116 articles on "soil"

The Pocket Gopher

The Pocket GopherArticle by Matt OliverCopyright © 2003 by ProGardenBizProGardenBiz, an online magazinehttp://www.progardenbiz.comPocket gophers (Tomomys spp.), so named for their fur linedcheek pouches located outside the mouth on each side of ...

Environment  environment burrow gopher bait soil most
Make a Fairy Garden For Your Kids Party

Make a Fairy Garden For Your Kids Party by: Patricia B. Jensen This project is a truly unique kids party activity, combining fun, fantasy, and learning. Kids love getting their hands dirty and learning how things grow. They will also love the id...

Family  family garden small kids fairy plants soil make
The Know How to Grow Grape Vines

Grape vines can be grown in almost any type of soil and climate. The Know How to Grow Grape Vines will give you the information you need to when it comes to planting, growing, and harvesting the fruit from your grape vines. The planting of bunch gr...

Food And Drink  food drink vines grape apart planted soil
Tips On Lawn Care For Different Kinds Of Grass

Tips On Lawn Care For Different Kinds Of Grass by: Andrew Caxton How to get a perfect lawn is what most homeowners wish to know. An excellent turf is not easily won. There are many determinants that influence into a healthy soil. It is not only ...

Home Improvement  home improvement lawn soil clay ground care fertilizers
How To Prevent Damping Off

How To Prevent Damping Off by: Marilyn Pokorney Damping off is the single term used to describe underground, soil line, or crown rots of seedlings due to unknown causes. The term actually covers several soil borne diseases of plants and seed bor...

Home Improvement  home improvement soil water seedlings damping plant emergence plants
4 Tips For Help In Growing Better Carrots

So, you've decided to plant a vegetable garden and carrots are going to take pride of place. Here are four tips to ensure that your carrots grow to be big and strong and make you the envy of all your neighbors. 1. Don't plant your carrots...

Home Improvement  home improvement carrots soil seeds start grow
Eye For Sale, By Owner

A wire service report this week showed a single mother in Bangladesh who had advertised to sell one of her eyes to buy food for her starving daughter. Try to think about that without your blood running cold: human beings selling parts of themselves a...

Self Improvement And Motivation  self improvement motivation bangladesh death starving wire soil many
How to Grow Wildflowers

In the past few years Ive read about, and have seen more interest in wildflowers, so I figure its about time I jump in and add my two cents.I have watched in despair as some of my friends have created a wildflower bed in their yard, and have ended wi...

Gardening  gardening seeds soil wildflowers
Tips for Preparing a Planting Bed

If you are preparing beds for landscaping around your house this article should simplify the process for you. I say that because of everything that is written about this subject, some of it is accurate, some of it is just plain wrong, and much of it ...

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Concerning Mulch - PART TWO

Copyright © 2005 Tammy ClaytonThe use of shredded wood mulch exists for reasons unknown to many of us. It is true and a good point that the mulch does in fact control erosion in a new planting prior to the roots taking hold of the soil. The wood...

Home Improvement  home improvement mulch soil wood plants