Growing Strawberries (Part 2): Pruning, Pests, and Harvesting




Buy 100% Non-GMO Vegetable Seeds Online

Gardening might be your part of your profession or hobby. You do not need to be extremely skilled to turn your backyard into a small vegetable garden. The organic vegetables you grow are healthier than the ones you get in the supermarkets. The nutrients are intact and they are not contaminated with pesticides. With simple planning and preparation, you can grow your own vegetables. And now the organic vegetable seeds can be purchased online as well.

The Curious Basket Flower

Adopt this robust perennial into your garden for ongoing. This is a plant with an almost comical growth habit which is remarkable active and aptly named. It is well worth watching closely.

The Appeal Of Rotating Composting Bins

The past few years have seen a sharp increase in the number of options available to people in order to reuse various materials. Recycling and using items for different purposes continues to be a leading source of how people are able to reduce their impacts on the environment and find creative uses for the items they no longer need. People considering this particular process should understand the advantages of rotating composting bins to fulfill as much of their reuse efforts as possible.

Getting Started – Canning Your Own Home Grown Vegetables and Fruits

Many vegetable gardeners out there such as yourself grow more fruits and vegetables then you can consume before they start to decay or rot. While giving away a portion of what you grow, whether it’s to a friendly neighbor or simply a donation to a local soup kitchen or food pantry, is a good thing, you can also preserve much of your harvest for the months in which you are not able to grow in abundance or at all.

Garden Ideas for Your Apartment

Living in a group of rooms a few floors high inside a concrete building need not be constricting and stressful. With a little guidance and abundant creativity, even the smallest cramped spaces can be turned into the haven each home ought to be. The same goes for apartment homeowners who have dreamt of their own backyards when they were kids. Here are some directional tips and landscape supply options to create that sky-high garden you’ve always wanted.

Landscaping Your Nursery Trees With Fertilizer

Water-soluble fertilizers are used for a few reasons such as to speed up the greening process which is due to the nitrogen (N) present in the fertilizer, easy to apply, inexpensive to use, easy to handle, and are easily available at garden centers or nurseries. Fertilizers are labeled with three numbers which give the percentage of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P205), and potassium (K20). A 50 pound bag of fertilizer that is labeled 10-10-10 has 10 pounds of nitrogen, 10 pounds of phosphorus, 10 pounds of potassium and 20 pounds of filler; filling being added to reduce or limit the possibility of burning roots or plants with the strength of fertilizer and also making it easier to spread.

Reasons to Plant Survival Seeds

Survival seeds are packets of different types of essential, non-hybrid, and basic vegetable seeds that are put together for overall nutritional value and easy growing. The name came from the purpose for which you are planting these – survival. When times get hard, there’s no need to get worried about your food supply. With these seeds you can grow the food that you and your family will ever need. At these times, you see what is going on: the US economy is going down, there’s bankruptcy in Greece, and currency values around the world are declining. There may be food in grocery stores now but prices are soaring high. In the event of a crisis, there could be shortages that will empty the store shelves.

Feeding Your Gardens “Naturally”

Why should you feed your garden naturally? First, long term you’ll build better soil and a healthier ecosystem. Secondly, short term and long term, you’ll save money!

White Flower Arrangements, an Inspiration of Purity

White flower arrangements bring mental clarity, and suggest innocence, cleanliness and peace. Adding wild flowers to such an arrangement is a great way of surprising the eye.

The Enchanting Elecampane Plant

Add architectural stature and legendary lore to your garden with this ancient beautiful beauty. Learn more about how to enjoy and use your plants to better effect.

Beautiful Boughs of Holly

Learn all about the value of holly trees in the winter garden. We cover their endearing and not so endearing qualities.

A Spectacular Plant Named Lords and Ladies

From summer’s dramatic spikes of berries to winter’s handsome foliage, the lords and ladies (Arum italicum) plant journeys through the seasons in style. It has a double life which captivates visitors to the garden.

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