116 articles on "soil"

Winning the Battle of the Weeds

Keeping your landscape plantings, flower beds, and nursery crops free of weeds is a battle, but if you approach it with a strategic plan, you will prevail. In order to develop a plan, you first must understand how weeds work, and what kind of weeds y...

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Preventing Injuries With Proper Playground Surface Design

When you are designing a playground or setting up a prefab playground in your yard, your most important concern should always be safety. As you well know from your own childhood, children simply like to push the limits and they don't really know...

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Chicken Soup for The Soil

Your soil is the most important part of your garden, but too many people forget to nurture their soil. Soil is a living thing, containing microbes, fungi, insect life and general "creepy-crawlies" vital to plant health and vigor, as well as a recepta...

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Where Can I Find Information About Planting Bulbs and Perennials Together?

Where Can I Find Information About Planting Bulbs and Perennials Together? by: Paul Curran Perennials: In this article you can get an answer to; where can I find information about planting bulbs, and perennials together? Perennials are the basi...

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How to Water Your Houseplants Wisely

How to Water Your Houseplants Wisely by: Kori Puckett Over watering ranks first in causes of houseplant demise because it causes roots to rot. Most plants are tough so they can recover from under watering with only the loss of a few leaves unle...

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AMSOIL Synthetic motor oil, the best in synthetics

AMSOIL was the first to make synthetic motor oils, and is the only company that recommends a 25,000 mile 1 year drain interval. Since I have been using AMSOIL motor oil in my cars, I have noticed a real difference in their performance. My 1994 Nissan...

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Lawn Aeration — The Cure for Soggy Grass Carpets

Just like people do, plants need breathing room. While most plants can get the air they need from the top, having adequate circulation in the soil is critical for growing healthy turf. If you’re noticing that last year’s lawn is this year’s spo...

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The Maker's Diet or The Faker's Diet?

The Maker's Diet or The Faker's Diet? by: Moss Greene The Maker’s Diet – hum, interesting title. But should Jordan Rubin’s book really be called “The Faker’s Diet?” And what about his Garden of Life products? Would “Garde...

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Gardeners: Contain Yourselves!

Gardeners: Contain Yourselves! by: Debbie Rodgers Whether you live in a tiny city apartment or on a large country estate, gardening in containers is a way to add colour and the beauty of nature to your surroundings. The three main elements of cr...

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Great Tips for Caring for Your Juniper Bonsai Tree

Juniper trees are among the most popular of the coniferous trees for creating beautiful bonsai trees. The Juniper tree can be found in many countries all around the world, and there are over fifty different varieties. If you're just getting star...

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