How Does Your Garden Grow Roots?
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Edible gardening has surged in popularity, with people seeking a deeper connection to their food and where it comes from. Homegrown vegetables fresh out the garden taste better than store-bought, and are often more nutritious. There’s great satisfaction in eating a ripe juicy tomato that you’...
Whether your yard has been overrun with pesky weeds or you’ve simply decided that it’s time to change the type of turfgrass in your lawn, there comes a point when you need to know how to remove grass. Discover the pros and cons of each grass removal method so that you can decide w...
How to Remove Grass and Create a Garden! 12 Methods to Kill Weeds Naturally It’s only recently that we’ve come to appreciate mulch’s sustainable and ecological benefits. Done correctly, mulching feeds our soil’s living microorganisms with nutrients, and the waste from these tiny microbes cr...
To get rid of them: Prune the rose canes to be 5 to 6 inches high, then gently dig up the shrub, hose off the roots (over a barrel or bucket full of warm soapy water) until all of the larvae are gone from the roots, remove the affected soil and replace it with new soil and ...
One effective strategy to control weeds is limiting areas of bare soil. Plant your vegetables close together for best results and don’t use rototilling, which introduces fresh seeds while harming the structure of the garden soil. If weeds do grow, remove them as soon as they appear, before...
We'll start with the worse one. Mothballs — like essential oils — keep skunks away with their scent, but since a mothball is something physical that they can grab onto, they can remove it from their den area. This could lead to the mothball ending up in the yard where it could easi...
Remove the bonsai tree from its old pot, and remove the soil from around the roots. A bonsai root hook and rake can help make this part of the process easier. Inspect the roots, discarding any dead or damaged bits. Trim the roots by about two thirds. This seems extreme, but controlling...
Whether you’ve inherited a neglected garden from a previous homeowner or have been too busy to keep on top of maintenance, don’t despair: Devising a game plan now can set you up for a much better view by next winter. As with most seemingly hopeless tasks, breaking the process down in...