Lisa Crawford
I am first of all a mommy to 4 beautiful children, and wife of an awesome husband. In addition to being a stay at home mom, I am a homeschooling consultant. I am also a freelance writer and I'm truly excited to write for Associated Content.
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Growing Scarlet Runner BeansGrowing Scarlet Runner beans.
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Large Pumpkin Varieties: How to Grow ThemGrowing large pumpkins.
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High-Ranked Petunia All-Time FavoriteThe petunia is one of the easiest to grow and a most versatile garden flower. Petunias can be planted almost any time of the year.
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How to Grow Tuberous BegoniasTricky Tuberous Begonias require lots of humidity.
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How to Grow Yucca PlantsThe blooms of Yucca are bell shaped with rather thick petals that are yellow on the outside and white inside. They hang in clusters from short rather upright branches that emerge from a single stalk or stem.
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Grapefruit Tree CarePlant a grapefruit.
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Shade Trees Add Beauty, Comfort to GardenThere is probably nothing so pleasant as a comfortable shade tree with spreading branches that offer a restful place for the body and soothing beauty for the soul.
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Rex Begonia PlantsThis begonia is one of the most popular of indoor house plants and it is also one of the easiest to grow.
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Growing Crocus Bulb FlowersCrocus brighten peninsula gardens.
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Spring Bulb Planting - Bulb Growers Think Spring in FallI came across this appropriate statement once, "If in spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, then fall is the time when gardeners fancies turn earnestly to thoughts of spring." If you are a bulb enthusiast you know how true it is.
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Soil Experiments and Plant AdviceTry tailoring plants to fit your problem soil.
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How to Plant Bare Root PlantsProper bare root planting is important for garden success.
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Sago Palm InformationCycas revoluta is the popularly known Sago Palm.
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Container Plant IdeasDuring the past few weeks many visitors have remarked upon the holiday look of the citrus plants I have in containers on my front porch.
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Leaves, Sawdust and Litter Make Helpful Garden CompostHumus absorbs a great deal of water and releases it slowly. When it is completely broken down it is very fine and very black. It is composed of leaves, sawdust, litter, animal manures, etc., broken down by bacteria so nutrients are available to plants.
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Trees, Lawn Held Cooling FactorsConcerns about the future of Mother Earth are being expressed throughout the nation.
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Growing Agave Americana - the Succulent PlantAgave Americana is commonly known as the Century Plant. There are a great many of agaves growing in my area and have had several of them brought to my attention when they flowered.
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Train Plants for Special EffectsTraining plants to fulfill a definite purpose is a fascinating part of gardening. It is an art that any amateur can excel in provided he has the patience and willingness to wait out the time it takes for nature to help him achieve his goal.
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The Satsuki Azalea BonsaiKnow the Satsuki Azalea Bonsai plant.
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Growing Bromeliad PlantsHohenbergia stellata, is the commonly Bromeliad. Grown for its beautifully colored inflorescence.
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Growing Dwarf Fruit TreesIt goes without question that the properly planned garden is always the most attractive.
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Starting Garden Plants IndoorsThere is a very special thrill that comes from propagating your own plants that you cannot get from any other type of gardening.
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Eureka Lemon TreeCitrus has become one of the most important home garden plants because of their shape, foliage, color, general neat appearance, the fragrance of their flowers and their tasty, vitamin "C" loaded fruit.
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Garden Maintenance, Planning and Soil ManagementAre you satisfied with the performance of your garden this year?
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Forcing Plants to BloomHandling your own dry dormant bulbs for holiday bloom is not at all difficult if you plan ahead to have bulbs and materials ready for planting at the right time.
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The Acacia TreesWhen our streets and hillsides are dripping yellow, what could be more appropriate than having the beautiful golden-flowered Acacia baileyana in your garden?
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Growing English Holly SpeciesThe Ilex squifolium is more popularly known as English Holly.
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Growing Impatiens FlowersImpatiens sultanii, is a perennial member of the balsam family.
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Tips for a Growing Sargent Cherry TreeThe Sargent cherry, as it is known in the trade, is an upright grower with spreading branches that make for a rather rounded crown.
