By Julie Christensen Maybe you’re the type of gardener who loves spending hours in the garden – tilling it in the spring and weeding and watering it through the rest of the summer. Perhaps you have a flexible work schedule and children who make their own meals, do their own … [Read more...]
How to Use Epsom Salts in Your Home Garden
By Julie Christensen You’ve used Epsom salts for aching muscles in the tub, but Epsom salts in the garden? If this sounds far-fetched, consider that test gardeners from the National Gardening Association noticed significant improvements in their gardens after using Epsom … [Read more...]
Great DIY Ideas for Seed Starting
Whether you’re new to gardening or a seasoned pro, sooner or later, the seed starting bug will probably bite. Gardeners start seeds for a variety of reasons – to get a head start on a short growing season or to grow that obscure heirloom tomato they remember from grandma’s … [Read more...]
Using Chicken Poop As An Organic Fertilizer
Fertilizers are nothing new to gardeners. In fact, most organic gardeners are intimately familiar with the benefits and uses for various types of manure as both fertilizer and compost material. Many gardeners are now turning to backyard chicken keeping and finding that the manure … [Read more...]
Cat Repellant Options for the Lawn and Garden
Looking for ways to keep cats out of your yard or garden? Cats and gardening don’t mix. Cats chew leaves and lay in the middle of plants, flattening them. Then there are the little surprises you find in the soil and sand, as well as the nasty odor. What to do? If you’re having a … [Read more...]
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