February 2009

Container Gardening

Welcome to the container gardening forum. With years of questions and answers dealing with everything from container size, to container design, shade, seasonal, and organic considerations, Dave’s Garden is a wealth of information for the container gardener.
Patios, balconies, or in the middle of your garden - if you want to talk about containers and plants [...]

Food Not Lawns: No Lawn Left Behind

Ever since we started living in a place were every square inch is growing something useful (to people and other creatures), our eyes are opened to the possibility of transforming lawns and other unused green space to grow food. Why water a lawn full of grass when you could water and grow salad greens, root [...]

Vegetable Gardening & Plant Care : How to Prune a Grape Vine

When pruning grapes or grape vines, there are a few rules to follow, beginning with a first year in which the vines should be trained up to a wire. Discover how many shoots to retain, while pruning the others, with help from a sustainable gardener in this free video on pruning and plant care.
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Cacti and Succulents

Share tips and techniques for growing these desert-dwelling plants with other gardeners here! Want to learn more? Find book recommendations from other growers. Or check the Watchdog for sources of plants and seeds.

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Water Gardens

Welcome to Dave’s water gardens forum. From the original water gardens, which appeared in Egypt some 4000 years ago to the Japanese inspired variations, still popular today, the relaxing past time of water gardens have continued to develop as an art form.
In today’s modern backyard landscaping, there are a variety of directions you can take [...]

Growing Flower Gardens : How to Build a Raised Flower Bed

A raised flowerbed can be built by laying wood in a square and filling it with compost. Put weed barrier on the bottom of a raised flowerbed with tips from an experienced gardener in this free video on planting flowers and gardening.
Duration : 0:2:10

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Garden & Plant Care : Building Raised Garden Beds

Building raised garden beds can be dong using cement blocks of any shape or size, which provides good drainage for plants and vegetables. Raise a garden above ground level to prevent the plants from sitting in water with information from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardens.
Duration : 0:1:20

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Plant Care & Gardening : How to Prune Herbs

Prune herbs in an herb garden by cutting off any parts of the plant that are brown and dying. Keep herb plants, such as rosemary, spearmint and thyme, from getting scraggly with tips from a sustainable gardener in this free video on plant care.
Duration : 0:2:45

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Gardening & Plant Care : How to Prevent Weeds From Growing in a New Garden Plot

Prevent weeds from growing in a new garden plot by covering the plot with newspaper or plastic strips to keep the sun from getting to the weeds. Create a raised bed garden over a weed-filled garden plot with advice from a sustainable gardener in this free video on gardening.
Duration : 0:1:50

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Vegetable Gardening & Plant Care : How to Grow a Vegetable Garden

Vegetables gardens are easy to grow, as all that is needed is a sunny spot, access to water and a place to grow the vegetables. Make a nice raised bed for a vegetable garden with help from a sustainable gardener in this free video on vegetable gardening and plant care.
Duration : 0:2:3

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