They ran a test on a semi-trucker with a 5-ton load of seedlings. The load was watered three times with a 20-foot hose. The first time, the hose worked and the second time they ran into a speed trap and the sprinkler head went crashing into the lawnmower. It sounds like you are enjoying your…
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If you have a grapevine, you must understand that it takes pruning to help your vines grow. All vines eventually need pruning, and the reason for pruning the vines is to manage their growth and to manage the size and the number of fruits the vines will bear. When buds are produced on the stems,…
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Growing Perennials – A Popular Hobby Perennials are plants that live for more than two years. They generally have a longer growing cycle than the annuals and can be grown in more than one season. Many gardeners like to have a mixture of both annuals and perennials in their gardens. You will find the majority…
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Spend Enough Time Climbing a Gardening Tree to Choose a decent Bonsai For serious gardeners, the thought of spending serious time climbing a tree for enjoyment is enough to make them smile. It may sound strange, but I have known several who climb trees for a living, and one of them told me he gets…
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Fun Facts You May Not Have Known About Tomatoes For many years the tomato was classified as a vegetable. Not for scientific reasons, but for reasons that simply made sense. Most fruits you simply pick up and eat, such as an apple or an orange, but as for the tomato, not many pick up a…
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Jewel Orchids ‘Moonbeam’ When it comes to jewel orchids, we call them plain-looking plants with large, rounded leaves and a single flower that looks like the end of a yucca. Easy to care for and tolerant, cattleyas are popular among home gardeners. If you want to enjoy these Real Soon Growing jewel orchids, here are…
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Birds And The Winter Garden During the winter gardeners’ thoughts are not with their harvest but with the birds that visit the garden. Many times a winter garden is a forget me not a place to sit out and enjoy the serenity but a place to hide from the rest of the world. With the…
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Soil Preparation For Planting If you are considering growing a hydroponic garden, you need to know what type of soil conditioner to use and the tools that should be used. Lighting and nutrients are the most obvious factors that enter your plant’s growth cycle. Since you are in control of their environment you can give…
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The Stupendous Brilliance of Trident Maple Bonsai The development of the trident maple bonsai has been a lengthy one. It is not known whether there are actually trident maple bonsai trees or just a bonsai with a trident maple root. What’s known is that the tree has been around for hundreds of thousands of years,…
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