Gardening Tips
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Instead of sharing all this great stuff over a backyard fence - we get to share it over an electronic one. And the fun thing is that our fences are now between towns and regions - not just backyards.
Please - share your best tip with us. Add a picture if you have it - and we'll all be better gardeners.
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trapping fruit flies this is not so much a story but advise on trapping the pesky flies. use a small container. see thru is good so you can visually delight in the dead bugs!...
BYE BYE MICE! This isn't a story but rather a how to. How to get rid of a multitude of mice. It is irrevelant where they are; in the barn or down in the cellar enjoying ...
Making Daylily beds look fresh after the bloom. After the flower stocks have dried out and can be pulled easily I will pull all the dead stocks, rake all the leaves flat into a pleasing pattern and trim ...
COFFEE.... Not just your morning buzz..!!
I am sure that many of you, just as I, can't get going each morning without our cup-o-joe, or in my case, several.
But.... there are several other great ...
Winter Pond Cover I created my first pond about five years ago here in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Zone 4 (sometimes 3). Summertime was great. The fish thrived and the water ...
Greenthumb not required to join a Horticultural Society One of the best places to gain garden knowledge, garden centre discounts, great friends and in many cases help beautify your community is by joining your ...
egg shells I put eggshells on my tomatoes when I see the first flower.
Coffee Grounds I recycle used coffee grounds by throwing them in my garden and potted plants. It is a natural fertilizer.
Flushing drip hoses It is a pain opening the drip hoses twice a year to flush out the refuse. Well, there is a new part that you put on the end of the hose and it flushes ...
Keep cats out of your garden! I shake cayenne pepper or plain hot sauce from the bottle around my plants to deter cats. I do this once a week or after a rainfall. I have had great success ...
blueberries like coffee I add coffee grounds as a mulch and my blueberries love it.
Roses love bananas! I bury banana skins at the base of my roses and they reward me with some beautiful blooms -- maybe it's the extra potassium they're getting. Whatever it ...
