Gardening Basics

How to Treat Your Body Kindly While Gardening

By Barbara Fahs

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Gardening is wonderful exercise in the fresh air and is rewarding on so many levels, but it's easy to stress our bodies when we engage in this activity. Gardening-related pain and injuries are some of the most common complaints doctors get in the ... more »

How to Understand Fertilizer

By Dr. Christopher J. Kline

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This article provides easy to follow information on how to select, compare and use fertilizer. It is important to understand the components of the fertilizer so that brands can be compared and the proper blend can be chosen and applied in the ... more »

How to Use a Folding Garden Saw.

By GreenGardenChic

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Garden pruning is so much easier if you have the right tools. This folding saw deserves to be in your tool collection... more »

How to Use a garden Compost Thermometer.

By GreenGardenChic

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Are you cooking yet? You don't know? Why not? Oh, you need to get yourself a Compost Thermometer so you know how to optimize the temperature and you know exactly when to turn your compost... more »

How to Use Cover Crops to Build Up Garden Soil

By cakewalk

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Cover crops are used when a boost to the soil naturally is wanted. They add nitrogen back into the soil and help prevent erosion. Once they are tilled into the soil, they also provide good food for garden worms which are great for natural ... more »

How to Use Decor in Your Landscape

By Gardengates

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Decor can add that unique touch to your landscape. It can be a major focal point, a surprise discovery, or a comforting detail. Decor can be utilitarian or decorative, artistic or humorous. Add personality to your garden with your decor... more »

How to Use Design Fundamentals in Your Landscape

By Gardengates

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There are some basics of design that are all to often missed by homeowners and even landscapers when laying out or installing a garden. Here are some simple guidelines that can make a radical difference in the success of your landscape... more »

How to Use Eggshells in the Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Before you throw those eggshells onto your compost pile, consider how you might use them to enrich and beautify your garden. Follow these steps... more »

How to Use Newspaper to Deter Weeds in Your Garden

By GreenMomma

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There's more than one way to recycle a newspaper. Recycling them in your garden to keep out the weeds is one of them!.. more »

How to Use Rabbits For Your Garden

By ProfessorSprout

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Hands down, the rabbit is the best animal for a self sufficient farmer or gardener to have. Rabbit manure is considered to be a "COLD" manure which can be freely applied directly to your vegetable and flower gardens, shrubs, trees, ... more »

How to Use Tea Around the House and In the Garden

By aberrant

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Tea is very versatile and helpful... more »

How to Water a Lawn

By Murray Anderson

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How much can there be to watering a lawn? A couple of times a week you turn on your sprinkler and leave it for ½ an hour and that‘s it, right? Well, if that’s how your water your lawn, that might be one of the reasons your lawn doesn’t look as ... more »

How to Water Lawns in a Hot Climate

By Gardengates

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In warm, dry climates irrigation systems are the only way to keep a lawn green. I recommend using lawns only where they will have sufficient usefulness to justify the water consumption. Here are some ways save water and to get the most out of ... more »

How to Water Plants

By Ruby Bayan

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Water is every plant's essential element for growth. Plants require water to transport nutrients from the environment to its various parts, to regulate its temperature and to provide the rigidity to stand upright. Watering plants, therefore, ... more »

How to Water Vegetables in the Desert

By Summer Banks Banks

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The desert is a dry and arid place. You can grow great vegetables in your garden, despite this unrelenting climate. Desert gardening simply requires a little time and a little know how... more »

How to Water Your Garden Wisely

By Lisa Smegal

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Most people don't think about how they are going to water their garden. They figure that all they need to do is just pull out the garden hose once in a awhile and give it a good once over. There are however more effective and efficient ways to ... more »

How to Winterize You Potted Outdoor Plants

By Psalmist4M

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Taking care of annuals during the winter can be easy if you plan ahead. When temperatures start to drop around 45F - 50F est you may want to bring some of your more sensitive plants inside... more »

How to add calcium to your garden soil organically using egg shells

By jennandmark

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Don’t discard your egg shells, save them for you garden. Egg shells add nutrients to the soil, specifically calcium. Calcium is a beneficial nutrient for tomatoes as the calcium will help stop end blossom rot. They also help discourage slugs ... more »

How to add magnesium sulfate to your garden

By jennandmark

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What dose Epsom Salts do for Plants? Epson salts contain hydrated magnesium sulfate, two elements vital to plant growth. • Sulfur is crucial to the inner workings of plants, but it is almost never lacking in the soil, thanks in part to synthetic ... more »

How to Assess and Corect Soil pH

By Dr. Christopher J. Kline

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Many times Hydroponic gardeners have results that seem extra ordinary; but, with proper attention to detail, these same results can be had by soil based gardners as well. Successful hydroponics depends first and formost on monitoring the pH of ... more »

How to Attract Birds and Butterflies

By Gardengates

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Birds and butterflies add to the health and beauty of your garden. Watching them soothes the soul. If you want to attract the imported pests into your garden it is easy. But if you prefer to see the magical wildlife specialized to your area, you ... more »

How to Attract Butterflies To Your Garden

By L1onherd

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There is nothing more beautiful than seeing your landscape come to life with butterflies. Here are some simple tips to attract one of the most treasured creatures to your garden... more »

How to Attract Butterflies to Your Garden

By wendyr

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Watching butterflies in a garden, seeing them flutter from one flower to another, and looking at them up close to see their antenna and proboscis, are things that I enjoy in the spring and summer. When you grow plants in your garden to attract ... more »

How to Be a Green Thumb

By Ruby Bayan

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A "green thumb" is said to be someone born with the power to make any type of plant grow and thrive. Fortunately, you don't really have to be born with special powers to become a plant person. All you need is enough know-how plus a sincere ... more »

How to Become an Expert on Gardening

By dawnmichel

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Becoming a gardening expert requres a great deal of reading as well as doing as you learn by both. Find out here how to make the best use of available resources... more »

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