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Growing Health with No Gardening Skills

July 19th, 2008 · No Comments · Gardener's Health, Gardening Techniques, container gardening, home gardening tips, indoor gardening

Let us focus on health today. Your health largely depends on what type of food items you consume every day. It is obvious that you cannot grow everything in your garden. However, you can grow some healthy food providing plants at least.Perhaps my experience of gardening for years together could save you wasting efforts and […]

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Globe Artichokes: The Pest Controller for Your Vegetable Garden

July 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · garden pests, home gardening tips, vegetable garden

You would certainly love the extra-ordinarily handsome silver grey leaves of the “Globe Artichokes” in your garden. I would strongly recommend growing ‘Globe Artichokes’ (Cynara Scolymus) if you are looking for some ornamental vegetable plants for your vegetable garden in the backyard.
Tempting attraction of this plant is not the only reason for my falling in […]

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Growing Persimmons-Adding Orient Touch to Your Garden

July 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Tree, fruits, home gardening tips, japanese gardens

You must have seen old black piano keys. Did you ever know that these black piano keys are made up of persimmon tree wood?
Persimmon or the Deispyros Kaki is the tree that gives us an extraordinarily hard black wood. It is one of the most attractive and decorative tree. The semi-weeping habit and its foliages […]

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Have a Taste of Mint Now!

July 12th, 2008 · No Comments · Mint, by plant, container gardening, home gardening tips, houseplants, indoor gardening

Mint, you may call it Mentha or Peppermint as well, is one of the common ingredient of various food recipes like sauces, drinks, and teas. Growing mint in your garden would be an interesting experience. You may also like to have a mint plant in a container so that you can have an easy access […]

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Garden Pond Care: Take A Little Extra Care

July 9th, 2008 · No Comments · Garden Pond, Gardening Techniques, garden accessories, home gardening tips

Fish are highly susceptible to various types of pathogens. It is difficult to name all the pathogens, as the list is long enough. There are viruses, bacteria, and fungi causing infection to the fish. If you have a pond in your garden and know well how to take care of it you are less likely […]

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Growing Tree Peonies: Getting Closer To the Nature’s Love

July 7th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Flower Gardening, flowers, home gardening tips

The beauty and elegance of tree peonies is simply beyond any comparison. Just imagine almost six feet high plants loaded with a hundred large blowsy blooms of snow white, pink, purple, and lemon yellow flowers covering a prominent space in your garden! Your visitors just cannot pass without praising your sense of gardening with love. […]

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Growing Coriander Herb Plants in Your Garden

July 6th, 2008 · No Comments · container gardening, herbs, home gardening tips, vegetable garden

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum )appears a lot like parsley. Basic difference between the two is that the coriander is an annual. You will find coriander seeds easily available  in any garden store. Fresh coriander leaves are also available in the markets and they are more popularly known as ‘Chinese Parsley” or “Cilantro” . Coriander is one […]

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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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Citrus Gall Wasp: Cut the Branch Off

June 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Gardening Techniques, Tree, fruits, home gardening tips

If you are growing lemons and grapefruits in your garden then it is very much unlikely that you have never faced one of the most common problems called “Citrus Gall Wasp“. In fact, this problem has spread across the globe within past few years and affecting the lemon and grapefruit trees on a wide scale.
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Growing High Fruit Bearing Gooseberry Bushes in Garden

June 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Shrubs, container gardening, garden plants, home gardening tips

If you have a small garden and wish to grow high fruits yielding plants then Gooseberry is one of the perfect choices. Gooseberry bushes normally grow easily and give you large quantities of fruits. Gooseberry fruits are smaller. Growing gooseberry bushes in a little shady area is also possible as the plant is quite tolerant […]

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