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Best Landscape Shrubs - Viburnum ShrubI hope I don't sound like a broken record but as time goes on I seem to be more and more concerned about having my readers (especially new homeowners and beginners) using the most effective plants in their basic landscaping.
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Growing CabbageCabbage plants can be set out twice a year. Cabbage growers suggest that home gardeners set out plants in spring in time for the heads to mature before the weather gets too hot.
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Guide for Planting a Vegetable GardenIf you are of the millions of Americans who will plant vegetables this year, to help reduce the food bill, you should know that the weeks ahead can be crucial in assuring a bountiful harvest.
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Factors Affecting Seed GerminationSometimes in the spring, gardeners fail to get a good stand of vegetable seedlings. I'm sure you have had this problem on certain vegetables.
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Fruit Trees Are Highly Prized Christmas GiftsThe high price of fruit trees makes it important for each family to grow some fruit even if they have to grow the trees in containers.
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Best Roses to GrowRealizing the important role this old favorite plays in home landscaping plus the fact that it is at the top of the list when we think about reliable color-making material, I want to urge all you homeowners to use as many roses as you can.
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Select Ground Covers WiselyUse ground cover plants to enhance your landscape.
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Grow Insect-Eating House PlantsNo doubt you are familiar with the Venus flytrap, perhaps the most popular of insect-eating house plants. Naturalist Charles Darwin thought it was one of the world's most wonderful plants.
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Growing Daffodil Varieties: King Alfred DaffodilKing Alfred is the America's most loved daffodil.
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Growing Chinese LanternsAbutilon is an evergreen, viney shrub. This shrub is most often used as a loose, informal espalier.
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Growing Sweet PeaThe sweet pea, is a climbing annual that produces a multitude of sweet-smelling blossoms. A hardy climbing annual with the botanical name of Lathryus odoratus. Using a container, sweet peas can be grown in any garden and even on apartment balconies.
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Select Flowering Trees WiselyWhen we analyze the entire picture and weed out the flowering trees that are not really compatible to the conditions found around the average home, the list is cut down drastically.
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Growing CollardsThe Collard plant (Brassica oleracea acephala) is also grown under the common name of Tree Cabbage and Jersey Kale.
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How to Pick a Shade TreeInfinitely varied in type, description and function, shade trees provide a multitude of benefits in the home garden, community and environment.
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Select Landscape PlantsStill considering the use of reliable shrubs and trees which play an important role in gardens during the Christmas and New Year holidays?
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Hong Kong Orchid TreeThere is no denying the fact that good well-planned landscaping will definitely enhance the home in addition to increasing its valuation.
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Fall PlantingThe month of September is perhaps the best month of the year to launch into heavy landscaping in some areas. Just as it is with landscaping in early spring, there is always the possibility of running into weather problems.
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Perennial Garden PlansPerennials play a wide range of roles in gardens. They can be used in large, colorful mass display or to fill narrow beds, combined in borders with other plants and shrubs, or displayed by themselves in a perennial flower border.
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Unusual Shrubs for Added Garden InterestRoses, azaleas, Bottle brush and hibiscus are famous names in the gardening world - for a good reason.
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The Cymbidium PlantCymbidium Nila, variety Green Gold a cymbidium with arching spikes that so beautiful that its owner, Mrs. Joseph Gretsch, , had the whole plant sitting on the piano with the pot partially hidden with a lovely plate and oriental figure.
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Growing Zinnias - the Cactus Flowered ZinniaBy far the most popular flower among home gardeners is the zinnia.
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Growing Cornus Florida - Pink Dogwood TreeCornus Florida rubra, popularly known as Pink Flowered Dogwood. The lovely dogwood, which is about 40 years old, has a trunk some 10 inches in diameter and a spread of over 20 feet.
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The Lazy GardenerA lazy gardener, as I define him, is one who manages his gardening and his methods of gardening so that he has as little as possible to do to have an attractive, healthy garden.
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Food GardeningVegetables long have been known as "cool weather" crops or "warm weather" crops. That is why garden peas and lettuce and radishes were planted in cool spring and tomatoes, beans, and eggplant had to wait until the warmer days of summer.
