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Sun, July 6, 2008 6:43 am By James Coolridge  Printer friendly version
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 Many food stores carry what they pass on as “organically grown” vegetables or herbs. But there is no guarantee for their claims; most of the veggies/herbs are chockfull of pesticides. These vegetables/herbs instead of helping us are making us sick. The only way to guarantee 100% organic vegetables/herbs is to grow them yourself.
With Organic methods for gardening, flowers, fruit and vegetable, everything can be grown free from pesticides in healthy soil maintained with compost from recycled materials.
In Organic gardening is the growing fruits and vegetables without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. An organic gardener endeavors to work in synchronization with nature, using decaying plant wastes, grass clippings, fall leaves and vegetable scraps from the kitchen for fertilizing the soil.
One of the most crucial factors of organic gardening is to “Feed the soil and the soil will feed the plants”. Adding organic matter improves any soil’s texture as well as attracting soil organisms that create nutrients in the soil.
All the creatures in your garden, are not pests, the goal of organic gardening isn’t to be free of all garden animals, but to maintain a healthy balance between the good and the bad. In fact if possible, create a fish less pond for wildlife as this will draw many animals that are a gardener’s friend like frogs, toads, hedgehogs, birds and bats. Flowers like calendula, fennel, Californian poppy and poached egg plant encourage predatory, pest-controlling insects like hoverflies, lacewings, and ladybirds.
Tags: Garden, organic, pesticide free, Organic methods, fruits and vegetables
Tue, June 10, 2008 1:32 pm By James Coolridge
Wanna know how to maintain indoor growing unit? Here’s a video in which Maria gives us few tips about how to harvest and maintain indoor growing unit.
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Thu, June 5, 2008 3:45 pm By Jeff Chan
 Late spring is the best time to grow the summer flowers in your home garden. Spring rains provide enough warmth for the seedlings to dwell. Planting summer flowers such as marigolds, vinca, alyssum, balsum, cosmos, sunflowers, zinnias, lobelia will make your home garden literally “heaven on earth”! We are here to help you realize the dream! Read on to know how summer flowers can be easily grown in the garden.
Preparation of soil:
Dig down at least six inches. Put the soil with the help of a shovel. Mix the soil with compost and a time release fertilizer. The fertilizer should be used as per the directions. Blend the ingredients well by turning the soil over again.
Planting the seeds:
Plant the seeds with sufficient distance and then cover the seeds as directed. Next, add a layer of mulch on top. Sprinkle water. Remember, it should not be overdone because too much water can be bad for baby plants. When the seeds are sprouted and when three to four leaves have come out, do the spacing of the flowers. There should be at least a gap of six inches between the shorter flowers whereas 12 inch space is enough for the medium flowers. The tall flowers should be placed 18 inches apart from each other.
Arrangement of flowers:
The placement of flowers should be according to the position of flower bed. If the flower bed is up against a wall, the tallest flowers should be in the back, followed by the medium sized and the short flowers placed in the front. On the other hand, if your flower be is in the middle of the yard, the tall flowers should occupy the middle place surrounded by the medium sized and ringed by the shorter flowers.
Make the arrangement more colorful by planting a splashy mix of different colors. Bright colors such as red, blue, orange and violet mixed with plenty of whites and creams will give the effect of a meadow.
Tags: flowers, Summer, easy, grow, blooms, lovely, fertilizer
Tue, June 3, 2008 6:33 pm By James Coolridge
 Are the plants in the garden of your home dying rapidly? Do you find holes in the leaves of the plants which are no more greener? Do the beautiful flowers in your garden wither out quickly? If yes, then it is high time you checked for pests which may be harming your plants. Make sure that harmful insects never get into your garden. Here are a few tips about how to prevent pests from harming your plants.
Among the most important considerations when preventing diseases is soil drainage; soggy roots lead to rot in almost every instance (though there are some plants that need the extra water). Sunlight is also very essential. Keep the plant well nourished (by photosynthesizing) so it can stay robust enough to resist diseases that attack weak plants.
Before you bring new plants from a store for your garden, check the plant and soil carefully. By inspecting the plant, you can actually prevent lots of problems from entering your garden.
When you place new plants in your garden, it is ideal to spray your plants once a week to prevent them from pests and diseases. The leaves should be sprayed with room temperature water. This gives the moisture which the plant needs to stay healthy at the same time washes off the insects that may be attacking your plants.
