Gardening CareTips for the Backyard Gardener

December 2009

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How to Plant a Vegetable Garden : Ideas for Designing Your Vegetable Garden

Learn ideas for designing your vegetable garden in this free online video guide to vegetable gardening.
Expert: Scott Reil
Contact: www.safelawns.org
Bio: Scott Reil is an accredited nurseryman and longtime horticulturalist with over two decades of experience in the field. Scott is now working for www.safelawns.org.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso
Duration : 0:2:11

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Filed under: raised vegetable garden by admin - 31 December 2009, 18 Comments

Lawn & Garden Care : How to Plan & Plant a Lawn

To plan and plant a lawn, consider how much shade the yard area will get, pick a grass that is appropriate for the area, get rid of existing weeds, rake in some compost to the soil, lay down sod or plant grass seeds, and water the area heavily for the first few weeks. Encourage root [...]

Filed under: gardening care by admin - 31 December 2009, 2 Comments

Watering Evergreens in the Fall

Evergreens can survive the toughest winters, but sometimes need a little extra help from us. Dave talks with Ken Mayer, of Weston Nurseries, to learn the best practices for making sure evergreens stay their happy, green selves throughout the year.

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Filed under: Uncategorized by admin - 30 December 2009, 2 Comments

Northeast Gardening

Northeast Gardening

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Filed under: raised vegetable garden by admin - 30 December 2009, 8 Comments

Healthy Living

Gardening is a great form of exercise for young and old alike. Maintaining our health is important for being able to enjoy this strenuous pasttime throughout our lives. Here’s a forum for members encouraging each other to lead a healthy lifestyle.

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Filed under: gardening care by admin - 30 December 2009, 4 Comments

How do you make a raised vegetable patch?

My soil is quite poor, is making a raised patch a better idea?
I was thinking of just sticking four beams of wood together to make a rectangle, filling it with good soil and planting in it. (I’d put a net over it too, to protect from animals.)
I would prepare the soil underneath as well, [...]

Filed under: raised vegetable by admin - 29 December 2009, 3 Comments

Building A Raised Garden Bed

http://willgardenforfood.com/raised_garden_bed.php Here i documented building a 10×5 raised garden bed. you can follow this link for the text that goes along with this http://willgardenforfood.com/raised_garden_bed.php
Duration : 0:6:25

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Filed under: raised gardens by admin - 28 December 2009, No Comments

Minifarmbox Raised beds

MinifarmBox Raised vegetable beds. Ready to grow in 5 minutes
Duration : 0:1:26

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Filed under: raised vegetable by admin - 28 December 2009, No Comments

Vegetable Garden | Potager Montage NatGreeneVeg Spring 2009

European potager themed vegetable garden. Organically grown heirloom vegetables, fruit, flowers, and herbs on a 2300 sq ft plot. No synthetic fertilizers used, 9 years of compost added annually. Includes raised bed Square Foot Garden, wildlife habitat, vertical structures, grafted tomatoes, low tunnel cloche, & companion planting for a four season harvest. Produce donated to [...]

Filed under: raised vegetable garden by admin - 28 December 2009, 14 Comments

Flower & Plant Garden Care : How to Transplant Peonies

When transplanting peonies, try to dig around the tree to keep all the roots intact. Dig the new hole a little bigger for roots to grab onto the soil. Move a peony to a new home and make it thrive by putting compost down on the top soil with tips from a gardening specialist in [...]

Filed under: gardening care by admin - 28 December 2009, No Comments
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