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Composting | A Gardener Without Compost Is No Gardener At All
For gardeners composting is one of the greatest ways they can tend to the quality of their soil. Composting can be an intimidating thing to take on for the beginning gardener and through this article I'm going to try to demystify some of the keys to beginning a compost bin.
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CommentedI unloaded a yard of fine screen compost from the truck just yesterday. Spread it on one side ...»
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My Pot People
Meet Clay and Terra. I made these two after seeing simular ones on line. I found the "pot heads" at a local nursery. I am still startled when I head to the garden as I forget they are there!
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CommentedMary, 5 or 6 each arm and each leg in vaties sizes of course (arm pots had to drill holes). ...»
Pest Control: Ants! help!
Someone tell me they have success in keeping them out?! We have an exterminator, but these ants are persistent, I think they have grown immune to his treatments ... or our house resides
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CommentedI too have used Terro for years and takes a few days but is very affectine!
Fight Ants: Trade Secrets! (Part of a weekly series "Know Thy Enemy" on the BrightNest blog)
Did you know that cinnamon is basically ant Kryptonite? Deter them by lining your walkways and doors with cinnamon. More ant-fighting tips: http://blog.brightnest.com/2012/07/08/know-t...
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CommentedRosalind, I use diatamatious earth. Kinda exspence from the garden store but I found it in 50# ...»
Re-purpose a turkey feeder
I had this old rusty turkey feed that I cleaned up, painted, added a trip line to the base and contected to the upper portion with a bubbler. I used Kelloges planting mix to plant basil and parley in the base and two cherry tomatoes and now 6 weeks later, enjoying plenty of great tomatoes!
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Love this recycling idea. Just wondering if it was deep enough to successfully grow your ...»
uses for pottery
Leftover pots and grandaughters old bike become a place to keep garden supplies. Not as fancy as the other pot people bikes but I am a quirky perswon so it works for me.
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Recycled old Turkey Feeder Planter
We had an old rusty turkey feeder no longer in use. I painted it and added a drip line on base and in the top, then plant cherry tomatoes and basil ! Its great and they are now producing fruit!
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CommentedThanks, the tomatoes are really doing well!
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