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Make Compost for Your Garden

March 25th, 2008 · 7 Comments · composting, flowers, garden mulch, home gardening tips, organic, organic fertilizer, soil and fertilizer, vegetable garden

In gardening, when you recycle the waste you create compost. It is really that simple to understand. Composting is not a new concept. It is one of the established conventional methods of recycling waste and almost every gardener knows this.The process of composting or recycling waste is based on a type of chemical reaction in […]

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Garden Mulch: You Must Know How to Protect Soil and Plants in Your Garden

March 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · flowers, garden mulch, vegetable garden

Mulch is helpful in controlling unwanted wild grasses and prevents grass seeds from germination. Mulching helps in stabilizing soil temperature in the root zone. Mulching also smothers small weeds within the garden area. Thick layered mulch will support holding soil moisture and make it available to the plants. This way moisture in the soil does […]

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