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Drought prone regions often call for smarter garden watering practices as water is an extremely precious commodity. In fact, authorities in some places will even impose water restrictions thereby limiting water usage of households. If you live in a drought prone region, you have probably already mastered the art of gardening with water restrictions in [...]

Greenhouse gardening is a scientific method of growing plants and you can build your own greenhouse in your garden. If the space permits and your garden plan can accommodate you should have a small greenhouse or a mini greenhouse in your own your garden. It is a great idea indeed. A small greenhouse in your [...]

Perlite plays an important role as far as the gardening is concerned. Outdoor gardening is largely dependent on the good quality soil mix and perlite mixed with soil makes up an ideal combination. Perlite mixed with soil is generally considered as an essential ingredient for all types of houseplants. Use of perlite as a growing [...]

Entire world is passing through a phase of global economic recession and effects are clearly visible now. It seems that everyone has withdrawn himself in to its own shell and hunker down is the best policy in such tough times. Saving money is the new mantra of this age and expending spree has just passed [...]

Gardening involves learning and practicing several techniques and methods. There are techniques being practiced over past many years and there are several innovations that help gardens improve significantly. Quite often conventional gardening techniques like coppicing and pollarding prove to be extremely advantageous whenever and wherever applied in good sense.
Coppicing and Pollarding: Understanding Basics
When a plant [...]

Mellissa Trujillo from the Associated Press (AP) says, “These gardeners would have green thumbs-if they had thumbs”. Mellissa reported in the “US news and World report” that undergraduate students of a class at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have successfully “created a set of robots that can water, harvest and pollinate cherry tomato plants”.
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Native plants have their own beauty and benefits. Growing native plants in gardens is therefore not only adds to the elegance of the garden but also helps a gardener monetizing the efforts. Umpteen varieties of the native plants have their own value and importance for medicinal applications both for humans and animals. 
Growing native plants in [...]

Slow -release fertilizers have unique importance in home gardening and specifically the vegetable gardening. Slow-release fertilizers have been regarded as excellent alternatives to the soluble fertilizers. Gardeners have greater responsibility to preserve the environment and groundwater and therefore the use of slow-release fertilizers have become more pertinent.
Advantages of Using Slow -Release Fertilizers
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Minimum till-gardening generally involves application of standardized procedures. Among the gardeners this process is also known as “conservation-tillage”. In vegetable gardening the minimum till-gardening is considered as one of the ideal processes for transplanting.
The standard procedure for minimum till-gardening or almost no-till-gardening could be a little cumbersome for some gardeners. Here is an alternative approach [...]

What is the best time for ploughing or tilling the soil? Should you take up this activity in fall or spring?
I am pretty much sure that such questions must have come to your mind during your gardening experiences through all these years. Working with the soil of your garden is extremely important and you must [...]