Gardening Fun
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I love to spend time outdoors gardening. There is something exciting about growing your own food, knowing that it was grown organically and without chemicals or pesticides.
If you have any yard at all, even if it is just a patio, it is possible to have fruit trees and at least a container vegetable garden. You'd be surprised how much you can fit in a little space.
There is also hydroponics gardens where you don't even use soil. That is a very interesting way to grow plants.
So whether you have a large yard, small yard, or no yard at all, it can be fun and rewarding to grow your own fruits and vegetables.
If you have any yard at all, even if it is just a patio, it is possible to have fruit trees and at least a container vegetable garden. You'd be surprised how much you can fit in a little space.
There is also hydroponics gardens where you don't even use soil. That is a very interesting way to grow plants.
So whether you have a large yard, small yard, or no yard at all, it can be fun and rewarding to grow your own fruits and vegetables.
Protecting Your Garden from Pests
Insects, rabbits, mice, deer and other pests love your vegetables and fruits as much as you do. Here are natural ways to prevent pests from destroying your garden.1. keep your soil slightly acidic, around 6.5 pH
2. fertilize the soil to keep the plants health so they are better able to fight off pests
3. select seeds that are made to fight off pests, or select plants that are healthy
4. encourage Assassin bugs, stink bugs and others that feed on garden pests such as aphids, potato beetles, and caterpillars
5. watering in the morning helps prevent fungus so plants are healthy and minimizes insect damage
6. alternate plants in your garden so all of the same plants are not grouped together, thus discouraging an insect population explosion
7. remove any part of a plant that is attacked to halt the spread
Favorite Gardening Web Sites
- Free Garden Tips
- This is my gardening blog that provides tips and advice for landscaping, flower gardens, vegetables gardens, organic gardening, and so on.
- How to Garden
- This site is a blog that is filled with gardening tips and information by a number of different gardeners.
- Landscaping Tips
- A blog filled with landscaping information to make your garden and yard beautiful.
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