Hostas come in many varieties. These easy hosta care tips will help ensure the hostas in your garden remain virtually maintenance free.
There are so many varieties of Hosta that they can fill just about any need you have in your garden. Hostas range in size from 6 inches to 3 feet tall with foliage that ranges from green to gold to blue-green. This planting guide for hostas will help you get started. There is also…
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Expert tips for getting your hydrangeas to bloom.
Having trouble getting your hydrangea to bloom? You’re not alone! There are three possibilities for lack of flowering among the hydrangea species. Shade vs. Sun Although some hydrangea like shade, too much shade can reduce flowering. This is particularly true of panicle hydrangea, which is the one hydrangea species that grows well in…
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Tips for using household items like egg shells, coffee grounds, epsom salt, and grass clippings to make all natural homemade fertilizer for your garden.
If you have a garden, then you know how important it is to fertilize your plants in order for them to grow and produce abundant crops. Vegetables need several basic nutrients in order to thrive: nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorus. They also require trace nutrients such as calcium, iron, and magnesium. Here are some…
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How to grow sprouts in a mason jar. Easy instructions for growing your own salad sprouts from seed in a mason jar on the kitchen counter.
If you have never grown your own sprouts, then you are missing out. It is ALMOST as fun as re-growing green onions. What’s great about them is you can grow sprouts in a jar right on your kitchen counter. To grow sprouts in a jar, you will need to make a trip to your local…
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Harvesting rose hips. Information on growing, harvesting, and cooking with rose hips. Includes a recipe for rose hip marmalade.
Roses can do more than grace our landscapes and floral designs. Like its cousins the apple, pear, peach and cherry, roses produce a fruit. Rose Hips are a valuable source of vitamin C, containing as much as 20 times more vitamin C than oranges. They are also an excellent antioxidant. Growing Roses for Hips…
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