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1). Mulching Benefits / Organic And Inorganic Mulch Types
Mulching is the practice of placing a loose surface onto the surface of soil in your flower or vegetable garden in order to protect, insulate and beautify the area. This loose covering is called a mulch and it can be either of an organic or inorganic variety. Examples of mulches include compost, stone and grass clippings. Every gardener should understand the many benefits of mulching the soil in their garden.
Article tags: soil, mulch, mulching, mulches, compost, bark, grass, organic, nutrients, garden, lawn, flowers
2). Organic Gardening - The Pros And Cons
Picture three ripe red tomatoes arranged on a wooden cutting board awaiting your pleasure. They've each come from a different source: can you tell which one was grown organically?
Two of the tomatoes were lovingly tended in backyards - one in a conventional garden and the other in an organic garden. The third tomato came from the supermarket, and it's easy to eliminate from the guessing game.
Article tags: garden, gardener, gardening, organic, health, tomato, environment, environmental, soil, plants, vegetable
3). Earthworms In The Garden / Earthworm Facts
Notice the lowly earthworm, squirming away, going about its everyday business. Simple creatures you may think but they have quite a important use in the garden. Did you know the earthworms are nature's first gardeners? They don't exist just for kids to eat and fishermen to use as bait :)
Some Basic Earthworm Facts
Earthworms are present in almost every type of soil but the healthier the soil the greater the numbers.
Article tags: earthworms, earthworm, soil, castings, vermiculture, vermicomposting, garden
4). Keeping Soil Healthy
Soil is a composition of weather-beaten rock, minerals, decayed plant materials and other organic ingredients. All this takes a long time to develop, but can be damaged by our action or neglect in a single season.
Plants can obtain nutrients from the soil using their roots and change them to usable materials to grow new roots, leaves and flowers.
All gardeners are to be custodians of the soil, taking the time to replace food and other elements as they are used.
Article tags: gardening, horticulture, landscaping, flowers, soil, perennials, organic gardening, seeds, plants, pool
5). How To Grow Your Own Organic Worms – Your Silent Workforce
The main work worms do in your garden is tilling and aerating the soil. They burrow very deep, leaving channels through the soil that break up clods and allow air to enter and water to penetrate and drain away.
In the process of eating at the surface and eliminating lower down, they introduce organic matter to the deeper levels and steadily increase the depth of topsoil.
Article tags: worms, organic, gardening, compost, liquid fertilizer, soil, worm farm, worm castings, vermiculture
6). Soil Basics - Creating Fertile, Healthy Soil
Have you ever looked at the soil in your garden and considered it as anything more than soil? If not you should because there is a lot more there than meets the eye. It performs many functions that you may not be aware of and having good quality soil in your garden is essential for your plants. In this article we will look at the functions of soil, what different types there are and finally some ways to make it healthier.
Article tags: soil, nutrients, lawn, garden, texture, clay, sand, silt, loamy, compost, manure, fertilizer
7). Soil PH And Its Effect On Your Garden
As you may have observed from your gardening experiences plants can be fussy things. The right location, amount of sunlight and 101 other factors influence your plant's growing ability. One factor which is very beneficial in understanding before putting that new plant into the earth is soil pH.
What is Soil pH?
Let's get all scientific for a moment and learn what pH is.
Article tags: ph, soil, garden, lawn, plants, flowers, acidic, alkaline, scale
8). What Every Carpet Cleaner Needs to Know About Soil
Copyright 2006 The Janitorial Store
In order to understand how to clean carpet, we need to know what soil is and the problems it presents. Soil in carpet is any substance that is foreign to the carpet's construction. Soil includes substances such as dirt, sand, food, oil, hair, dust, and anything else that finds its way onto carpet. Carpet not only traps soils that fall onto it, but it also acts as a filter for the environment.
Article tags: carpet cleaner, soil
9). Organic Gardening - A Growing Trend
In the past decade and a half, organic products have achieved almost mainstream status. Where organic produce was a specialty item in a few upscale grocery stores in the early 1990s, today's supermarkets commonly offer organically produced items.
An upward spiral is happening: Organics have become more available and more affordable. The result is that a larger proportion of the population buys organics.
Article tags: garden, gardener, gardening, organic, health, healthy, environment, environmental, soil, plants, vegetable
10). Organic Gardening: 10 Practical Steps
“Organic gardening is not just the avoidance of chemicals, in the larger view, it is organic living using nature’s laws.” I read this quote by an unknown person sometime ago and realized that my parents and others like them were organic gardeners long before the current resurrection of these principles. They didn’t use chemicals on the food they would feed to their children and gardening was a part of daily living to ensure there was sufficient food to preserve for the long winters.
Article tags: organic, gardening, practical steps, soil, fertiliser, sustainability, environmental stewardship, wild-life friendly habitats, intensive planting, biodiversity, rotating crops, watering and weeding, saving seeds
11). Why You Should Consider Gardening For Your Children
Apparently, we can see how nature is treated these days. It is a sad thing to know that people do not pay attention so much anymore to the environmental problems. What can we do about this? It's as simple as starting with the children. It is good to see the children's involvement with environment-friendly activities. One such nature-loving activity that children could easily get their hands on is gardening.
Article tags: gardening, planting, plants, soil
12). Do We Need Insects For Our Garden?
10 Beneficial Insects For Gardening
1. Aphid Midge: These insects look like a delicate, small wasp. The larvae eats more than sixty varieties of aphids from the garden. You can attract them by growing plants with a lot of pollen and nectar.
2. Big-Eyed Bug: This is a fast-moving bug with large eyes and very small black spots on it’s head and thorax.
Article tags: gardening, plants, garden, flowers, soil, trees, flower, gardening, gardens, seeds, water, vegatables
13). The Garden Beckons
The crocus is almost ready to peek through the partly snow- covered ground. It won’t be long now and the earth will bring out a burst of colors to herald the beauty of Spring as Nature wakes up from its winter slumber.
It’s that time of the year when gardeners can hardly wait for the snow to disappear from the ground. The balmy weather these past few days started to melt some of the snow revealing the brown color of the grass.
Article tags: gardening ideas, soil, color, budget preparing your garden
14). Balcony, Patio, and Courtyard Gardening
People choose balcony, patio, and courtyard gardening for many different reasons. Some are moving from a large house to smaller accommodation, some don’t want the hassle of a large property, and some chose to live in rental property to avoid the high-cost of owning a home. Whatever the reason, this doesn’t mean we can’t garden. No space is too small for a small space garden.
Article tags: small space, gardening, containers, scale, microclimates, soil, watering, fertiliser, function, focal point, colour, lighting
15). The Secret To Healthier Plants? Let’s Ask My Grandfather.
My Grandfather was an old school farmer from way back who depended on his crops for his living. He, like farmers then and now, knew that the secret to optimum yield and plant health begins in the soil. If the soil was just right and other conditions were favorable, his yields were higher and he could make a descent living that would get his family through the rest of the year.
Article tags: organic gardening, plants, growing plants, soil, farming, gardening