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Plant Gardening - Articles
Plant Your Own Garden
by
Gabriella Kortsch Ph.D.
Posted
Tue 14 Sep 2010 9:21am
Instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers, why not plant your own garden?
These thought-provoking and inspiring words, from an anonymous source, made me lean back in my early morning hunched-over-the-laptop-position with that amazing café con leche at my side to ask myself how much of planting we really do. Our own gardens
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Add Native Plants to your garden
by
Lindsey G.
Posted
Fri 11 May 2012 9:42am
Fear not the term "native plant." They can be easy. So easy. You have probably heard about them in the context of their being resilient additions to the garden. It is true. They don't bat an eye at our soils (compacted clay!), our droughts (weeks without rain!), or our summers (stark heat and humidity!).
I am here to tell you that the native pla ...
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PLANT A GARDEN
by
Ray Salomone
Posted
Tue 23 Jun 2009 6:55pm
There aren’t many things left in this life where there are no negatives attached. Planting and cultivating your own garden is one of the few.
Clinically, gardening has... garden is a fantastic way to be relaxed yet fully engaged at the same moment. As your bare hands move through the soil (Please! Get your fingernails dirty) and you plant the seeds
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Planting our garden, starting composting
by
Mr Curious
Posted
Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:06pm
branches
weeds
vines
thatch
garden plants
flowers
unused potting soil and mix
straw
Much of your food waste can be composted... by using a Rain Barrel
It was suggested to me by my friend who has one.
Found some good sites for gardening...
These tell what to plant and where
http://www.chestnut
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Fighting a War, Planting a Garden
by
Tricia
Posted
Mon 01 Feb 2010 12:00am
climb up to a kneel, or face the wrong way, but she cannot get her bum planted on it so she is facing the table without help (see...every little thing needs addressing). So I
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The Garden’s Tallest Plants; Battle Grande!
by
Kenneth ..
Posted
Thu 03 Jul 2008 5:10pm
Officially it’s only the beginning of the summer growing season, but I already have a few plants contending for bragging rights as the tallest plant in the veggie garden!
While most of the garden’s plants are nowhere close to maturity, a few edibles have already reached lofty peaks and now spend the summer days posing and flexing all over
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Insect-Deterrent Plants for the Vegetable Garden
by
Steve ..
Posted
Mon 20 Apr 2009 11:10pm
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Some plants will deter insects in the vegetable garden. This is one form of companion planting. Companion planting--growing plants singly or together--to repel insects, fight disease, or enhance the growth of another plant is a technique that many gardeners have used for generations. Some companion plants have been scientifically proven to deter
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Companion Planting in the Vegetable Garden
by
Steve ..
Posted
Wed 22 Apr 2009 11:17pm
is a bit of art and science; not all of the claims for companion planting have been scientifically proven, but anecdotal evidence and collected garden wisdom seem to support keeping... not need to be bosom buddies. Vegetable garden companions will still have a positive impact even if they are many feet away or several planting beds apart.
Learn more
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Guest Blog: Planting a Rooftop Garden
by
Sean B.
Posted
Wed 05 Jan 2011 12:14am
writer for LiveToGarden.com , who also expressed interest in the topic, to write this article on rooftop gardens for our blog. Enjoy!Sean
Planting a Rooftop Garden
by Dontel.... When planting your garden , you should know where to buy plants , what types there are and what they can do for you and the Earth.Types of PlantsA variety of plants will thrive
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