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How to Use Barley Straw as a Natural Pond Algae Treatment

Barley Straw has been used for centuries as a Natural Pond Algae Treatment-to maintain fish and garden pond water quality. Barley straw is a low-cost algae management tool, which is safe for your pond ecosystem. Barley straw is more effective... Recent Article published on 12/31/2009 by jeffkennedyop

How to Safely Clean Debris Off a Roof

This article will teach you how to safely clean a roof top without ever needing a ladder. No more climbing, no unnecessary falls or accidents. This is a way to clean your roof by tossing a disc type object with "finger like... Recent Article published on 12/31/2009 by roofbee

How to Keep Great Blue Heron Out of Your Koi Pond

Great Blue Heron are majestic, beautiful birds with a healthy appetite. Koi ponds are like the proverbial "fish in a barrel" to a heron. A pond owner's worst nightmare is finding missing koi that have been raised, become part of the... Recent Article published on 12/30/2009 by jeffkennedyop

How to Guide to New Year Resolutions for a Green New Year

If your New Year's resolution is to start going green - here is a beginners guide to some easy activities to start you year. Soon they will become routine and you and your family will find yourself doing these things automatically. These ideas... Recent Article published on 12/30/2009 by queenofcards

How to Use an Ordinary Bread Knife in the Garden

Most of us have a bread knife in the kitchen; you know the one with the long thin blade and the wavy cutting edge. It's great at more than just slicing bread or sawing your cinnamon raisin bagel in two. That long, thin blade and wavy cutting edge... Recent Article published on 12/29/2009 by Lyle Berg

How to Use an Aquatic Weed Cutter

Using an Aquatic Weed Cutter is a great natural alternative to using an herbicide to control aquatic plants and weeds. Aquatic plants add a lot to a pond both aesthetically and in terms of a healthy pond ecosystem. When managed, they provide... Recent Article published on 12/28/2009 by jeffkennedyop

How to Use a Lake Rake

Using a Lake Rake to remove floating algae and aquatic weeds is a great natural alternative to harsh chemical treatments. Algae and invasive aquatic vegetation are a problem for most pond owners and are typically a symptom of too many... Recent Article published on 12/28/2009 by jeffkennedyop

How to Make a Trash Can Compost Bin

They say one man's trash is another mans treasure. Here is how to turn the plant waste you normally throw away into compost. It will help the environment and is great to use in your garden. Recent Article published on 12/28/2009 by busey

How to Buy a Long Lasting Garden Hose

Garden hoses are a summer essential: from washing the car to washing the dog, to watering the garden or the lawn, to cleaning off small children full of sand, you'll find one in almost every American garage. And a good quality hose can make... Recent Article published on 12/28/2009 by Carol McKenzie

How to Choose a Farm Pond Aerator

Aerating a farm pond is an all-natural way to maintain or recover the health of a farm pond. As a self contained pond ages, it will likely experience low dissolved oxygen levels, stagnant water and thermal stratification. Often this will lead... Recent Article published on 12/26/2009 by jeffkennedyop