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Best Landscape TreesPersonally, and speaking from a very practical standpoint, I think that trees are really the background of every landscape.
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Disease's of Small GrainsYou, no doubt, are planning ahead toward seeding your small grain crops this fall. One of the things to consider is whether it will be worthwhile to put a seed treatment on small grain.
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Crabgrass Control: Killing CrabgrassThis is the season over much of the United States when crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) takes over lawns and waves its spiky seed heads contemptuously at eradication attempts.
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The Proteas PlantsInformation on Proteas.
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Vegetable Disease ControlVegetable diseases are insidious in their attacks and rarely noticed until they are well established. Control measures then are not effective. To control these destroyers, preventive measures must be taken.
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Indoor Plants Easy to GrowAlthough you may feel up to your ears in other activities, you can still grow an indoor garden.
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Perennial Border PlantsBecause it takes care over several months to bring perennial plants to a salable size they will cost more than annuals. However, this can be a plan for your planting on graph paper to scale.
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Keep Rats, Mice Out of GardenWhat to do if you find rats in your garden?
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Planting a Rose GardenMix those rose, they can stand plenty of integration.
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Growing Woodrose VinesFor many years, a vine that I've had lots of fun with has been Woodrose, Ipomoea tuberosa, which I start periodically from seed.
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Ginger Flower PlantsThe tall, fragrant, creamy, yellow flowering ginger needs attention for dependable blooming. The plant is a native of India.
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Mignonette Plant - A Fragrant PerennialThe richly fragrant mignonette which Napoleon found growing on the banks of the Nile and Empress Josephine enjoyed so much. She made growing it the fashionable thing to do. A true perennial usually grown as an annual should be started now from seed.
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Gifts for Plant LoversChoosing holiday gifts for one's home gardening friends yields a double bonus - to the giver and to the receiver. Some of the things one wishes to give may have to be ordered.
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Gardening on a BalconyWith the trend toward home gardening as an alternative to paying higher food prices, don't feel deprived if you live in an apartment and don't have a plot of ground to call your own.
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Plant Selection GuideA few annuals around the garden will add color during the heat of summer when most other plants are pretty dull. Even the more-or-less common marigold has come into its own with varieties having 3-inch flowers on plants little more than a foot tall.
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Gardening on a SlopeWith the spring planting out of the way this may be a good time to tackle that slope too steep to mow, or that shady area under a big tree where grass will not grow, or perhaps that wet spot.
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Indoor Plant GrowingWith warm summer days and nights your house plants will enjoy a vacation outdoors or by an open window. The outdoor air will refresh them no end, no matter how good may be the air indoors. There are several ways to take care of them during the summer.
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Plant Transplanting TipsMoving even some of the large perennials can be quite the job. Have you ever tried digging, dividing and transplanting an old peony?
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How to Make a Compost PileBuild and maintain your own compost pile.
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Information on the Snapdragon FlowerIf you have become discouraged in growing snapdragons because the plants were covered with rust, there is still hope.
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Indoor Container GardeningContainer gardening is experiencing a remarkable growth and popularity surge, attracting the "b1ack thumbs" as well as the "green thumbs."
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Wildflower GardensOne of my early gardening inspirations seemed like a natural for my area, a wildflower garden.
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Fruit and Vegetable PlantingDo you plant lettuce and radishes on Washington's birthday? Historically, this has been a favorite day for seeding by many gardeners.
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How to Grow LilacsLilac is the common name given to a number of popular plants such as "Wild Lilac," (Ceanothus), or (Buddleia).
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Identifying Tomato Plant DiseaseHere are some diseases or abnormal growths for which fungicides offer no control. Special Precautions can prevent many of them from occurring.
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Caring for Roses in the Summer HeatFor health, vigor and good foliage and flowers your roses need special care in summer.
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Cool Season VegetablesYou have arrived as a vegetable gardener exemplar if you can harvest a salad bowl of leafy greens in sufficient quantities for as many months as your climate will permit.
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Sidedressing Nitrogen PlantsWhile the battle against weeds continues and gardeners are busy staking and pruning tomatoes and harvesting peas and early potatoes, they also must give some attention to sidedressing vegetables with nitrogen.
