116 articles on "soil"

How To Use Annuals In Landscaping Your Garden

How To Use Annuals In Landscaping Your Garden by: Paul Curran An annual, from the point of view of the amateur gardener, is any plant which must be replaced each year and which flowers only once in its life. Annuals generally are grown from seed...

Home Improvement  home improvement annuals plants soil planted transplanting seeds
Vegetable Gardens & Organic Matter

Organic matter improves soil as a growing medium for plants. It helps release nitrogen, minerals, and other nutrients for plant use when it decays. A mulch of partially rotted straw, compost, or undecomposed crop residue on the soil helps keep the so...

Home Improvement  home improvement compost pile soil plant decay
Turning yard waste into gold.

Turning yard waste into gold.Organic CompostingWhat is Compost?Composting is the transformation of organic materialthrough decomposition into a soil-like material calledcompost. Insects, earthworms, and bacteria help in transforming the material into...

Recreation And Sports  recreation sports compost materials pile material soil
How to get started with deep beds

The use of deep beds as a method of growing crops has become very popular with organic gardeners for several reasons, including:once set up, the amount of work you have to do every year (digging and so on) is much reducedthere is an improvement in so...

Recreation And Sports  recreation sports beds soil crops deep
How to get started with deep beds

The use of deep beds as a method of growing crops has become very popular with organic gardeners for several reasons, including:once set up, the amount of work you have to do every year (digging and so on) is much reducedthere is an improvement in so...

Food And Drink  food drink beds soil crops deep
Mulch Your Spring Flower Bulbs in the Fall for a Beautiful Spring Display

Mulch Your Spring Flower Bulbs in the Fall for a Beautiful Spring Display by: Michael McGroarty You are welcome to use this article on your website or In your newsletter as long as you reprint it as is, including the contact information at the e...

Home Improvement  home improvement bulbs soil freezing mulch good
Groundwater Remediation Basics Explained

Groundwater in one of those things we generally don't think too much about until an emergency arises, yet it's something that affects us every day. According the the U.K. Groundwater Forum, about one-third of all residents in England and Wa...

Environment  environment water groundwater remediation soil contaminated polluted
How to get started with deep beds

The use of deep beds as a method of growing crops has become very popular with organic gardeners for several reasons, including:once set up, the amount of work you have to do every year (digging and so on) is much reducedthere is an improvement in so...

Environment  environment beds soil crops deep
Tips On Starting Plants From Seed

On Starting Plants From Seed by: News Canada For many people, it's the preferred way to begin a garden. (NC)-If you only draw on local resources of bedding and potted plants, you're likely missing a huge variety of plant types... beaut...

Home Improvement  home improvement seedlings soil plants seeds
For All-Season Blooms Plant Floribunda Roses

For All-Season Blooms Plant Floribunda RosesThe name Floribunda is of Latin origin and means "many flowered" or "abundance of flowers" and this variety of rose certainly lives up to its name. These roses have been described as some of the most colorf...

Gardening  gardening flowers roses plant soil many