| 191 | Vegetable Gardens & Organic Matter Preview: 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.Practicall... (more) Published By: David Selman, Tracker-Outdoors.com Submitted: 27 October,2004 |
| 192 | Starting Vegetable Garden Seeds & Plants Indoors Preview: 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... (more) Published By: David Selman, Tracker-Outdoors.com Submitted: 28 October,2004 |
| 193 | Garden Soil Preparation Preview: 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 ... (more) Published By: David Selman, Tracker-Outdoors.com Submitted: 28 October,2004 |
| 194 | Why Grow Organic? Preview: 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: Firstly, you don't have to worry about handling all sorts of noxious chemicals, wearing specia... (more) Published By: Frann Leach Submitted: 11 November,2004 |
| 195 | Guide to Growing Tree Ferns Preview: Introduction Tree 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 ... (more) Published By: David Howlett Submitted: 11 November,2004 |
| 196 | Choosing the Right Roses for your Garden Preview: There are literally hundreds of types of roses that you can grow in your garden. With such a selection to choose from, it can be extremely difficult to choose the rose that's right for you. To make this task a bit easier, We've outlined a few important factors you should consider, and explained some of the different types of roses to aid in your ... (more) Published By: Kathy Burns-Millyard Submitted: 17 November,2004 |
| 197 | 10 Tips for Successful Rose Planting Preview: 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 ... (more) Published By: Kathy Burns-Millyard Submitted: 17 November,2004 |
| 198 | Watering Your Orchids Preview: Watering Your Orchids Once you get the hang of it you will be a pro at watering. Most orchid plants are epiphytes (air plants) and we are used to watering plants in soil. Air plants have pseudo pods which take up the water and hold it for the plants to drink. The root system looks dry but may not be. If there is enough water you will notice th... (more) Published By: Bob Roy Submitted: 18 November,2004 |
| 199 | ODE TO THE ROSEBUSH Preview: The rose flower has such a wonderful smell In this poem, a story I must tell Roses are red, yellow, pink and sometimes peach Many lessons of life the rosebush can teach Look at all those shiny green leaves Watch out for the thorns, roll down your sleeves Spring, summer, fall and winter are the seasons The Master grew the rosebush for many reasons... (more) Published By: Irvin L. Rozier Submitted: 23 November,2004 |
| 200 | Pruning Your Orchid Plants Preview: Pruning Your Orchid The flowers have all died and when should you cut the stalk back and how far? Pruning an orchid stalk (spike) should cause no harm to the plant. However, some orchids will produce new bloom shoots from the nodes on the old blossom stalk, or some plants will produce small baby plants (pups) from these nodes. The new plants ... (more) Published By: Robert Roy Submitted: 02 December,2004 |
| 201 | Caring for a Living Christmas Tree Preview: The Christmas season brings with it many decisions to be made. Among them is, "What type of Christmas tree should I put up?" This year, consider a living Christmas tree. Not only will you enjoy it through the holidays, but a living tree can be planted in the garden to enhance your landscape and spark wonderful memories for years to come. To allow... (more) Published By: Sherri Allen Submitted: 03 December,2004 |
| 202 | How to Care for Your Outdoor Water Fountains Preview: Garden lovers around the world love putting fountains among their flowers, plants, bushes and shrubs. And with the Christmas season upon us in the U.S., many garden lovers may get their very first fountain as a gift this year. Fountains make wonderful gifts year round. They're beautiful to look at, and fit well with almost any landscape. They're... (more) Published By: Kathy Burns-Millyard Submitted: 06 December,2004 |
| 203 | how does it all work? Preview: this is my article About the Author i am here... (more) Published By: bob dylan Submitted: 07 December,2004 |
| 204 | How to Grow Avocado Preview: So, if you’re a fan of the avocado, chances are you already know how to grow avocado plants. Although the avocado tree is a tropical plant that thrives only in zones 9, 10, and 11, many gardeners grow avocado plants indoors, they grow it as a houseplant. Avocado plants are typically started from the seed in the center of the fruit. Many gardeners ... (more) Published By: Hans Dekker Submitted: 11 December,2004 |
| 205 | Internet Marketing and Advertising for the Green Industry Preview: How do you tap into the network of online advertising without wasting your money on advertising that can bring you little results? Advertising on the internet can be risky for landscaping companies because you may be paying for someone across the country or the world to see your ad or website. You need localized advertising. You ask yourself, well... (more) Published By: Adam White Submitted: 11 December,2004 |
| 206 | How to Grow Bamboo Preview: Bamboo is a mysterious and elusive plant that baffles taxonomists who try to contain it within a botanical class and gardeners who try to contain it within a limited garden space as they learn how to grow bamboo. For many years, bamboo was thought to be a primitive grass but recent DNA testing has shown it to be one of the most highly evolved for... (more) Published By: Hans Dekker Submitted: 11 December,2004 |
| 207 | How to Grow Asparagus Preview: Asparagus is a perennial plant with erect, edible stems and tiny branches that bear even tinier flowers that become red berries that contain the black Asparagus seed. Formerly in the Liliaceae family, botanists have realized that Asparagus is in a class by itself and have repositioned its 120 species in the Asparagaceae genus. Asparagus is a high-... (more) Published By: Hans Dekker Submitted: 11 December,2004 |
| 208 | Fertilizers - What you Need to Feed Your Lawn Preview: Just like humans need food, water and shelter to survive, lawns depend on certain elements to live, sixteen to be exact. Most of these elements are already found naturally in the environment, but several others need to be added to your lawn. Adding fertilizer with these three elements, nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, does the job. Before you ... (more) Published By: L. J. Bruton Submitted: 15 December,2004 |
| 209 | Hills and holes: Not part of your landscaping design? Preview: Do pests 'gopher' your lawn? Chances are, if you have a lawn, you risk the chance of having pests, such as the gopher and his cousin the mole. And, perhaps even those pesky six-legged creatures- ants and other insects- call your grass patches home. Why are these animals and insects attracted to your lawn? And, what can you do to stop them from bur... (more) Published By: L. J. Bruton Submitted: 15 December,2004 |
| 210 | Understanding Weeds - But mostly How to Kill 'em Preview: When I was a child, I loved to pick Dandelions. The pretty yellow flowers were small, colorful, and looked nice tucked behind my ear! However, if one had popped up in the front yard, my hair accessory would have been considered an atrocity! I often feel sorry for weeds. They are plants too. In fact, if you flipped through a botany field guide, y... (more) Published By: L. J. Bruton Submitted: 15 December,2004 |