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gardening The Advantages of Organic Gardening

As you all know, this is my first year experimenting with container gardening. I have to admit that I have fallen in love with it. I check my plants every day, photo document their progress, and share the updates with my friends and family. Not only has it been fun but I have also found ...

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Free Mulching

Thursday, May 20th, 2010
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You probably didn’t know that there are many options for organic mulching that you can explore, did you? Today, many gardeners are discovering new sources of free mulch that has been there all along. These include clippings from a lawn, or woody prunings from other plants in your yard. You will be amazed by how ...

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photo Getting Started In Container Gardening

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 ...

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How to Plant an Eco-Lawn

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

This past week, my husband and I embarked on a lawn seeding project. We want to convert our existing lawn to an eco-lawn, one that requires less water, mowing, and weeding. It took us three full days to complete it but it was definitely worth it. Want to plant your own eco-lawn? Follow these steps.Buy ...

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Container Garden Tips and Tricks

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

This year is the first year that I have planted a container garden. I must say it is hard for me to hold in my excitement. Since I have planted my seeds, I find myself getting up every morning to check if new ones have sprouted or how much they have grown.  Since starting the ...

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Container Garden Beginnings

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Garden%20Project%20001 Container Garden Beginnings

My husband and I have planned to start our first container garden this year. We love to cook, it's our hobby in fact, so having fresh produce at our fingertips is a must. Last week, we planted our seeds in small starter squares.  Then we labeled them all. The seeds we planted are:blue peppers super chili roma tomatoes green onions yellow ...

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