116 articles on "soil"

Cheating Your Engine’s Planned Obsolence That Was Created By Its Manufacturer

Cheating Your Engine’s Planned Obsolence That Was Created By Its Manufacturer by: Robert Riley I’m sure by now you’ve heard the term “Extended Drain Interval” for your vehicle’s oil change. If you’ve ever been to a place like Jiffy...

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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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Acquiring & Caring For Bonsai

Acquiring & Caring For BonsaiMost bonsai trees sold at garden centers and nurseries are of excellent quality, but there are a few points to bear in mind when buying a new plant. » Age and shape of the tree » General health » Soil sh...

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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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Healthy Garden Soil - Composting; how, when, & why

In the soft, warm bosom of a decaying compost heap, a transformation from life to death and back again is taking place. Life is leaving the living plants of yesterday, but in their death these leaves and stalks pass on their vitality to the coming ge...

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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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How to Grow Japanese Red Maple Trees from Seed

The seeds are attached to a wing, it’s best to break the wing off before storing or planting the seeds. Japanese Maple seeds have a very hard outer coating as do many ornamental plants. Under natural conditions the seeds would have to be on the gro...

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7 Reasons To Mulch! Why's And How To's

Your landscape is a large living investment and like most investments the more information about it, the more you get in return. Most of us regard mulch as having one function, to give our landscape a fresh new appeal. The truth is, properly laid mul...

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How to Grow Willow for Baskets - Wickerchina

Willow is a fast-growing tree that is known for its flexibility. It has long been popular for baskets and furniture-making. There are many varieties that can be grown for various uses, including hedges, living fences and even sculpture. According to ...

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