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Harvesting and Storing Sweet PotatoesHere are a few tips on harvesting and storing sweet potato crops.
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Improving Garden SoilPoor soil need not ruin area.
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Teaching Children to GardenGarden pleasures multiply when children are helping.
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Organic Gardening TipsThe organic gardener uses no chemical or chemical fertilizer in his garden. I don't know where I stand, probably as a chemical gardener instead of an organic gardener.
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Protecting Vegetable GardenIt is to be remembered that one of the almost musts when planting a vegetable garden is to cut down the population of nematodes so that they do not reduce or prevent the growth and production of vegetables by destroying the roots of the plants.
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Soil Conditions for PlantsSome woody plants, especially those growing in compacted and clay soils show symptoms of iron deficiency.
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Making Flower ArrangementsFlowers are colorful and beautiful in the garden and the popular hobby of gardening brings countless benefits to those who pursue it.
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Vegetable Garden Soil PreparationVegetable gardening is for everybody, whether in the one-pot class in a window corner, in tubs on the roof or terrace or on a half-acre.
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Terrarium PlantsRaising plants in enclosed environments has become the rage across the United States.
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Tomato Growing TipsAmericans love the love apple
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Planting Gladioli BulbsFor a riot of color and charming, decorative flowers from July to September plant gladioli successfully every two weeks from about mid-April to mid-June.
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Oriental VegetablesAs the delights of Oriental cuisine become increasingly popular with the American homemaker, the gentle art of vegetable cookery is coming into its own. As a result, unusual vegetable gardens are flourishing across the country.
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Tree Selection GuideTo Invest means "to spend time and effort with the expectation of some satisfaction in return." The greatest investment made by any homeowner is the selection, planting and care of a tree.
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How to Identify Garden InsectsThe worst kinds of insect pests in your garden are those that attack your plants and you. The former are a disruption in your plans when you have to stop everything and deal with them. But it's the pests that go after you are a bigger nuisance.
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Factors that Affect Soil QualityWhen you think back over the past season, were there some results you don't have explanations for?
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Garden Plans for ShrubsShrubs are source of color in the garden.
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White Wash Your Trees to Protect from SunAgricultural authorities recognize the wisdom in applying a coat of whitewash on deciduous fruit trees as a simple protection against months of the fierce long day sun.
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Asparagus, Rhubarb Provide First Fresh VegetablesIt's time to plant two perennial vegetables - asparagus and rhubarb. Both vegetables merit a place in the garden. They might be called "old reliables" as they come up every spring and provide the first garden fresh vegetables.
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Girdling Root DiseaseGirdling root disease damages trees.
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Caring for Dutch Iris BulbsWhite Excelsior, is a Dutch iris that can come through wind and rain unscathed.
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How to Make a GreenhouseYou can ear, relax and entertain in your own greenhouse. You may even build it yourself. If you want to be a serious gardener, you can do as the Romans did - get a nice long growing season for vegetables.
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Shasta Daisy PlantingIt's easy for a home gardener to get enthused when it comes to planting a perennial border because of such favorites as Shasta Daisies.
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Tips on Growing Fuchsias: Root Pruning and Repotting FuchsiasThe relationship of root-pruning and repotting of Japanese Bonsai and the root-pruning and repotting of fuchsias
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Flowering Plum Tree Plant - Prunus BlireianaPrunus blireiana, is a very popular, spring-flowering tree with fragrant, pink blossoms.
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Growing Avocado Trees from SeedAvocado trees are not generally considered as foliage house plants, but they sprout so readily and their large, dark green oval leaves are so decorative that many people grow them in pots indoors.
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Oleander: One Houseplant that TravelsAn amazing number of indoor gardeners don't seem to know that many states have restrictions on the movement of plant material, and sometimes these restrictions apply to intrastate transportation as well as interstate travel.
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Fall Garden Planting GuideA Fall garden can be grown in the Playground Area - and it is well to have made plans ahead to put one in.
