For Home Gardeners Who Love To Dig In The Dirt
Learn several methods of how to get rid of stink bugs. Getting rid of stink bugs can be a challenge. They have been damaging crops and invading homes. They are altogether unpleasant. Yet there are ways to control stink bugs. Learn about a few of them.
Take some Spring Nature Trips In Oregon with me to see some of our natural beauty, as well as planned gardens. These trips are wonderful for gaining inspiration for the home garden and landscape.
Dividing perennials is the best way to restore vitality to a plant that has gotten too big. See some tips on how to do divisions and find out how a gardener got her plant divisions done when she couldn't dig the plants out herself.
Hypertufa is fun and easy to make artificial stone. You can create hypertufa pots, troughs, stepping stones and art with it. Learn how to make hypertufa with any one of several different hypertufa recipes.
Compost Tea provides beneficial nutrients and immunity from plant diseases for your plantsand is easy to make at home. Follow any of several Compost Tea Recipes and learn How To Make Compost tea for your own garden.
Understanding Climate Zones is important to gardeners . That way you know what kind of plants to put in your garden. There are several different climate zone systems in use. I will talk about the ones used in the United States but there are others other climate zone systems in use in Australia, Europe and …
There are a lot of edible flowers. Take a look at a list of edible flowers that I like or want to try, and find out a little about using and cooking with flowers. The list is not exhaustive, but is a good start. You may find some you want to try. Also, tell us about some you like.
Take a look at what is blooming in my USDA Zone 8 garden the first week of June in the Willamette Valley, Oregon. Feel free to share what is blooming in your garden.
Make a quick and easy sand barrel out of a barrel or pot, sand and oil. The sand cleans off your garden tools while the oil prevents rust, and the barrel is an easy place to store the tools.
Here are a few basic tips on how to attract humming birds to the garden and what kinds of flowers and plants that attract humming birds. There is also a recipe for making nectar for them.
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