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Entries Tagged ‘gardening’

How To Choose the Right Indoor Grow Box

Many people are interested in growing their own plants, fruits and veggies. Most don’t have the temperate climate to grow year round so its attractive to come indoors and go for the year-round perpetual growth in their own grow box. Everyone can enjoy the fun hobby of indoor hydroponic growing but its best to ask yourself a few questions before you purchase an indoor growing system.

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How to Germinate Seeds in Your Hydroponic Growbox

You have your grow box set up and now it’s to time to begin life; for your seeds that is. Germination is the process in which a plant begins growth. In the grow box environment the indoor gardener has complete control over temperature, water and oxygen which are the three most important environmental factors for successful germination. By following the steps in this article you should get your valuable seeds off to a great start in their wonderful life!

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How to Care for Your Cut Roses so that They Last and Last

Rose blooms in a vase are a beautiful thing on a table in any room of your home. They add fragrance and serenity wherever they are. Hybrid tea roses are particularly suited to be cut and displayed in a vase and will last a very long time if cared for appropriately.

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How To Lay A New Instant Lawn

So your back yard lawn has gone patchy, is invaded with weeds and is beyond repairing. It’s time for a new instant lawn!!

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How To Landscape A Sloped Lot

While a house in a hilly area comes with a promise of stunning panoramic views of the surroundings, to their utter chagrin, homeowners quickly realize that working on a sloping backyard can be a harrowing task. However, the old adage, “More work equals to better results” certainly holds true in case of landscaping a sloping yard which presents innumerable opportunities for aesthetically pleasing inclusions that would otherwise look mundane.

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How to Make Bonsai Soil at Home

Training an existing plant into a spectacular bonsai tree is something more than a hobby for gardening enthusiasts. It is all about nurturing the plant and providing its requirements, while maintaining it in a small container. Needless to remind, bonsai is a shrub or a tree, whose growth form is manipulated to resemble a miniature tree. So, its growing prerequisites and care level differ from that of a regular potted plant. Right from selecting the plant species and pot shape to mixing the soil components, everything related to growing a bonsai should be done with utmost care.

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How to Plant Grass Seed in Existing Lawn

Most people who have failed to achieve their dream lawn often find themselves wondering and asking, “How to plant grass seed in existing lawn successfully?” Is there a way to achieve that golf-course look lawn? Well, contrary to what most people think, it is almost the same concept as planting on a bare soil. However, this method could be more challenging but not as difficult as you think it is. Below are steps on how to plant grass seed in existing lawn:

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How to Prevent Cracking in Vegetables in your Home Garden

We have all been there before. A nice tomato is getting ripe, red to the point where it looks almost too perfect. You think to yourself that you will give the tomato just one more day on the vine and low and behold when you go back, it has a huge crack in it. Cracking is a common condition in tomatoes, celery and rhubarb which is either caused by the changes in soil moisture of a deficiency in certain soil elements. Here are some ideas you can try to help prevent this issue from occurring.

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7 Common Home Vegetable Gardening Mistakes

We have all been there. Making mistakes that we look back on now and say, gees I cannot believe I used to do that. If you are not at that point yet, here are 7 common home vegetable gardening mistakes to refer to.

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The How To Guide To Organic Indoor Gardening

Since I can remember, I have always loved to get my hands dirty in the garden. I can still remember growing my first pea plant and anxiously watching everyday for that little sprout to get going. It always fascinated me how such a delicate sprout could, with the proper care, become a strong, vibrant plant that will produce delicious fruits.

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