All ‘Gardening Tips’ Articles
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Prevent Algae in your Bird Bath
March 4, 2010To prevent algae in your bird bath, drop a few penny’s in dated before 1982. The copper prevents algae.
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Burdocks
November 3, 2009Burdocks are biennials so if you saw off those plumes of burs and pile them up to rot, they die.
Use a light Japanese woodworking saw to cut the stalks of the Burdocks.
N. Collier -
Spraying Weeds
July 2, 2009I attach a driveway marker stick to the handle of a gallon milk jug. I cut out the bottom and 2 sides of the jug. This makes a great plant protector when spraying weeds in a flower bed.
Fran, Lakeshore Garden Club -
Don’t Let Water Go Down The Drain
June 29, 2009Put a basin in the sink to catch water when you wash your hands. Use it to water your garden, shrubs, and houseplants. Gray water is fine. Use dishwater to water shrubs. One way to filter food particles and other garbage from the dishwater is to fill a trash bag 1/3 full of pine needles. [...]
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How to Kill Thistles
Pour a small amount of Roundup in a metal or glass container. Set aside. Put on a rubber glove and then pull on a cotton glove over the rubber. Dip the gloved hand in Roundup and wipe your hand over the thistle.
Diane, Sun Prairie Garden Club -
Secrets of Great Soil
Bonnie Ownley, University of Tennessee plant pathologist, recommends that gardeners should do a balancing act for good soil.
Feed the soil:add organic matter in the form of grass clippings, leaves, compost, or old crop material.
Seed a cover crop: legumes like clover or hairy vetch may produce as much as 60 pounds of nitrogen per acre. Leave [...]
