well-balanced and maintained. However, due to the ignorance of people, the wide vegetation over earth is getting damaged day-by-day. The blind race of modernization and developed civilization is leading the world towards pollution, health problems, natural disasters etc. After a long time now, the people are realizing the significance of plants in their life. Today, they not only protect plants but also prefer to go for various measures by which they can grow healthy plants and too in large numbers. One such measure in light is hydroponics.

The hydroponic technique is getting heights in developed countries. Actually, these developed countries have very less amount of space where plants can grow in the large number. Thus, to make them green, hydroponics helps a lot. It is a technique that assists people to grow the plants indoor.

Hence, with the help of hydroponic technique you can cultivate plants in your house easily. It is hard to believe but it is a fact that with the help of the hydroponics equipments and tools it is now really very easy to grow plants quickly and that too in less space. (more…)

Basic Gardening – Understanding Dormancy

March 17, 2010 By: Jonathan Johnson Category: Advice General

Due to seasonal changes in weather, many plants have adapted to survive harsh conditions through a process called dormancy. Seasonal environmental changes, such as day length, temperature, and drought, stimulate the transition of a plant from active growth to dormancy in the fall and then reverse the process in the spring. This natural process is essential to the health and survival of our garden plants. We do not want to use gardening practices that interfere with this cycle.

Gardeners should not fertilize in late summer or fall. Fertilizing can stimulate new growth that will not survive the cold winter months. It is okay to fertilize plants in more temperate areas where they will grow throughout the fall and winter.

Gardeners should not water in the fall, unless they are is suffering through a severe drought. Mother Nature will usually take care of herself at this time of the year. If you are having an extremely dry fall, moderate irrigation is appropriate. Excessive watering in the fall can promote new growth and delay dormancy. (more…)

Word of the Day: broad-leaved evergreen

March 17, 2010 By: Garden Dictionary Category: Garden Dictionary

An evergreen tree or shrub that is not a conifer.

Tomato Plant Care and Essential Tips For Growing Tomatoes :)

March 17, 2010 By: Brian Stephens Category: Gardens - Vegetable, Tips Tricks & Steps

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