Your first and best line of defense against pests is having healthy soil. If your plants are healthy, they can more easily resist insects and disease. For healthy plants, start with healthy soil that is properly amended and free of chemicals in order to avoid salt accumulation. TIP! Healthy soil will also assist in your […]
Advice For Starting Your Own Organic Garden
Fight pests before you even plant, by getting your soil in shape. Healthy plants are stronger and more able to resist both pests and disease. For healthy plants, start with healthy soil that is properly amended and free of chemicals in order to avoid salt accumulation. TIP! The first thing you can do to avoid […]
Easy To Follow Advice For A Better Garden
Shoveling clay soil is tiresome since clay is hard, and it can also stick to your shovel for twice the difficulty. One way to get around this problem is to coat the shovel with wax. Use a clean cloth to spread the wax evenly. The wax prevents the clay from sticking to the shovel, and […]
Ugly Yard? Create A Fabulous Garden With These Excellent Tips!
If you work with clay soil, you have probably found using a shovel very frustrating and exhausting. Take the hard work out of using a shovel in clay soil by rubbing a light coat of car or floor wax over the surface with a clean cloth and buff the surface. The clay won’t stick to […]
Organic Horticulture Advice To Grow The Garden Of Your Dreams
Turn the handles of tools you have on hand into rulers to make measurements in your garden. Tools with long handles, such as rakes, shovels or hoes can work as great measuring sticks. Lay the handles of said tools on the ground where it is flat and there is no interference, such as gravel, and […]
Horticulture Is Easy With These Great Ideas
Many times when digging in clay soil the clay will adhere to the shovel, which will make it much harder to dig. To make working in clay easier, rub the shovel with floor or car wax and then buff it with a cloth. The wax will prevent any rusting, and the shovel will cut through […]
How To Increase Your Crop Yields In Your Garden
Learn about plant varieties so you can choose the ones with the best yields. It is quite common to find that hybrids, which are often able to resist disease and withstand cold climates, produce yields much larger than their conventional counterparts. TIP! It is important to do your homework so you choose plants that produce […]
Tips To Help You In Making The Right Horticulture Decisions
Try to plan a variety of perennials that are slug-proof. Slugs and snails can decimate a plant in one night. These pests prefer plants with thin smooth leaves. Plant some helleborus or euphorbias along with your other perennials. Others, though, are disliked by slugs and snails. Those with rough leaves or an unappetizing taste will […]
Tips On Organic Gardening For New Gardeners
To prevent shocking your plants, you must gradually introduce new temperatures and other conditions to them. Start by placing your plants outside for a few hours only. Over a period of several days, slowly increase the time they are allowed to stay outside. By the weekend, the plants can make that big move without a […]
Useful Information For Becoming An Organic Gardener
Plant a variety of flowers to keep your flower garden colorful and interesting. Annuals and biennials can add excitement and interest to your flower garden every season. By utilizing quick-growing biennials and annuals, not only will you be brightening up your flower bed, you can also alter its look each season and each year. These […]