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Tips on How to Re-Pot and Divide Orchids

June 29th, 2008 · No Comments · Flower Gardening, by plant, care and watering, container gardening, flowers, home gardening tips, houseplants, indoor gardening

A gardener growing orchids in the garden knows when to re-pot it. However, for someone who is a beginner with this lovely plant ,it is very important to know when the leaves and bulbs start getting packed completely in to the pot in such a way that it becomes bulging. At this stage, you should […]

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Are You Taking Care of Your Garden Sprayer Equipment Properly?

June 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Fungi, Gardening Techniques, care and watering, home gardening tips, lawn care

As an active gardener, you must be having and using some kind of sprayer equipment. You must know that it is equipment and it should be ready to use whenever needed. Garden Sprayer is an important weapon fighting against the fungicides. It also helps you control several related plants and other diseases.
There are many types […]

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Lawn Care: Know When to Cut the Grass

May 25th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Gardening Techniques, care and watering, home gardening tips, lawn care

It is almost the onset of June now and your lawn is waiting for certain specific attention. The grass in your lawn must have grown high by this time. It is perfect timing to know when exactly to cut this high grown grass of your lawn. Let us understand this extremely important aspect in more […]

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Mercury Accumulation in Plants and its Effects

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Environment, care and watering

Mercury is one of the most dangerous toxic trace metal pollutants that can affect the growth of many plant species. It accumulates biologically and enters in to the food chain system generating long term health problems.
Industrial development has been considered as one of the major factors responsible for increasing levels of mercury accumulations within the […]

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Guidelines for Water-Wise Gardening

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · Gardening Techniques, care and watering, garden method, home gardening tips

As a gardener you very well understand the importance of water and every drop of it is golden for you and your plants. Here are some of the most pertinent ways and guidelines that would definitely help you save water and to cut down the amount of water needed for your garden with optimum and […]

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Use of Sulphur in Gardening

April 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gardening Techniques, care and watering, garden method, home gardening tips

There are selected chemicals and organic compounds which are quite helpful in gardening and “sulphur” is one of them. Gardeners across the world have been using this chemical compound to address various gardening problems since many years. Sulphur finds multiple uses in gardening. If you know this fact then you will possibly find a little […]

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Watering Equipment Simplified Using Nozzles And Wands

March 21st, 2008 · No Comments · care and watering, garden accessories, home gardening tips

When it comes to watering your garden, there are a lot of factors that come into play. The amount of water that you give to your garden varies according to the type of plant grown, the kind of soil and the supply of water in your area. You need to take these three factors into […]

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