Gardening Tips

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Your green-thumb guide to planning, planting, and cultivating a garden

With some basic knowledge, the right tools, and a little work, anyone can transform a boring old yard into a beautiful garden. This friendly guide tells you how. From improving your soil to selecting plants and caring for them, you get just the information you need to start playing in the dirt.

Open the book and find:

• The differences between annuals and perennials and how to care for each

• How to feed, water, and mulch plants

• The best ways to plant and maintain healthy vegetables

• Successful ways to start a garden from seeds

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This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.….more info

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Do you know what the best feature is in All New Square Foot Gardening?

Sure, there are ten new features in this all-new, updated book. Sure, it’s even simpler than it was before. Of course, you don’t have to worry about fertilizer or poor soil ever again because you’ll be growing above the ground.

But, the best feature is that “anyone,” “anywhere” can enjoy a Square Foot garden. Children, adults with limited mobility, even complete novices can achieve spectacular results.

But, let’s get back to the ten improvements. You’re going to love them.

1) New Location – Move your garden closer to your house by eliminating single-row gardening. Square Foot Garden needs just “twenty percent” of the space of a traditional garden.

2) New Direction – Locate your garden “on top” of existing soil. Forget about pH soil tests, double-digging (who enjoys that?), or the never-ending soil improvements.

3) New Soil – The new “Mel’s Mix” is the perfect growing mix. Why, we even give you the recipe. Best of all, you can even “buy” the different types of compost needed.

4) New Depth – You only need to prepare a SFG box to a depth of 6 inches! It’s true–the majority of plants develop just fine when grown at this depth.

5) No Fertilizer – The all new SFG does not need any fertilizer-ever! If you start with the perfect soil mix, then you don’t need to add fertilizer.

6) New Boxes – The new method uses bottomless boxes placed aboveground. We show you how to build your own (with step-by-step photos).

7) New Aisles – The ideal gardening aisle width is about three to four feet. That makes it even easier to kneel, work, and harvest.

New Grids – Prominent and permanent grids added to your SFG box help you visualize the planting squares and know how to space for maximum harvest.

9) New Seed Saving Idea – The old-fashioned way advocates planting many seeds and then thinning the extras (that means pulling them up). The new method means planting a pinch- literally two or three seeds–per planting hole.

10) Tabletop Gardens – The new boxes are so much smaller and lighter (only 6 inches of soil, remember?), you can add a plywood bottom to make them portable.

Of course, that’s not all. We’ve also included simple, easy-to-follow instructions using lots of photos and illustrations. You’re going to love it!….more info

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For those who understand the significance of home-grown foods to surviving and thriving in difficult times, F. F. Rockwell’s no-nonsense Home Vegetable Gardening: A Complete And Practical Guide To The Planting And Care Of All Vegetables, Fruits And Berries Worth Growing For Home Use, may be the best single volume, practical manual of family-feeding, high-yield home gardening ever compiled. With some, the home vegetable garden is a hobby; with others, especially in these days of high prices, a great help. There are many in both classes whose experience in gardening has been restricted within very narrow bounds, and whose present spare time for gardening is limited. It is as “first aid” to such persons, who want to do practical, efficient gardening, and do it with the least possible fuss and loss of time, that this book is written. “Home Vegetable Gardening” can be very useful for the small space gardener as it discusses at length, basics of gardening. Anywhere the book describes use of horses, logic would indicate that a tiller of varying sizes could be substituted. Crop rotation is also discussed, and multiple acres are not needed for this. Instructions on constructing a manure-driven hotbed (the way things were done before electric seedling heat mats were around) are also included. Another section of “Home Gardening” discusses prepping sods for seed starting, the way things were done years before pellet pots, plastic seed flats and cell packs were common. “Home Gardening” is old enough to resurrect much of the forgotten techniques used by our grandparents and great-grandparents, when they had to garden more naturally and self-sufficiently rather than buying everything from the garden store. It might also be helpful for the budding survivalist who no longer wants to rely on manufactured products. The list of seed varieties is fascinating. When it comes to gardening basics, the publishing date of this book matters very little: many things haven’t changed at all. In fact, this book might be better for beginners since it is a book that encourages a do-it-yourself and a ‘from the ground up’ tone. It is almost void of any pre-made devices and there are no gimmicky products being hocked. In “Home Gardening,” the old standby tools are recommended, time tested and readily available.….more info

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1 per packageThe Patented TIE BOSS® Performs Where Other Hangers Fail! One hand instant lock and release – works similar to a Venetian blind! Durable construction – No moving parts to break, jam or rust. Stands up to water and humidity!One person operation – Raise and lower loads without a ladder!1/4″ – Perfect for reflectors! Includes 8 ft rope, 2 durable hooks. 150 lb.max load. Recommended lifting load without Pulley <60 lbs. 1 per package.3/8"- Change filters easily and safely with one person! Includes 10 ft rope, 2 durable hooks. 275 lb. max load. Recommended lifting load without Pulley <100 lbs. 1 per package.Pulley – Create a mechanical advantage and lift heavy loads easier! 275 lb max load. 2 pulleys make 150 lb feel like 50! 1 per package.….more info

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Extra deep, can hang multiple tools on each hook or overlap tools to maximize space. Tilt back hook keeps tools from falling forward. Durable, strong 1 piece design, resin construction. Easy to mount to 16” or 24” stud centers. Interlocking end design allows 2 parts to mount to 1 stud for continuous placement. Can hang multiple long handled tools in 4′ space. Color: Taupe.….more info

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Plant bulbs and bedding greenery effortlessly with the Lewis Tools Bulb & Garden Planter. Easy twisting action creates a perfect indentation every time; while a convenient long handle eliminates bending and minimizes your strain. An effective gardening tool. Allows you to plant while standing. Made of steel.  Assembly level/degree of difficulty: No Assembly Required.….more info

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Enjoy every second that you are gardening with a tool that requires little to no effort from you to use and provides exceptional results for your plants and grass. This front trigger nozzle is easy to use and is designed with a soft grip overmold. This no….more info

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The pump is at the heart of a water garden. Without it, water will not circulate to create a healthy and balanced ecosystem. Sunterra pumps circulate water to help prevent breeding conditions for unwanted insects while oxygenating it for plants and fish. Pumps are distinguished by the gallons per hour they produce at one foot of lift or head. All Sunterra pumps are submersible and must be placed in water to function properly. Direct Drive pumps are more powerful and provide higher GPH output than magnetic drive pumps. These pumps are energy efficient, water cooled and use no oil. Direct Drive pumps are designed for use in dirty water applications where the possibility of water impurities is high. All Sunterra pumps are 100% water tested and have a 25 foot power cord. This pump is a 3000 gallons per hour and has a maximum lift of 26 feet. This pump can handle a larger volume of water and can be used in large water garden applications and those with waterfalls.….more info