Category: Lawn & Garden
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How to – Prepare raspberry canes for the new season
If you love Raspberries and most people do then the earliest part of spring is your last chance to get in a crop of plants before the season begins. Unfortunately you might have a difficult time finding plants at your local big box store so you are going to have to be creative and reach…
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How to – Crop Rotation Guide to Similar Plant Types
When you plant your garden there are a variety of different reasons to rotate your crops. One reason is to restore nutrients like nitrogen that specific plants may suck out of your soil such as beans or tomatoes. Other reasons include pest and disease control. This may mean that if you have a Tomato Disease…
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How to – Sterilize Garden Soil of Pests and Bacteria without harsh Chemicals
As Gardeners we all understand that at times there is a need to use chemicals in our garden to protect and improve our crops. The most common chemicals we use are chemical based fertilizers and soil conditioners like lime that improve the health of our plants. Often these chemicals are safer for the home or…
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How To – Using a Swimming Pool Cooler for Hot Summer Days
While most people in Northern States have heard of Pool Heaters that allow you to use your pool early in the spring and later into the fall months there is an opposite problem for people that live in warmer climates and thats hot pool water. Water will naturally hold heat and it is often used…
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How To – Growing Flowers From Seed
Every spring trays of flowers appear in front of almost every store and gardeners around the country buy up dozens of six packs to fill the beds around our homes but with a little planing and preparation you can grow a garden of flowers for about 10% of the cost of store bought flower packs.…