If you want to propagate plants, use sterilized starting mixtures to prevent “damping off”. It is a fungus which can affect your seedlings. By chance if you find that any of the seedlings have any disease, better throw away the seedling rather than spreading the disease to the healthy plants.
In an overcrowded garden, airflow stagnates, just as it does in an overcrowded room. So, make sure that the plants have enough space to while reaching maturity. This way, they will suffer less competition with their neighbors for sun, water, and nutrients, and they enjoy plenty of fresh air. Without free air circulation, foliage dampened by dew, rain, or sprinkling will stay wet longer and be more susceptible to fungus and other diseases.
Give your plants the proper water, drainage, moisture/humidity, temperature, fertilizer, etc. Try to provide the conditions of the natural habitats of the plants in your home garden.
Remember these things to have a home garden which is full of lively and healthy plants!
Tags: Plants, pests, spray, home garden
Mon, June 2, 2008 2:05 pm By James Lipka
Here’s a video on how to dry fresh herbs that’s been grown in your organic garden. This video is a compilation of excellent organic herb gardening tips. Those men, who have a knack of gardening and have a small garden set up in their backyard, must be happy to view the video. You could as well give your own suggestions!
Tags: Garden, fresh, herbs, drying, dry, organic, sell, buy
Fri, May 23, 2008 11:15 am By James Coolridge
 Pollen is the cause for your red-itchy eyes, running nose, clogging sinuses whenever you enter your garden. Some plants are to blame who are worse than others in spreading the stuff around your yard. So, you should keep your garden free of those plants. Here are few tips on how to make your garden allergy-proof.
Plants with bright and pretty flowers have a fair reason to be welcome in your garden because the pollen is transferred by the insects sitting on them. So, you can grow those plants in your garden. The real culprits of causing allergy by the spread of pollen are the plants that completely rely on the wind to spread the stuff. Moreover, these plants produce large amounts of pollen. When the rain washes the pollen out of the air, it breeds mold, mildew and weeds. So if you are allergic to mold, avoid gardening after a good rain.
You should keep your garden well weeded. Your garden should be free of weeds such as ragweed, dock and lamsquarters. The grass should also be cut to shorter length. You should wear a mask when gardening or doing lawn work. Protect your eyes with glasses or sunglasses. Wear long-sleeved shirts and long pants and wash them when you are finished doing the work and then take a shower.
Pollen counts are the highest during early morning and during sunset. So, you should avoid gardening during this time.
Tags: allergies, pollens, weeds
Thu, April 24, 2008 5:23 am By James Coolridge
Garden is a place where you enjoy a good time with your family and the pleasure heightens if you have a well maintained garden. You can have various landscaping done for the added effect and for those who like to keep it simple, a clean and well mowed patch of grass is enough. Unkempt grass gives the appearance of the garden as shabby. Come summers and its time for the grass to grow and time for you to get ready with spades and mowers! Watch the video to get some tips, techniques and ideas on how to properly mow you garden.
Tags: look, clean, lawn, mowing, electronic, mower, grass
Mon, April 21, 2008 2:43 pm By Rex Wilhite
This video shows a very beautiful and well maintained garden.
Tags: Gardening, beautiful garden.
Tue, April 15, 2008 2:41 pm By Alex Gavitt
Day lilies are one of the best to grow in your garden. Here is a video giving you the best idea to maintain your favorite day lilies.
Tags: day lilies, gardening tips.
Wed, April 2, 2008 3:09 pm By James Coolridge
 Spring has arrived! Now it’s the time add a touch of spring into your rooms. These indoor gardening ideas will help you feel spring time indoors!
Planter vase:
Choose a planter vase that suits your favorite floral arrangement. For bold flowers, choose a bold planter. For delicate ones, a petite pot will be sufficient.
Arrangement of flowers:
Create a contrast by matching tall flowers with shorter ones. Choose popular spring bulbs like marigolds, tulips, begonias. Place the bulbs in layers in the pot.
Window box:
Another idea is bringing the outdoor window box indoors. Place flowers in low vases with water, and then arrange the vases in the window box. Tulips look lovely in this arrangement.
Bucket for floral arrangement:
A galvanized bucket is also perfect for indoor arrangement. Make sure that the size of the bucket suits the size of the floral arrangement. Use foams to keep the stem supported.
Tags: Spring, indoor floral arrangement, window box.
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