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Build a Rain Garden

Thu, 01 Feb 2006 23:17:00 GMT

A simple way to do your part. There's a new garden in town. It is (mostly) easy to install, looks good year-round, requires almost no maintenance and has a terrifically upbeat impact on the environment. No wonder rain gardens are such a great new gardening trend!

Introduction to Aquaponics

Thu, 25 Jan 2006 19:31:00 GMT

The newest in plant cultivation. Hydroponics and aquaponics are very similar in every way except hydroponics requires the addition of fertilizer and there’s no fish in the nutrient solution.

10 Free Gardening Products

Wed, 24 Jan 2006 20:24:00 GMT

How to make what you have work for you. One of the pleasurable spin-offs in organic gardening is finding alternative ways of coming up with the same, if not better, end result...

Vegetable Gardens & Organic Matter

Sat, 20 Jan 2006 17:22:00 GMT

David Selman shares insight into organic gardening. Organic matter improves soil as a growing medium for plants. It helps release nitrogen, minerals, and other nutrients for plant use when it decays. A mulch of partially rotted straw, compost, or undecomposed crop residue on the soil helps keep the soil surface from crusting, retards water loss from the soil, and keeps weeds from growing.Practically any plant material can be composted for use in the garden. Leaves, old sod, lawn clippings, straw, and plant refuse from the garden or kitchen can be used. Often, leaves can be obtained from neighbors who do not use them or from street sweepings.

Hydroponics - Cultivation of Plants in Water

Thu, 18 Jan 2006 17:50:00 GMT

Why hydroponic gardening is quickly growing in popularity. Hydroponics is defined as the cultivation of plants in water. However, research as been conducted to show that many other things play a role besides for just the water therefore the definition has been broadened to read the cultivation of plants without the use of soil.

Organic Gardening

Thu, 18 Jan 2006 17:49:00 GMT

The basics of organic gardening and its benefits for you and the environment. Organic gardening is growing and treating vegetables and fruits with things only found in nature. Some of the best reasons to consider organic gardening are as follows: