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6 Gardening Tips for Small Yards
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If you have a small yard and a desire a simple, well-maintained garden — keep these gardening tips in mind. It only takes two critical elements – determination and know-how. Here are simple some tips to keep your garden looking healthy and enjoyable.
1. Deadheading
Keep your garden border free (more…)
Simple Tips to Grow Healthy House Plants
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Many people struggle with caring for their plants. With house plants, there is no need to worry. Here are a few simple tips to grow indoor plants successfully.
1. Watering
Too much water will kill most houseplants. Looks are deceiving, so use the finger test to see if your soil (more…)
Choosing an Apartment Compost Bin for Worms
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Many people living an apartment believe it is not possible to compost in a “tiny” home. Composting in an apartment is not as difficult as you might think. The process is the same and there are options just like a house with a yard. I’ve already covered a few of (more…)
Gardening Books
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Gardening books come in all different shapes and sizes and offer more information on gardening than can be found anywhere else. Anything anyone ever wanted to know about gardening can be found in a gardening book. Gardening books are not expensive, and will end up being worth much more than (more…)
Gardening Gloves
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One of the best things about gardening is feeling warm, moist dirt in your bare hands, but you will often end up with blistered, chapped, and scraped skin. The solution to this problem is gardening gloves. The more time you spend getting down and dirty in the garden, the more (more…)
Apartment Composting
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Apartment composting is possible even with a little space. If you live in a warm climate compost on the patio or balcony. During those freezing winter months, compost in the space under the sink, next to the washer and dryer, or on top of your fridge. You can compost in (more…)
My Apartment Worm Bin Smells Bad
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Worm bins do not smell if set up correctly. There are a few key items to keep in mind.
Is there enough oxygen in your worm bin? A lack of oxygen will make your worm bin smell.
Did you add to much food to your worm bin? If you have (more…)
Composting – is it Just a Load of Rubbish?
5Author: Steve Cownley
To Compost or Not to Compost
Well, there’s no doubt about it, composting is a good practice that any self-respected gardener should learn to do. But the question really is what materials we could make into a compost and which ones we cannot. We have been told that composting can be done with any organic material. Well, in theory that may be true, however, in real life it may not be always so.
There are a several organic materials that should not be included in the compost pile unless you know how to do it properly while there are other materials that should not even be attempted even by the experts. To compost or not to compost, that is indeed the question. And let’s see if we can provide the answers. (more…)
Why Home Composting Is So Great!
0Author: Ellen Bell
Have you heard of composting, but just aren\’t sure what it means? Not sure why how compost can benefit you? If you haven\’t started composting at home yet, now is the time! Home composting is more than just a growing trend among gardeners, it\’s a great way to recycle your kitchen scraps and yard refuse into something you can use-compost!
So what is compost and why is it so beneficial? Compost is a fresh black material similar in appearance and texture to potting soil. It is produced naturally when organic material breaks down and decays (a process also known as composting). The resulting compost is rich in nutrients that plants love, making it one of the best types of fertilizer you can use. Compost, also known as black gold, can be tilled into the soil before trees, shrubs, or other plants are planted. It can also be applied to the soil around existing plants. Compost will help plants grow bigger, faster, and stronger than you ever thought possible. (more…)
Home Composting, the Good the Bad and the Ugly
0Author: Douglas Hill
I hope you found my last article on composting informative but there were a few things I didn’t go through last time that I would like to touch base on now. You found out last time that there are basic needs that you need to give for a compost to be productive. Those basic needs are air, food, and water. Now that we have the basics down, and we know how to properly deliver these basics I will now get a little more in depth into what you should and shouldn’t put into your compost.
Let’s start off with what you shouldn’t put in your compost bin. This is an area I really could have used some more knowledge in my first time using a fresh batch of compost in my garden. (more…)