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General Gardening Wisdom, Watering

Ditch The Barrel! Here’s An Improved Rainwater-Harvesting System

 

You don’t even know how much water soil can store! This rainwater-harvesting system will make the most of your soil’s capacity

Once they hear ‘rainwater harvesting’, most people immediately think of the water barrel.

The article that follows will change that belief, and offer you a way better and much more efficient rainwater system.

You’ll learn how much water soil can retain and you will be amazed you didn’t take full advantage of it. You’ll also get to know how to implement this new system, all the steps you need to know, and finally, how this entire settings works.

It’s basically a self-sustained system which we’re sure you’re going to love.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

(Video) Scarecrow: Your Garden May Be In A Serious Need Of One

 

If you’re seeing holes on your fruits and veggies, then crows seem to be the culprit

Fighting bad insects and burrowing animals is what most gardeners are pretty good at. But they often tend to forget about the birds.

Certain birds may come and peck at your fruits and veggies. And we’re sure that can drive you crazy.

Here’s why the old-fashioned way would work just as good as it did in the past – the scarecrow.

Get to know how to make one yourself. Learn which items you need and it’s time to make your own stuffed scarecrow.

You’ll witness the entire process from start to finish. Give it a name, and put it in the garden. Goodbye, crows!

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Insects & Pests

Bats In The Garden: The Ideal Pest Control

 

Here’s why you should care about bats and how to attract them to your garden

What jumps to mind when talking about bats? Halloween? Sure, but do you know that this is the only reason why bats have a bad rap?  Unfortunately, this is true.

Very few of us know that bats are incredibly beneficial for crops and produce. We know that birds eat bugs, but we forget that bats do the same.

It’s true they are nocturnal animals, but they love to eat nighttime bugs like mosquitoes and other harmful insects.

So, why not try to attract them to your garden or farm? You can.

Below you’ll learn what to do to make your garden or farm more inviting for bats, plus other tips.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

How To Remove The Excess Nutrients From The Soil

 

Several simple methods for balancing the minerals in your garden’s soil

Could there be excess nutrients in the soil? The answer is firmly yes. While you may think that sounds great (less dealing with composting, mulching, etc), but it turns out that’s not as good as it sounds.

Your plants can suffer just as much as if they were malnourished.

If you notice that they grow but turn unhealthy green or die soon afterwards, you should consider either lack or excess of minerals in the soil.

Before you panic, we’re here to tell you that there’s a solution to that.

Below you’ll read several methods for removing the excess nutrients and providing your plants with healthy soil again.

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General Gardening Wisdom

Safe Gardening: How To Prevent Food-Borne Diseases

 

Why eating straight from the garden may not be such a good idea

Are we not used to picking fresh tomatoes from the garden and eating them on the spot? How many of us who grew on a farm or had a garden, experienced this?

We may all be fine now, but the facts are – there are food-borne illnesses and bacteria, which may be harmful to our health. This is especially true for children, whose immune system is still weak.

So, how do we make sure our families are safe when eating fresh produce straight from the garden?

Below you’ll learn what to do and how to avoid contamination. After all the safety of your family should be your top priority.

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General Gardening Wisdom, Plant Care

(Video) How To Grow Onions Endlessly With This Little Trick

 

With this smart trick you can purchase onions once and grow them over and over again

Here’s a great idea we are sure gardeners and onion lovers would absolutely love.

You need to purchase onions only once, but once you pluck them out there’s something you need to do, which will ensure you can regrow them again.

We believe this is an amazing and super handy trick for gardeners who don’t want to waste too much material, but rather reuse it whenever possible.

According to the author of the video, people who tried this trick had regrown onions 8 times already. From one single purchase.

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Plant Care, Vertical Gardens

(Video) How To Set Up A Self-Fertilizing Vertical Garden

 

The secrets to keeping a self-sustained garden are finally revealed

Many gardeners would love to know how to work less in the garden, but keep growing a bountiful produce.

It is completely possible, if you set up your garden in a smart way. One such method is vertical gardening. Using the principles of vertical gardening, if you add certain components and create a self-fertilizing system (hint: worms), you are way ahead of your gardener colleagues.

The video shows quickly what you need to do to properly set things up, and how to prepare the materials you need. You can start this system in a day and watch it grow and evolve.

It’s all thanks to our friend the worm!

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Vertical Gardens

(Video) Small Garden Space? The Solution: A Vertical Garden

 

Here are amazing ideas and tips for growing your plants vertically

No gardener should be discouraged to grow plants at his heart’s content, no matter the size of the garden space. This is why vertical gardening can be so rewarding, and even more beautiful.

You save your precious space, and yet you grow more produce, because you use that space at an optimal level.

Vertical gardening is way more efficient and effective, and is considered the future of the planet. Whether that’s true or not we don’t know, but we know it can be incredibly useful for gardeners with small gardens.

You’ll learn amazing tips and ideas that you’ll want to implement them before the video is over.

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Insects & Pests, Tomatoes

(Video) How To Get Rid Of Hornworms Organically

 

Here’s the best pesticide-free solution for your garden

Hornworms can be an incredibly annoying (and disastrous) pest in any garden. These worms are very large and can eat a tomato plant within a few days, leaving only the stems. Literally!

Many gardeners may be forced to use some harsh methods and even go as far as purchasing a strong pesticide only so they can save their plants.

While we understand the frustration, we can also reassure you that there is a perfectly safe and pesticide-free solution to your problem.

It requires very little action on your part. You can literally let nature do its work, without letting all your plants die. A bit of strategy needs to be applied and you will surely win this battle.

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Tomatoes

(Video) Green Tomatoes? Turn Them Red With These Super Easy Tricks

 

Don’t give up on late-season green tomatoes! Easy ways to ripen them

Every gardener has come across late-season green tomatoes, and many have probably thrown them in the compost pile. Or got rid of them in a different way.

Some probably used them for winter jar recipes, but many have given up on them.

You shouldn’t! There are very easy ways and techniques for ripening green tomatoes without having to wait for too long. Most methods speed up the ripening process and you’ll still end up with beautiful red tomatoes.

Even if they are already plucked from the mother plant, they continue to ripen. You just have to help them a bit!

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