Archive for December, 2008
Picking the Ideal Location for your Garden
By admin at 29 December, 2008, 3:10 am
Once you have picked what garden you want, there are many other factors you need to decide before you actually get to work with your gardening tools. Mainly you need to choose its location. This is usually decided by several factors: How you will water it, how much shade it needs, etc. Some of these [...]
Read More >>Other Factors in Garden Creation
By admin at 25 December, 2008, 11:21 pm
So now you’ve picked out what type of garden you will have, what the location will be, and what kind of fertilizer you need, now is the time to really get started in choosing your garden environment. First you’ll want to choose what your garden barriers will be. What will separate your garden from the [...]
Read More >>Six Ticks For Organic Gardening
By admin at 22 December, 2008, 8:57 pm
Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature.
Why would one want to indulge in organic gardening?
1.One can easily make compost from garden and kitchen waste. Though this is a bit more time-consuming than buying prepared chemical pesticides and fertilizers, it certainly helps to [...]
Optimizing Your Garden for Drought or Water Conservation
By admin at 19 December, 2008, 6:10 pm
Living in Colorado and being a gardener has been rather stressful in the
past few years, as this state has been undergoing a rather severe drought.
The city is imposing watering restrictions which are not giving enough
water to lawns and plants. I’ve had to renovate my garden to make it more
water efficient. Now, because of the techniques [...]
My First Gardening Experience
By admin at 16 December, 2008, 2:35 pm
Ah, to this day I still remember my first gardening experience. It was
such a disaster that I didn’t think I would ever want to garden again. I
almost decided to turn my casual hobby into the most rage-inducing topic
you could possibly bring up to me.
It all started a few weeks after I moved in to my [...]
Installing a Drip Irrigation System
By admin at 13 December, 2008, 11:26 am
If you’re looking for ways to keep your garden watered without wasting too
much time and money, you’ve probably gone through a lot of options in your
mind. Maybe you’ve considered a sprinkler, a hose, or a good old-fashioned
watering can. All of these methods might be convenient, but most of the
time you will end up wasting water [...]
Improving Your Garden by Adding a Fountain
By admin at 10 December, 2008, 8:44 am
A great way to spice up your garden is to add a water feature. These can be both soothing and aesthetically appealing. I’ve found that there’s nothing more relaxing than sitting on a bench next to my garden and
listening to my fountain while I read a good book or do some studying. Putting in a [...]
Growing Your Own Herbs
By admin at 7 December, 2008, 5:20 am
If you’re not the type of person that wants to spend their time managing
an elaborate fruit or vegetable garden, you might consider planting and
maintaining an herb garden. While the product might not seem as
significant, you’ll still enjoy the constant availability of fresh,
delicious herbs to flavor your meals with.
First you’ll want to choose the herbs that [...]
Getting Started in Container Gardening
By admin at 4 December, 2008, 3:01 am
Sometimes, the urge to garden might be stomped out by other circumstances,
such as living arrangements or space constrictions. If you live in an
apartment, you can’t really operate a full garden, just because you don’t
really have a yard! I think that one of the best solutions for this
problem is to grow plants in containers. You can [...]
