Garden Fence Adds Room To Grow Crops In Air
Garden air rights boost yields by using a four to five foot picket fence on three sides of a plot. Climbing crops such as tomatoes cucumbers melons squashes and beans grow better when trained upward. Pruning guides per plant, tie stems to the fence, and harvests occur with less bending and better sun exposure.
Get at Roses Before Parasites This Spring
As warm weather begins the rose season many pests and diseases threaten plants. New ready to use spray mixtures and hose attachments provide quick protection, with weekly to ten day intervals recommended, rain requiring additional applications.
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Begonias for Garden Color and Care
Begonias offer lasting beauty with two types fibrous planted for borders and tuberous for exotic flair. Proper site, loose soil, morning watering, and sulfur dusting help prevent powdery mildew. May planting yields best first-year bloom. tuberous begonias suit bedding use with seeding plants in May or June.
Home Garden Mulches Cut Work and Boost Crops
Mulches conserve moisture curb erosion and cool soils with straw lawn clippings manure and other organic materials. Ohio State tests stress soil aeration while boards shade paths prevent compaction and allow weed control by covering between rows. Tomatoes especially benefit from thick dry lawn clippings mulched gently into the topsoil.
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Movable gardens move into California nurseries
Movable gardens gain popularity in California as portable planters and containers expand space efficiency. Nursery pros highlight container planting as core, with redwood tubs, rollers, and casters easing movement of trees, shrubs, and blooms for flexible staging and design.
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Alyssum Varieties Merit For Summer Plantings
Alyssum proves valuable for summer beds due to full bloom transplantation and color from planting location. Its drought resistance helps it endure heat waves and even two weeks of neglect with minimal setback. The dwarf violet variety paired with White Carpet of Snow creates a striking edging effect with dense color during bloom.
Squirrels and Tulips How to Deter Rodents Without Violence
A reader asks how to save emerging tulips after crocus bulbs were eaten. Camphor spray around bulbs repels squirrels. spirits or moth balls dissolved in water can be used. Reapply after heavy rains. once deterred, squirrels may move on to other food sources.
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Remodeling Transforms Shack Into Modern Home
A 100 year old countryside farmhouse was moved on its original site to build out and create a modern residence. The renovation added a new foundation roof and siding in pastel green, with white wood windows and a shed dormer boosting living space on the second floor.
Siding Upgrade Vision for Roof Harmony on Pastel Green Home
A homeowner plans an economical exterior job placing siding over the old roof. Pastel green siding is chosen to harmonize with the roof. Windows and storm windows of ponderosa pine will be painted white.
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