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How to Maintain Container GardensHow to Maintain Container GardensHow To Maintain Container Gardens These simple maintenance tasks keep your patio planters and window boxes looking their best throughout the growing season and help cold climate gardeners prepare for winter. Water frequently. Closely spaced plants packed into a small volume of soil need watering as often as once or twice a day,... |
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How to Make a Raised-Bed GardenHow to Make a Raised-Bed GardenMaking A Raised-Bed Garden Raised beds are popular because they are relatively easy to build, plant, weed, and maintain. Since the soil can drain sooner and warm up faster in spring, they enable you to plant earlier in the season. You can make a garden of permanent or temporary raised beds. Here's how. Making permanent beds. Use... |
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How to Plant Child-Friendly GardenHow to Plant Child-Friendly GardenHow To Plant Child-Friendly Garden Gardeners love to share their interest in gardening, and sharing with their children can be particularly rewarding. Even 2- and 3-year-olds can help plant their own little patch, and watch as life unfolds around them. Here are some suggestions for making gardening enjoyable-and safe-for young children.... |
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How to Plant Ground CoversHow to Plant Ground CoversHow To Plant Ground Covers Use low growing perennial plants and shrubs to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. Calculate the number of plants needed. Space plants so that the distance between them is about equal to their maximum... |
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How to Prepare a New Garden PlotHow to Prepare a New Garden PlotHow To Prepare a New Garden Plot Eliminating weeds and getting the soil ready for your flowers and vegetables are important first steps in growing a successful garden. Time spent in preparation reduces the time you'll have to spend maintaining and weeding your garden over the course of the growing season. Choose the Spot.... |
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How to Start Seeds for a GardenHow to Start Seeds for a GardenHow to Start Seeds For a Garden Growing a beautiful garden from a package of seeds can be highly rewarding and makes a great summer hobby. In addition to the enjoyment of watching your garden grow from seedlings, you will save money on the cost of flowers. With a little work and the right care, you can grow a garden to be proud of. The... |
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How to Test Soil Texture and DrainageHow to Test Soil Texture and DrainageHow to Test Soil Texture and Drainage Your soil's texture and drainage determine the kinds of plants you can grow most successfully and influence how you care for your plants. Texture describes the relative amounts of large, medium, and small particles-called sand, silt, and clay-in the soil. Water and nutrients move quickly.. |
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Make a Garden Picket FenceMake a Garden Picket FenceMake a Garden Picket Fence Make a light picket fence to put around your garden using thin boards that are no more than 1-inch thick. Attach pales to two horizontal boards. Instead of posts you just extend a pale, about one every 12 pales, so that it is about 1 foot below the bottom of the fence. The ends need to be tapered on these long... |
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