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Planting Trees and Shrubs in Limited SpacesNo doubt many of you have the same problem I have - as do a good number of people I talk to. This "problem" is not having enough growing space for all the plants we would like to grow.
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How Do I Start a Garden?Gardeners are a curious but wonderful lot. Some take great care and pride in their gardens. They select seed and plants with utmost care, plant in perfectly straight rows after they have their garden tilled to perfection.
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Soybean Fertilizer NeedsSoybeans usually do not require fertilization. I almost never recommend nitrogen and under certain conditions, I do suggest that phosphorus and potassium be applied. However, a large acreage of soybean lands should have molybdenum applied.
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Lawn Care MaintenanceHow happy the homeowner or outdoor enthusiast who can hum, "Everything is coming up grass" and mean it!
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Planting Spring Flower BulbsIn areas where fall comes early and winter seems to last forever, few things are as comforting to a plant lover as pots of spring flowers ready to force into bloom for the indoor garden.
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Small Formal GardenIf you like formal gardens but haven't the space to develop one completely - or if you don't have the time or inclination to take care of a large formal garden - why not make a partial one?
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Diy Tips for GardeningOne of the most impressive gardeners I have met in a long time is a Vermonter by the name of William Raymond. Although he never finished high school, when it comes to gardening he communicates as well as a college professor.
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Home Vegetable Garden PlanPlanning is the first step to a successful home garden.
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Garden Lighting TipsLandscape lighting creates a new dimension of the artistic appreciation and awareness of the garden at night.
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Gardening Ideas: Shrubs and Tree PlantingIt's a 4,000-year-old idea - and it's still good today! For adding a leafy green or flowery touch to your home garden, patio, or pool area, try growing trees or shrubs in containers.
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Melaleuca Elliptca: The Bottle Brush ShrubOne of the finest yet lesser known items which should be included in every landscape is the Melaleuca elliptica, very often referred to as the Bottle Brush shrub, as is the Callistemon, both of which produce bottlebrush-like flowers.
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Making a Dish GardenWinter forces us to do our gardening indoors. But all is not lost - There are a number of opportunities open to gardeners in the warmth and comfort of our own homes.
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Flower Garden IdeasThe day when you had to start your flowers from seeds or you wouldn't have any is long gone.
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Gardening at NightIf you are out of your house all day you can do night gardening in your window.
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Apply Dormant Oil SpraysDormant sprays for fruit plants are so called because they are applied before growth starts in the spring.
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Plumeria: The Fragrant FlowerFolks who have visited Hawaii, or some of the other tropical islands can never forget the lovely fragrant flowers white, yellow, or red, and especially the leis made with those blossoms.
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Deciduous Azaleas and Korean BoxwoodAzaleas which lose their leaves in winter (deciduous azaleas) are worth growing because they produce a wide range of flower colors, and have ability to grow in partial shade or full sun.
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Feed Hay Fields After HarvestFertilizing hay ground after the first harvest is nearly as efficient as an application of fertilizer in early spring. It is not usually necessary to split the application between early season and late season.
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Annual Plants and FlowersLet's seek bare spaces in a sunny garden and set out groups of sun-loving annuals for summer and fall color.
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Indoor Plant LightingMany houseplant lovers are constantly frustrated in trying to bring their cherished plants lovingly along because they cannot provide the conditions the plants need.
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Cactus Types: Spineless CactusTry a spineless cactus.
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Growing and Harvesting WheatThere are many benefits in harvesting wheat at 20 percent moisture. That is, provided you have grain drying equipment or can make arrangements to have it dried.
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Types of Spring BulbsWhenever someone mentions spring bulbs, most of us automatically visualize tulips, daffodils, and Dutch hyacinths.
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Perennial Flower Garden IdeasPerennials are mostly plants that flower annually during their specific blooming period. A few even bloom off and on throughout the year. Some may last longer than a year without digging up, separating and replanting.
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When and How to Plant RosesRoses may be planted either in the fall or spring. Most Hardeners find planting in the spring more convenient, and a greater choice of varieties are available.
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Steps of Seed GerminationGetting good flower seed germination rates indoors or out involves many factors.
