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Sweeten Your Tomatoes With Baking Soda.
Want to grow the sweetest tomatoes around? Use baking soda near your plants in the garden.
Just sprinkle baking soda on the soil around your tomato plants. The baking soda absorbs into the soil and lowers the acidity levels. This will give you tomatoes that are sweet rather than the tart flavor that store bought tomatoes have.
You can also use baking soda with canned tomatoes when making sauce if you like. It will sweeten them without having to add extra sugar (and calories!)
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I must have added to much baking soda to my plants as all 14 of them have wilted in just a few ...»
What is this plant called?
I bought this plant a month ago and it was real small. I lost the tag and now I don't know the name of it and it;s growing fast. It came from a plant sale where they sell unusual outdoor plants.
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This is a beautiful plant. I looked it up online and found several places that sell them. I am ...»
I want to overseed a dying lawn
The front lawn I had enough $$ to lay good local new sod. I don't have the money to do the back...besides the front has inground sprinklers not so much the back.
Last year I tried all of the hints and helps and did everything they asked and NOTHING! This year I did my own thing...I want to take wagers on if you think it will take or not..
Seed is Scott's Hardy grass seed (given to me by someone locally who has used it and worked perfectly) ...»
What's an effective way to get rid of liriope? My entire front yard
used to be liriope, but dug it all up maybe 5 yrs ago. Planted shade grass which lasted 2 seasons. Then plowed up the yard again and now it's tree mulch with azaleas, hostas, ferns,
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I've thought I'd post this on Craigslist and see if anyone will come dig.
DIY Project ~ Hose Guards From Curtain Rods!
Have you seen the price of decorative hose guards lately? Well, I have and it made my blood pressure rise! Since early spring I have been on the hunt for pretty hose guards to prepare for
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Absolutely brilliant Barb!
Garden Shed from Reclaimed Fence Lumber.
I built this garden shed for my wife using reclaimed 1"x6"x7' treated fencing. I ripped the boards in half and used them for the uprights, trusses and perlins. the floor, siding, and trim
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Gorgeous!
What is Happening to My Iris?
This is the only one of my Irises that this is happening to. At this time it does not seem to be affecting its flowering ability.
Garden Tour
I love creative ways to "decorate" the garden. Here are some of my favorties around our yard.
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Thank you!
Is this a weed? Need help with ID
I am a beginner gardener and I can say that I am learning a lot with HomeTalk! So, here I am asking for help on this plant's id. I hope it's not a weed...
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I would wait a bit longer. After all weeds are just flowers waiting to be discovered!