Category: Lawn & Garden
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How To – Training and Pruning Fruit Trees for better health
Although many gardeners put off pruning and shaping of their fruit trees this can effect the overall health of your tree and the fruit that you hope to harvest. Training of your fruit trees should start the day that they are transplanted and continue until the point that they need to be replaced many years…
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How To – Protecting Your Garden from Japanese Beetles
The Japanese beetle has been a problem in gardens since the early 1900’s when it first entered the USA through New Jersey. Since that time it has found very few natural enemys which has allowed it to grow freely in the eastern united states .. those states east of the Mississippi River.. however western states…
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How To – Caring for your Garden Tiller
Care for a garden tiller is about the same as for a gasoline operated lawn mower. Your manual should provide you specific instructions for maintenance but the following should apply. Clean the mud off your tiller after every use. Always inspect the tiller tines before you operate the tiller for looseness or damage. If you…
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How To – Watering Your Vegetable Garden
There are many options for the home gardener when it comes to watering your vegetable garden. If you visit your local home center you are likely to find dozens of hoses and attachments.. some that you may have seen before but many that you have never used. The way you deliver water will depend on…
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How To – Controlling Weeds by Cultivating & Mulching
The best way to control weeds in your garden is without chemicals. This is especially true in vegetable gardens where you want to minimize the use of pesticides and rarely if ever use herbicides. The use of herbicides can actually cause serious harm to your soil and you could ingest it but if you are…