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Winter Flowers - Enjoy Flowers All WinterWhy not plan to grow some flowers that can be harvested at summer's end, dried and used for attractive arrangements all winter?
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The Pretty and Practical GardenSpring is the time when a gardener's fancy turns to thoughts of lovely plants. While impatiently waiting for the ground to become workable, gardeners are poring over seed catalogues and thinking about what to plant where.
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Plant Health Care - Feed the PlantThere is no substitute for proper plant care.
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Sedum Varieties - The Succulent Burro TailsIndoor gardeners who feature succulents in their plant collections may have a dozen or more species and varieties of sedums, most are upright growers with plump foliage arranged in neat rosettes.
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The Fragrant Grand Duke JasmineMy favorite jasmine is Jasmine sambac Grand Duke, sometimes called "Gardenia jasmine." It has full, double white flowers with an intense fragrance.
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Care Tips for Boston FernWe go on diets to make our bodies healthy and beautiful, why shouldn't plants?
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Berry Patch CleanupToo many of us, once we have reaped the bounty of our strawberry and raspberry patches, tend to neglect them when they stop producing. Here are a few simple tips on how to care for and build up these two areas for the best of crops next season.
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How to Prune RosesIt is an absolute necessity during January to prune roses. A well-pruned rose will produce new "canes" - that's what the branches are called - on which a profusion of blooms and healthy new foliage will grow during the summer and fall.
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Lunar Planting Ancient CustomThe sun is important to a garden. Without it, nothing would grow. But the moon, with its mysterious influences, might have a more subtle but equally important effect on what happens within a garden's gates.
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Vines Can Interweave Ecology, Economy and Aesthetics into HomeHow would you like to make an addition to your home which possesses all of the following characteristics? Interweave ecology, economy and aesthetics into home.
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Garden AdviceCheck the seed packet to see when it was processed. Most seed packets are dated and indicate the year the seed was produced.
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Tips on Indoor Herb GardenIf you're a serious cook and/or a gardening buff, it's time you discover the joys of a kitchen herb garden. Salads, soups and stews taste much better when the seasoning is home-grown, and many herbs are delightfully fragrant.
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Time Perennials for Full Season BloomsFor the greatest satisfaction from your garden, select perennial flowers with attention to their time of blooming, from texture, color and growing requirements. Then plant and care for them to get the best flower production.
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Plant Growth NeedsWith at least six hours of sun each day, access to water to give thirsty plants their needed drinks each week, and room to work the area, even in poor soil you can make miracles happen.
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Many Ways to Control Weeds in the GardenKeeping weeds from running rampant in the family vegetable plot is a prime objective for most gardeners.
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Planting Guide - Profitable Vegetable VarietiesFor April plantings, once you have narrowed your choice of vegetables, try to select the best varieties for your situation.
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Humid Air Aids House PlantsIf buds keep dropping on your gloxinia and gardenia plants it could be that the air around them is too dry.
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Tips for Getting Rid of Those Garden PestsBefore I start telling you how I deal with various pests and weeds in my garden, let me make an important point that healthy plants - trees, grass, shrubs, seedlings - withstand insect attacks better than sickly ones do.
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Plan Health Care Tips for the WinterWinter care of begonias, hedge weeders, tender trees, miniature roses and dahlia.
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Fall Garden Clean-up TipsThe garden clean-up, is a necessary chore because it simply isn't healthy to leave dead plants lying around to spread disease, or old pieces of lumber and trash to harbor insect pests.
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Tips for Growing BeansBeans deserve more respect. Saying something doesn't "amount to a hill of beans" is a common, but misleading, phrase.
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How to Plant Spring BulbsI would like to outline the how of planting spring flowering bulbs.
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Amaryllis Boasts Beautiful BloomsOne bulb never receiving very much attention is the amaryllis, yet it is one of the finest for pot culture - their immense trumpet blooms create great excitement for a number of weeks.
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First-aid for Ailing HouseplantsSome further items from my gardening notebook.
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Plant Dormancy - False Dormancy for Tulips, HyacinthsExperts always advise to buy bulbs early and get them into the ground - but in the case of tulips and hyacinths it is very beneficial to plant them later.
