Tips for Successful Window Box Gardening
Window boxes are not just for colorful flowers to enhance your home’s exterior. They are also great for vegetable and herb gardens.
The Environmental Implications of Tree Management
Tree management may be misconstrued as an industry in which tree removal is prioritized. However, one of the main services tree surgeons provide is tree planting and tree management, which is becoming more and more critical in our climate emergency.
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How to Keep Skunks Out of the Garden
The key to a skunk-free yard is to make it as unattractive to skunks as possible. Here are tips on how to keep skunks out of your garden.
Root Washing: What it is and Why You Need to do it When Planting Perennials
Root washing is the removal of all of the planting media from a tree or shrub’s root ball before planting it, followed by pruning out dead or damaged roots.
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How To Build a Garden Wall
Building a garden wall is something you can do yourself, but you’ll need to think carefully about techniques, materials, and costs.
Where To Get Your Garden Soil Tested (State-By-State U.S.)
Garden soil, especially in vegetable gardens, should be tested periodically. Includes a list of soil testing labs for your state.
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14 Rare and Weird-Looking Succulents for Your Home Garden
Succulents are plants that conserve water in both leaves and stems. Here are some rare and interesting succulents for your home garden.
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Tertill Garden Weeding Robot Review: Tool or Toy?
The Tertill Garden Weeding Robot is a Roomba-style invention to help gardeners with their most dreaded of chores. But a little planning has to go into your garden to maximize the usefulness of the Tertill.
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A 3-Minute Composting Primer
Composting is an essential part of organic gardening. It’s the ultimate recycling of all those grass clippings, food waste, and yard waste. It also adds organic matter to your soil which nourishes the soil food web.
How to Grow Potatoes in Containers
You don’t need a large garden bed to grow potatoes. You can grow potatoes in containers on a balcony, deck, or patio and get a decent harvest to enjoy in late summer or fall.
How to Save the Most Common Garden Seeds
Saving seeds of most garden vegetables and fruit is pretty easy. It just requires a little patience and a sacrifice of one or two of your best tomatoes, peppers, melons, squash, or other crops for the seed harvest.