e-Mail
Games
Areacodes
Chat
Find a Business or PersonGardening
Don't Get HosedDon't Get HosedDon't Get Hosed Garden hoses fall victim to a variety of predators, including sharp garden tools, crushing cars and mischievous kids. When that happens you may not have to buy a new one. To fix the rip, break or leak in your hose, forget the duct tape (that never really works) and buy an inexpensive hose-repair kit. The idea is simple:... |
|
|
Enjoy a Fine VineEnjoy a Fine VineEnjoy a Fine Vine The basic design involves two upright posts for each section, with a crosspiece connecting them. The posts should rise at least seven feet from the ground; it should be roughly three feet wide so you can walk through it. If you have extra space, make it wider to accommodate a bench for a shady summer-sitting spot. Of... |
|
|
Everything's Oil RightEverything's Oil RightEverything's Oil Right When winter approaches, insects that ravish fruit trees (such as red spider mites and aphids) lay their eggs on the trunk before freezing to death, thereby ensuring another generation of pests. Unless, that is, you take action. In early spring, about a week before the tree starts budding, spray it with a diluted... |
|
|
Fall Garden Cover CropsFall Garden Cover CropsFall Garden Cover Crops For Healthier Soil Next Spring, Sow a Cover Crop This Fall Cover crops have been enjoying a quiet rediscovery. Once considered only for farms and market gardens, they are now grown in all types of gardens. More home gardeners are growing them for reasons beyond adding organic matter to the soil. Cover crops... |
|
|
From Ashes to BloomFrom Ashes to BloomFrom Ashes To Bloom Who'd have thought that those nasty old ashes at the bottom of your fireplace had any redeeming value? Well, recycled ashes are a great source of nutrients for plants. So, after enjoying a winter fire in your fireplace, collect the ashes and keep them in a sealed container to use in the spring. When your plants are in.. |
|
Gardening Factor FallacyGardening Factor FallacyGardening Fact...or Fallacy? Sometimes myths are hard to break Though plants, soils and weather conditions are always evolving, it seems as if some gardening practices become embedded like fossils. I once encountered, for example, a person whose family had heard that whacking the trunk of a tree with a newspaper every night would increase... |
|
|
Get Ready, Get Set, Plant!Get Ready, Get Set, Plant!Get Ready, Get Set, Plant! Wouldn't it be lovely if you could just dig a hole, plant your flower and forget about it? But that technique doesn't make a great garden. Give some thought to preparing your soil and deciding what parts of your landscape are going to require sun-loving plants and where you'll need to place shade-loving plants.. |
|
|
Getting Soaked - Soaker HosesGetting Soaked - Soaker HosesGetting Soaked Tired of standing around, spending your valuable time just watering your garden? Then look into soaker hoses. Specially designed to deliver a slow trickle of water to every plant along the length of the hose, they're perfect for shrubbery and vegetable or flower gardens. Just lay the hose through your foliage and... |
|
|
K!