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What You Need to Know Before You Start Your Vegetable GardenWhen is the best time to start planting a vegetable garden? Mother nature is the determining factor, she gives us the temperatures required for seed germination.
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How to Start Plants from SeedsMany home gardeners have begun growing their own seedling plants. This requires patience and day-to-day care.
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How to Protect SeedlingDon't be fooled by nice weather.
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Pruning of Trees and ShrubsTips on pruning ornamental trees and shrubs.
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Growing An Organic Garden: DIY TipsFinding fresh produce to most people means stalking supermarket aisles. But with concern over tainted goods growing, collecting vegetables soon may have more to do with pulling weeds than pushing carts.
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Composting Grass ClippingsDon't throw away grass clippings or even compost them. Just rake them up and spread them around the spaces of your garden. Take an example from nature, where land is never allowed to stand naked and emposed, and mulch.
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Home Vegetable Garden Plan: Making Most of Your SpaceWhen we started out on this very addicting hobby of vegetable gardening, we would begin poring over the seed catalogs soon after Christmas, greedily circling almost every sort of vegetable listed, choosing a variety suited to our area and our tastes.
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Enriching Soil Pays Off - With InterestRare indeed is the gardener who can claim to have the perfect soil. Either it tends to be heavy and hard or top light and sandy.
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Protect Bare Root PlantsBare-root trees, shrubs and plants are just what the name implies, plant materials without soil on their roots.
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Cucumber Planting - Nothing like Fresh CucumbersSo often the supermarket offerings seem quite pallid in comparison to the robust, fresh flavors that we gardeners become used to throughout the growing season. One such garden delicacy is the homegrown cucumber fresh from the vine.
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Planting EvergreensWhether you're landscaping around a new home or simply re-potting a garden to your own taste around an older house, the selection and putting of evergreens are an important part of the project.
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Chrysanthemum PlantsIt is from cuttings that we get the best chrysanthemum plants. Under normal conditions it takes them four to five weeks to root.
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Bulb Planting: Unusual Bulbs for You to GrowBefore we get down to the business of actually potting up our indoor flowering bulbs, such as hyacinths, daffodils and tulips, I'd like to get in a plug for the smaller and lesser-known bulbs for indoor bloom.
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Grow Big Melons in Your GardenGood steps to follow to grow big melons.
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Caring for a PhilodendronI suppose that, at one time or another, every home gardener has wanted to have a go at adding to his interior decor with a dramatic philodendron.
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Garden Pest Control - Think Before You Use SprayThe main rule to remember when dealing with garden pests using spray is to think before you spray.
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Why Not Plant Herbs in Hanging Baskets?Patio lovers, porch dwellers, balcony users and all home gardeners who have a lathe house or a tree can enjoy hanging baskets with something different than flowering plants.
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Storing Garden VegetablesThe first hint of autumn in the air around our place sets us into mobilization - rushing to can and freeze tomatoes, pickles and whatever fruit able to acquire, winding up the onions, spuds and winter squash plus the myriad of other clean-up chores.
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How to Grow Sweet PeasThe important thing to know about growing sweet peas for winter is that you should plant them without delay. The second thing to know is that you must plant early flowering seed.
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Why Waste Good Beer on Bad Garden SlugsI've never been one to maintain that gardening is all a bed of roses. It doesn't matter whether you have a city lot or an estate or confine your green thumb activities to a few potted houseplants in an apartment.
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Delphiniums Hardy Perennials Performs OftenWhat's so good about delphiniums? Once planted, this hardy perennial will perform several times for several seasons - each period of bloom can be spectacular with extra feeding.
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Plan Spring Bulb PlantingsNever is too early to get started on your spring bulb planting.
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Poinsettia Plant Care - How to Grow Christmas PoinsettiaMany of us plant lovers splurged on expensive plants to add to the decor of our homes at Christmas and many of as were given lovely plants as Christmas gifts.
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Plant Watering and Care - Planning is RequiredIf you are consistently killing off many of your plants then chances are that you are mismanaging their watering.
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Tips on Pruning and Training GrapesYou may want to think of training vines for better production. Training and pruning are so interrelated that I will discuss both.