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Differences With the PH Readings Between Two Meters

There are observed differences in the field between two pH meters' readings. This can get many growers confused with the true value of the pH of the medium on which their plants grow. This article will help answer the confusion of the readings.

Muck Boots Miracles: Hoser Classic

Here's an interesting story about my latest miracle, my new Muck Boots Hoser Classic Boots. Turns out my wife is always right, after all...I work as a general contractor in the Northeast part of the c

Sign Lighting

Sign lighting is an important factor if your business needs to attract passing customers. This is done with LEDs and lighting techniques for repeat-order and high-volume sign lighting.

Do Voles Eat Daffodils?

Daffodils, though a lovely addition to spring gardens, are toxic to animals, including voles, and are not damaged by them. Voles and other animals may eat both the bulbs, foliage and flowers of other spring bulbs, however, and gardeners resort to a number of methods to keep their gardens safe. If yo

Magic Water Beads

MagicWaterBeads.com are tiny pellets made of a Polymer and are sometimes referred to as polymer crystals or crystal soil or in our case MAGIC WATER BEADS. Super Absorbent Polymers are most commonly us

How to Use Pay Dirt Soil Amendment

What you put into the soil in a garden will determine the success of what grows out of it. To give your vegetable and landscape plants a good, healthy start, working the soil and adding amendments is essential. Soil amendments help aerate the soil, which is vital for the roots of your plants. They a

Common Problems and Solutions to Planting in Clay Soil

Clay soil can be very challenging to grow and maintain healthy plants. When planting trees and shrubs, the conventional wisdom doesn't always work. This page addresses the primary problems with planting in clay-based soils and the proven solutions that have helped.

Garden Bench Prices

Garden benches can be made of a number of materials ranging from natural to man made materials and so the price too varies on the materials being used. Apart from the materials used, the prices are also dependant on the size, shape, additional features and finish of the garden benches.

How to Build a Square Foot Garden Frame

Square foot gardening is an efficient way to grow vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants. A useful rule for planting in square foot gardens is to ignore row spacing and use plant spacing instead. A 4-by-4-foot square garden contains sixteen 12-by-12-inch sections. These 12-by-12-inch sections are

Tree Pruning Tools

Before setting out to prune a tree, make sure that you have all of the tools that you need to do the work correctly. Tree pruning promotes new growth and keeps the trees looking healthy, but if not done correctly using the proper tools, you could damage the tree and injure yourself if something unex

Advantages Of Having Plant House

Planthouse, available in various sizes and designs offers quite a good number of benefits and caters your gardening needs pretty effectively. Read on the article to learn more about its benefits.

Want to Find a Good Gardener? Read This

If you are busy and don't have time to care for your lawn and garden you may consider using the services of a professional gardener. There is more to gardening than just mowing the grass. Understanding the seasons and how to care for plants and trees at various times of the year is important to

The Art of Growing and Showing Raspberries.

Raspberries, A Real Rival To The Strawberry For Summer Dessert. The Raspberry Plant is deservedly the number one soft fruit for the small garden, and the only thing that can be against it, or rather ...

Bedding and Beyond - Annuals For Impact

Bedding and beyond - Annuals For Impact I am amazed by how many people live in our fine yet diminutive city of Brighton in England. This has repercussions for us townie gardeners, who must be ...

Everyone Needs a Spaghetti Garden

A spaghetti garden is one of the most popular kitchen gardens. Anyone that has a sunny patch of ground or a window-box can grow these herbs of parsley, garlic, basil, bay laurel and oregano. A small g

How Does a Seed Develop Into a Plant?

The Parent Plant Produces a SeedEvery seed has an embryo, which is like a miniature plant in waiting. The embryo has the potential to form all parts of a mature plant, including stem, root structure, and leaves. The embryo is inactive until conditions are right for germination, which is...

San Francisco Garden Plants

San Francisco is home to a number of private and public gardens. Due the area's unpredictable weather and high average year-round temperature, a limited range of plants can survive the conditions of the Bay Area. Luckily for gardeners, a number of general ("San Francisco Chronicle"...