10 Tips for Successful Rose Planting

Posted on: 17 November, 2004

Planting roses isn't actually ... as long as you have some good advice and tips to start ... Check with your local ... center or florist for the best type of roses to grow in you Planting roses isn't actually complicated, as long as you have some good advice and tips to start with...1. Check with your local gardening center or florist for the best type of roses to grow in you climate. If you are a novice, you should look fo? disease resistant types of roses because they require a lot less maintenance.2. When planting roses, you want to...

Why Grow Organic?

Posted on: 10 November, 2004

Author: Frann Leach

You may feel that growing your own produce is ... enough, without adding to the problems by growing them ... Well, you pays your money and you takes your choice, as they say, but for me You may feel that growing your own produce is difficult enough, without adding to the problems by growing them organically. Well, you pays your money and you takes your choice, as they say, but for me, there are several reasons for going the whole hog: Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

Guide to Growing Tree Ferns

Posted on: 10 November, 2004

Author: David Howlett

IntroductionTree ferns have been around since prehistoric times when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Originally popularised by the Victorians, the tree fern has undergone something of a revival in rec... IntroductionTree ferns have been around since prehistoric times when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. Originally popularised by the Victorians, the tree fern has undergone something of a revival in recent years, helped no doubt by it frequent appearances in many of the television garden makeover programmes.Varieties of tree ferns to grow in the UK Tree ferns can roughly be divided in hardy and non hardy when growing in the UK....

Garden Soil Preparation 

Posted on: 27 October, 2004

... types of plants each require varying degrees of soil acidity or pH. Some plants are very ... to soil pH levels. Some garden plants will prefer acid soils while others prefer an alkali Different types of plants each require varying degrees of soil acidity or pH. Some plants are very sensitive to soil pH levels. Some garden plants will prefer acid soils while others prefer an alkaline soil. The acidity or alkalinity of soil is measured by pH (potential Hydrogen ions). pH is a measure of the amount of lime (calcium) contained in your soil, and the type of...

Lawns, Gophers & Moles

Posted on: 26 October, 2004

Lawns, Gophers & ... OgrenA few gophers can tear up a nice lawn in short order. Even if you’re a complete animal lover, you won’t want the gophers in your yard. After they destroy your lawn th Lawns, Gophers & MolesThomas OgrenA few gophers can tear up a nice lawn in short order. Even if you’re a complete animal lover, you won’t want the gophers in your yard. After they destroy your lawn they’ll start eating the roots and killing your roses, fruit trees, any attempt at a vegetable garden, the bulbs you plant and so forth. Gophers and gardening...

Vegetable Gardens & Organic Matter

Posted on: 26 October, 2004

Organic matter improves soil as a growing medium for plants. It helps release ... ... and other ... for plant use when it decays. A mulch of ... rotted straw, compost, or undec Organic matter improves soil as a growing medium for plants. It helps release nitrogen, minerals, and other nutrients for plant use when it decays. A mulch of partially rotted straw, compost, or undecomposed crop residue on the soil helps keep the soil surface from crusting, retards water loss from the soil, and keeps weeds from growing.Practically any plant material can be composted for use in the garden....

Can your sundial really tell the time?

Posted on: 26 October, 2004

"I am a sundial, and I make a botch Of what is done far better by a watch" So wrote Hilaire Belloc, but is this really fair? Sundials are the earliest known form of ... having been used for s "I am a sundial, and I make a botch Of what is done far better by a watch" So wrote Hilaire Belloc, but is this really fair? Sundials are the earliest known form of time-keeping having been used for some five thousand years. The Greek historian Herodotus stated that sundials were first used by the Chaldeans and Sumerians in Babylonia...

Composting and Soil Improvements

Posted on: 26 October, 2004

... provides a great natural ... we live, the soil is black clay (north Texas). We have found that by using a compost, we can almost ... the need for ... ... to Composting provides a great natural resource!Where we live, the soil is black clay (north Texas). We have found that by using a compost, we can almost eliminate the need for commercial fertilizers to grow most vegetables, herbs and spices.Our compost is lined with rail-road ties (4 tall) but is open on one side for easy access. We put hay, table scraps, garden scraps, firewood ash, and manure...

Best Trees for Growing in Lawns

Posted on: 26 October, 2004

Author: Thomas Ogren

Trees for LawnsIn order to be a good tree to grow in a lawn it needs a number of things going for it. In ... a good lawn ... be ... meaning it should loose all of its leaves i Trees for LawnsIn order to be a good tree to grow in a lawn it needs a number of things going for it. In particular a good lawn tree:1.Should be deciduous, meaning it should loose all of its leaves in the winter. This will let in light in the wintertime, when light levels are lowest. Deciduous trees also do not...

Starting Vegetable Garden Seeds & Plants Indoors

Posted on: 26 October, 2004

Starting Plants ... can be ... and ... started in a box, pan or ... of soil in a window. In addition to having at least 6 hours of direct sunlight each day, the room must b Starting Plants IndoorsSeeds can be germinated and seedlings started in a box, pan or flowerpot of soil in a window. In addition to having at least 6 hours of direct sunlight each day, the room must be kept reasonably warm at all times.Washed fine sand and shredded sphagnum moss are excellent media in which to start seeds. Place a layer of easily drained...