If you start growing plants from seeds, you can re-use used toilet paper rolls to start your seeds growing. This article explains how to recycle toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls to use in starting your plants from seed.
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e planted three cucumber plants this year. Last year we planted three as well, but lost two to frost very early on in the season. This year we lost one so we were net gain of an entire plant.
As young plants when they only had two leaves on the whole plant, their small leaves turn white and start to curl up underneath themselves Read the rest of this entry »
Author: farmersteve63
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ith the vegetable garden season beginning to wind down in the midwest. It is never to early to begin to think about starting your vegetable garden for next year. If you have never grown a vegetable garden before, you should really consider starting one. There are several benefits and reasons as to why you would want to start your own vegetable garden. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: Bare Bones Gardener
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n Today’s throwaway society, there is absolutely no need to go out and purchase mulch material for your garden, unless it is for the particular aesthetic appearance, “The Look”, sake of the mulch material.
Were you aware that there are a number of mulching materials that you can obtain from around your own community that are free, and some of which can even be even delivered to you for nothing as well? Read the rest of this entry »
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nce you have decided to use a soaker hose, the installation and setup is fairly easy and straight forward. Here I provide the simple steps to use a soaker hose to provide irigation to your garden. Read the rest of this entry »
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soaker hose could be just the solution you need for your garden irrigation. Soaker hoses are similar to regular hoses but with thousands of tiny holes all along the length of the hose. These types of hoses drips out water directly where the hose is lying. These hoses are much more efficient at watering since there is less evaporation and less water run off, the area to be watered is targeted as the only area to get water, and plants only get water at their roots and not on the leaves reducing the chance of the leaves rotting. You must weigh whether soaker hoses are right for your application or not. Read the rest of this entry »
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pices will be a new addition this year. Most of the spices are not in the garden, but in flower planters hanging on the side of the deck in back. Within these planters we have transplanted: Read the rest of this entry »
