The Gardening Manual

How does planting flowers help conserve water?

admin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:19:10 +0000

im doing a poster board about conserving water..My teacher says flowers help but i dont know how.. first one to give me the answer im looking for gets the best answer!!

There are some flowers and shrubs you can plant that are "drought-resistant" that require little or no water to continue living, and they all prevent runoff. When you plant these types of plants in lieu of regular plants, you save the water that would be required for watering normal plants or grass.

California poppies, Clarkias, Shirley poppies, moss rose, blanket flower and sweet alyssum are all flowers that can bloom with little or no water.

In some states, the government even provides incentives for those who plant these kinds of flowers or shrubs or those that xenoscape.

Garden Update 5: Fertilizer

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:18:21 +0000

SORRY FOR THE BLACK SPOT IDK WHAT IT IS! your eyes arent fooling you i figured out how 2 use movie maker on my new cam but it takes a while so tell me if ya like the old way i sure do!

Duration : 0:4:44

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Container Gardening

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:18:19 +0000

Gardening in Polk. Gardening Expert John R. King, Jr., tells us all about container gardening.

Duration : 0:2:4

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Nightcrawlers – 1 : Want To Learn How To Raise Night Crawlers? Easy Detailed Steps Here!

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:18:16 +0000

Nightcrawlers and other worm types such as a common night crawler, European night crawler, african night crawler, grunt worms, garden worms, red wigglers, and leaf worms are as close as you can get to a universal live bait for all species of freshwater fi

Duration : 0:3:28

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Organic Gardening – Giving Back to the Soil

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:18:13 +0000

To view the previous video in this series click: http://www.monkeysee.com/play/10843

Duration : 0:3:0

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DuneCraft Product Demo-Culinary Herb Garden

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:18:10 +0000

Learn how to grow and use herbs right in your own kitchen in less than a week! This complete kit contains everything needed to keep fresh herbs in your home for months upon months. Sprout and start seedlings in the dome for transplant, or grow and use them right out of your culinary dome.

Duration : 0:0:24

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Growing Vegetables : Growing Okra

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:18:06 +0000

Growing okra in full sun to partial shade works very well. Learn how to grow okra in your vegetable garden in this free video.

Expert:
Stan DeFreitas
Contact: www.mrgt.net
Bio: Stan DeFreitas, also known as “Mr. Green Thumb”, has experience as an urban horticulturist working for the Pinellas County Extension Service and has taught horticulture at the St. Petersburg College.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Duration : 0:1:12

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Growing Flower Gardens : How to Grow Columbine (Aquilegia)

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:18:03 +0000

Columbine flowers grow well in almost any climate and need a full, sunny spot to grow in. Plant and grow Columbine flowers by roots or seeds with tips from an experienced gardener in this free video on planting flowers and gardening.

Expert: Yolanda Vanveen
Contact: www.vanveenbulbs.com
Bio: Yolanda Vanveen is a third-generation flower grower and sustainable gardener who lives in Kalama, Wash.
Filmmaker: Daron Stetner

Duration : 0:1:23

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Can you use starter fertilizer in the perennial garden?

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:24:40 +0000

I’ve got a bunch of starter fertilizer left over from feeding the lawn. Can I use in the perennial flower beds as well? Will it hurt (wrong element ratio?) or will it make no difference? I’d rather not go back to the store if I can help it.

Well your would need a fertilizer high in NItrogen and Phosphorus
N-P-K Nitrogen-Phosphorus-Potassium. So a high 1st two numbers will do wonders for a perennial garden.
The nitrogen will help green your plants up and give them a good root base that will help them in summer months so you don’t have to water them as much.
The Phosphorus will promote Nice healthy blooms, the kind that make your neighbors ask you what your doing differently than them.
Just make sure you follow the manufactures instructions on how to apply it and you should be off to a great start with your perennial garden.

And to answer your initial question.. You can use the fertilizer that you have left over.. but remember why you bought it… to fertilize your lawn, it wont be as good for your perennials as it is as good for your lawn.

Container gardening & compost?

admin — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:24:34 +0000

I’m a newbie to container gardening. My family who has the in-ground type gardens tells me to throw ground up eggshells, coffee grinds, banana peels, etc. as "natural fertilizer" in my containers because they do that in their regular gardens. Considering that container gardening is somewhat different than regular gardening (e.g. soiless media seems better than regular garden soil since there is less disease, weeks, etc.) – is this natural food compost OK for container gardening? Or am I going to breed disease to the vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers, etc.)

I wouldn’t put food scraps in a container. The container won’t be big enough to contain a plant and kitchen scraps, and it will smell and attract bugs. Buy compost and mix it in with your potting soil to add a boost.