Sometimes you will need to care for your plants by transplanting them. Transplanting is always tricky, but sometimes the health of your plants requires it. Different plants are best transplanted at different times of year, so no ‘one-size-fits-all’ strategy is possible. But there are some general guidelines to go along with specific recommendations.
Try to make [...]
You spend time on your lawn in the summer. You want it be nice looking. So to take care of it you need two most basic chemicals for lawn needs are water and fertilizer.
These two work in cincert to give your lawn everything it needs from you. The rest it gets for itself. Even [...]
Yard work, like photography or any other trade skill has a plethora of possible tools to acquire for pursuing this practical hobby. But there are some that are a must if you’re to achieve worthwhile results.
You’ll find that having a good shovel will save you hours of back breaking effort. A good shovel is one [...]
If you live in the North then you can not avoid the advance of winter. For many gardeners who choose to live in cold climates they just pack up for winter and head inside. Watching the landscape through a window, they see stretches of snow covered ground, dead stalks and a few hardy evergreens. Not [...]
Read full post...As you are considering how to landscape your yard space, you need to consider how much wildlife is in the area. It can be maddening to say the least to come out have your hard work chomped to the ground by deer and other wildlife in the area. Remember, you are living in their house, [...]
Read full post...It is here again. That time of year when we have to get out the lawn mower and get to it. All land owners know that taking care of a yard is a year round job for some. Some of us are lucky enough to get a brief break due to snow on the ground, [...]
Read full post...GARDENING: Taking the tug out of your lawnmower
By LEE REICH
For The Associated Press
Posted: Jun. 2, 2008
Mowing the lawn no longer has to begin with a nervous tug on a starter cord, or the smell of gasoline and oil.
This happy state of affairs is the result of a new generation of electric lawnmowers, perhaps the greatest [...]
Why not let them grow as God intended? There are as many reasons to prune a tree as there are individual species and circumstances.
Sometimes it’s necessary because wind has broken off a branch. Leaving a partial branch after the break is not ideal for the tree’s health and they’re unsightly. Where your property has trees, [...]
This is a big buffet. You moved out into the woods and now you realize that your trees, shrubs and flowers look like a free lunch to wildlife. Rabbits love to munch on clover and other grasses, as well as certain kinds of flowers. Deer love fruit and certain kinds of shrubbery. Moose will [...]
Read full post...By HELEN ATTHOWE for the Missoulian
We get a lot of questions at the extension office about organic lawn care. Is it possible? Absolutely. But, sometimes the organic approach is a bit more costly.
Organic lawn care starts with good soil. Good soil for lawns is high in nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter with a pH of [...]
