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In beds where the side angle is too shallow, he says the beds become compacted and the oxygen supply is decreased, which is detrimental to plant growth. Moisture Retention As cellulose- and lignin-eating fungi act upon the woody base material, the logs...

(We just won't think about that distant part of the cycle right now.) This positive thinking might not have warmed my frozen toes or made my car door usable again, but it did offer a mental reprieve from the frightful weather outside.

This procedure is called “potentizing.” The more potent, the longer and deeper the remedy acts and the fewer doses are needed for treatment. Life-threatening injuries and illnesses can be treated with homeopathic remedies, but it's best done under...

Hardy in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 9, the deciduous shrub drops its leaves in fall so the berries stand out against bare winter branches. Despite the beauty of its tempting fruit, eating winterberries should be avoided...

Dreaming of a particular chicken breed to add to your flock? I'm constantly mulling over possibilities in my mind, from the contemplative (“What if I was from a different country?”) to the ridiculous (“How awesome would it be if I had three arms?”).

Growing Ashitaba Ashitaba is hardy to zone 4 and likes well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Sometimes it's a new supplement. He told me that he has always been drawn to the angelicas.

This afternoon, while inspecting my late-summer garden, I came across several small, vividly colored insects on a winter squash blossom. Second, the collective social behavior of the nymphs was very telling—assassin bugs tend to be solitary hunters...

If there is no spring or give to the soil, it's probably still frozen and too cold to work.freestar.queue.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-300x250-ATF-1"); });It's best to wait for the ground frozen solid to break up naturally than to try...

Generally, infected seeds become soft or mushy, turning brown to black in color. Typically, germinating seeds are killed by the damping-off fungus prior to emerging from the ground, and older, more established plants are seldom affected.

OMRI Listed products are allowed for use in certified organic operations under the USDA National Organic Program.I don't want anyone to get the idea that I am anti-compost - it is a valuable asset to soil conditioning.

But is your turkey "green"? There is a growing concern over our food supply, and gardeners everywhere are joining in the effort to increase the quality of our foods. Because there is less white meat, they can dry out while the longer-cooking requirements...

Nevertheless, we made fun of the situation, by foretelling that even our children's children would never have to buy laurel dry leaves again! And this was practically fulfilled, since now after twenty years I still have a few remainings of those bay laurel...

It is not native to Asia, and is closely related to the lily. Lucky bamboo is not, in fact, related to true bamboo plants. This high-humidity houseplant can grow to heights of nearly five feet.Dracaena sanderiana is considered non-toxic to humans.The...

Almost every time a species has been wiped out in large numbers, it grew in exclusive stands, such as the American chestnut tree (Castanea dentata, U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 5 through 8), largely eliminated by a host-specific...

This allowed fallow land to rest, but kept more land in production. Each plant species leeches something from the soil while giving something else back. In the first field, a farmer sowed annual grains such as barley (Hordeum vulgare) or wheat (Triticum...

The lumber of this tree is known by many names, among them Acoume, Gaboon wood, Uume and Zouga. Within its native range, Okoume is considered widespread and relatively common. The wood nails well but is average or worse for holding screws.

Other weekend chores will include reseeding some bare spots in the lawn, pulling out the plethora of spent calendula plants in the front garden, harvesting spinach, digging up and dividing some of my overzealous Nepeta (catmint) plants, and moving my...

I would go to restaurants or grocery stores, and I'd leave with a bag or a belly full of novel foods, a goofy smile plastered on my face. I'm not entirely sure why that is, but little things, like buying a new item of clothing or making a new friend,...

It can also be grown indoors year-round. For this reason, bougainvillea is often grown in a container and brought indoors for the winter. The plants take severe pruning very well and should be pruned back in the fall to maintain their shape and remove...

Commercial services will charge from $10-$30, depending on the amount of information offered. They are not highly accurate but are sufficient for the needs of a gardener. These ions have a positive electrical charge and the chemical symbol H+.

It won't look the prettiest, so consider topping it with compost soil if aesthetics are a concern. Here's what you need to know in order to integrate mulching into your gardening schedule.

The higher the value, the better the thermal performance. With renovations kicking into gear—something that seems to happen only when we pay someone else to do the work—it's time to talk insulation.

This made for simple comparison the day my chicks arrived. To answer the reader's question, a Black Sex Link female chick is completely black, but an Australorp female chick is black on the top with a buff color on her neck, chest and bottom.

Lastly, it is used to make many alcoholic beverages, vinegars, cleaning solvents and paper. Each joint has a node (band) and an internode (area between nodes). The juice is separated from the crushed stems for cleaning.

Heatwave Pink is a low-growing plant that will remain small all its life. If you want to fertilize your plant or plants, use a granular or water-soluble fertilizer once each month, but plants generally do well with no care.Deer will not eat any of the...

The liquid is then separated from the solid and packaged as ghee.Vegetable ghee is a vegetarian alternative to this product. This product is sometimes known as vanaspati or clarified butter.Traditional ghee is a creamy spread produced by boiling butter...

For large deer populations, plots of at least 5 acres are recommended.Cow corn and field corn are the best types to grow for use as deer corn. One particular use of this grain that generates a great deal of controversy is growing it primarily to attract...