Courtyard Garden: Patio Garden Design Ideas
Written by bstanley in garden design
The need for courtyard gardens and patio gardens have increased in demand as people require them to get away from the pressures of life. Courtyard gardens have become a very important extension of your home and its easy to see why. These garden courtyards or patio gardens are very beautiful and tranquil and can be designed according to your needs and demands and are ideal for easy apartment gardening.
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Using Organic Herbicides & Weedkillers For Sustainable Growth
Written by bstanley in organic fertilizer, organic gardening, soil and fertilizer, sustainable gardening, weeds
With greater sustainable gardening concerns for the soil and environment, organic herbicides are being used more and more these days to assist plant production and yield better quality plants. The organic herbicide is considered better for weed control as it does not cause soil depletion or environmental damage.
Why Use Herbicides?
While gardening, it is often important identify weeds and to remove weeds using an organic herbicide. It is important that the herbicides used should not affect the plant nor harm the insects that might actually do it good. Dragonflies, honeybees and butterflies are often killed by pesticide sprays so proper herbicide use often helps in maintaining biodiversity. Also, organic herbicide contains ingredients used for human nutrition with its components being harmless.
Apartment Gardening: How To Create An Apartment Garden
Written by bstanley in home gardening tips, indoor gardening
With more and more people living in the heart of busy cities, apartment gardening has become more pleasurable and fashionable of late. Not only does a balcony garden give you the opportunity to exercise your green thumb but also creates a more beautiful environment. However, a few basic pointers will guide you in balcony gardening and may be you could start your own indoor herb garden as well. Click here to read more …
A Garden Lemon Tree: Growing Lemon Trees The Right Way
Written by bstanley in Tree, lemon, vegetable garden
Growing lemon trees whether outdoors or indoors in containers (like an indoor herb garden) can be fun as these lemon plants yield beautiful fruits and their blossoms send out a lovely fragrance too. Though lemon tree planting and caring requires a little patience it is worth the effort when the fruits start appearing. Click here to read more …
Cabbage Disease Due to Cabbage Maggots, Caterpillars & Moths
Written by bstanley in Garden Care, garden pests, vegetable garden
The cabbage family is inclusive of a number of different kinds of plants including plants such as watercress and cauliflower. In a normal garden they are under the threat of a number of cabbage pests such as the cabbage maggot, the cabbage worm, cabbage caterpillar etc. These cabbage pests damage the crops and cause cabbage disease.
Garden Weed Identification: Identify Common Weed Types
Written by bstanley in care and watering, weeds
Weed identification is necessary as a weed is a plant growing where it is not wanted, not intentionally sown. A weed can be an orchid in Hawaii or just an ugly unidentifiable plant in your garden. So one really decides what weeds are. Common weeds compete with the plant for survival and if weed types are allowed to grow unchecked they can really damage your garden. Weeds identification is imperative as they can help in controlling weeds without causing annual monetary losses reducing the plant growth.
Growing Hibiscus: Creating A Hibiscus Garden
Written by bstanley in Flower Gardening, flowers, hibiscus, seeds
Growing hibiscus can be a rewarding experience as these sturdy plants can create a beautiful getaway in your garden. These bright perennial garden flowers produce more blooms each season after planting hibiscus till they mature at about three years of age.
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A Spanish Garden is different from other gardens. Mainly because it is a private space where different types of exotic plants may be grown that would not survive in other places, as the climate supports it here. However, the Spanish Garden should be well planned and regularly tended so that the Spanish style garden will retain its beauty. You must ensure unity and harmony when picking out landscaping designs for a Spanish garden. Also, Spanish gardens may be easily created in the United States by following some guidelines.
Sustainable Ideas For Sustainable Gardening: How To Do It
Written by bstanley in Environment, Garden Care, care and watering, home gardening tips, organic gardening, sustainable gardening
Sustainable gardening implies maintaining a sustainable garden, one where resources are not used up more than they are produced. Organic sustainable gardening takes it one step further by growing without using any chemical fertilizers at all.
Sustainable gardening implies maintaining a sustainable garden, one where resources are not used up more than they are produced. Why Practice Organic Sustainable Gardening?
Food items grown practicing organic sustainable gardening are richer in vitamins and minerals because the soil has more healthy living organisms. Sustainable gardening is nothing new but just a recapitulation of the process gardeners have been using for ages together with some innovative practices. Cultivating a garden with sustainable ideas is a holistic approach drawing its outlines from environmental needs, biological science and more.
Garden Weed: Controlling Weeds & Weed Killing
Written by bstanley in Garden Care, care and watering, home gardening tips, weeds
Garden weeds are defined as undesirable plants and they should be removed from the garden and never allowed to seed. Garden and grass weeds end up competing with plants for water and nutrients to the disadvantage of cultivated plants. This can also cause shading and reduce air circulation, which can lead to high humidity and an increase in disease problems. Garden weeds can also be the host to many pest and diseases however not showing any evidence of this. Weed killing is therefore very important as it ensures the long term health of your garden. By controlling and getting rid of weeds, you can avoid gardening problems. However, when getting rid of weeds, always remember not to damage the roots and stems of desirable plants.
Getting Rid of Weeds
Garden weeds cannot be eliminated entirely, but can be controlled. Even grass weeds that are difficult to eradicate can be conquered if you persist. Annual weeds will die in numbers if you continue the weed killing process by doing away with the seedlings before they flower and shed more seeds. When the population of weeds have been reduced, to keep controlling weeds mulching and prompt removal of garden weed seedlings that do appear will keep the garden almost weed free. Controlling and getting rid of weeds is a long battle, which will last a couple of season rather than a few weeks if the garden has been neglected.
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