The science of autumn
Posted on October 11, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
Everyone loves autumn colour, but what, exactly, causes this transformation? Well it’s a complicated biological transformation ? so bear with me for the next bit.
Leaf colour is determined by three main pigments ? chlorophyll for the greens, carotenoids for the yellows and oranges, and anthocyanins for the reds, blues and purples. Chlorophyll enables photosynthesis, the production of food. Carotenoids help absorb light for use in photosynthesis and also protect chlorophyll from light damage. Anthocyanins produce vivid colour in flowers and fruit that in turn attract pollinating insects and seed dispersing animals. These three elements are vital to plant life.
Gone to Rot
Posted on October 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
One of the most enjoyable parts of gardening for me is making compost. There is nothing more satisfying than emptying my compost bins at the start of the Autumn and seeing all that lovely composted material just waiting to get dug back into my borders. If I’m busy I don’t even bother to dig it in but just spread it on the beds to let the worms dig it in, add nutrients to the soil and help mulch my plants during the winter.
Green Lawn Care That Is Chemical Free
Posted on October 7, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
If you want to live more green and be in harmony with the environment with your lawn care, you will need to give it some planning and forethought. Gaining a better understanding of weeds and grass as plants will help you to achieve your goal.
Trying to stay true to the principles of organic and natural
living is not as easy as you think it should be. In our culture we have become
acclimated to certain conditions that have only been achieved through the use
of chemicals. From doing the laundry, to washing cars and tending our yards, we
have invented a chemical for nearly every task. If you want to live more green and
be in harmony with the environment with your lawn care, you will need to give
it some planning and forethought.
Other common garden tools required for effective gardening
Posted on October 4, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
You will find a large number of common garden
tools available in market and all these tools can make your gardening
experience enjoyable.
You will find a large number of common garden tools
available in market and all these tools can make your gardening experience
enjoyable. If your aim of gardening is to grow vegetables or other seasonal
crops, a few garden tools such as seeding and planting tools, harvesting tools
and composite equipments will be very useful for you.
A few common garden tools that will be required for growing
beans or seasonal vegetables are given below.
Vegetable gardens
Posted on October 4, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
vegetable garden are the best way to grow food in the spring time.
Vegetable gardens are unlike any other garden on your property. These gardens can be as attractive as a flower border — with many different types of plants: annuals and perennials, and warm-season and cool-season plants. Vegetable gardens located on high ground are more likely to escape light freezes, permitting an earlier start in the spring and a longer harvest in the fall. Although is it really possible to build to grow an attractive garden patch during the frozen months of the winter?
Gardening: Growing Your Own Vegetables
Posted on October 2, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
Vegetable gardening has lately become just as popular as going to the
grocery store fore produce. Vegetable gardening can produce vegetable
that are usually cheaper than store bought, and vegetables from a home
vegetable garden definitely taste better by far. Vegetable gardening
is no different than growing herbs or flowers and if the proper steps
are taken and the plants are give the proper care they will flourish
and produce very tasty vegetables.
Gardening: Gardening In Organic
Posted on October 2, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
Organic gardening is the exact same as regular gardening except that no
synthetic fertilizers or pesticides are used. This can make certain
aspects difficult, such as controlling disease, insects, and weeds.
Organic gardening also requires more attention to the soil and the many
needs of plants.
Gardening: Trying To Understand Container Gardening
Posted on September 29, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
If you are a garden lover, but have no space for your gardening
appetite, don’t worry gardening is not necessarily out of your reach.
In the available space of your house say balcony, patio, deck, or sunny
window, you can create a container gardening, which will not only bring
you joy but also vegetables. So, are you ready to start container
gardening yourself?
In the past, gardening is an exclusive realm of the landowner. Nowadays
even the flat dweller can grow his dream garden without having any
fuss. One’s dream can be fulfilled by container gardening, which means
the gardening in a special container. Container gardening gives
delights of landscape without weekly mowing. In the container, you can
raise some perennials, annuals, and even shrubs and small trees.
A Flower Garden Without Weeds
Posted on September 28, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
Instructions on how to have a flower garden without weeds
Designing With Landscape Shrubs And Bushes ? Learning To Choose Them Like A Garden Designer
Posted on September 26, 2008 - Filed Under Gardening | Leave a Comment
When choosing landscape shrubs and bushes, the home gardener is often overwhelmed by the range and variety available today. Here are some guidelines for thinking as would a professional designer.
A professional garden designer chooses landscape shrubs and bushes in a certain way, while an inexperienced home gardener chooses them in another. The novice tends to go for plants that he or she has seen and liked in parks, gardens, and nurseries. The landscape architect or garden designer on the other hand, while taking personal preference into account, works according to a set of principles, which unlike other aspects of design, can be readily applied by the average home gardener.
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