Is your garden looking sad? Odds are your soil is not as rich as it once was. Because of this, you should consider working on improving soil quality. Giving your garden rich soil, full sun, and plenty of water is the best way to have your best garden yet. Today we are going to talk about what you can do to improve and revitalize your soil. Hint: It is easier than you think. Why should you work on reconditioning soil? When you make the effort to enrich oil you rejuvenate the soil for use all over again. This is vital…
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Raised gardens are great for creating a clean garden with fresh nutrient-rich soil. If you live in an area with sub-par soil or have back issues that make getting on the ground difficult raised beds are a great option for you to have a garden you can enjoy despite difficulties. In Florida raised bed gardening was a must to grow with the dry sandy soil. I have a few raised garden beds and a few in-ground garden beds in my current garden with some plans to use some raised beds and lattice trellises to create some privacy for our backyard. Here are…
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I love to have plants growing in my home. Indoor plants help to reduce indoor air pollution, fight depression, and just make a home more cheerful. There are so many wonderful reasons to grow plants indoors. I may not be the best at taking care of my indoor plants. It doesn’t help I have some up high enough that I need a ladder to water them. These are some of my favorite plants that grow well indoors so you can turn your home into a beautiful oasis. Plants that grow well indoors My favorite plant to grow indoors is Aloe…
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Blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, mulberries, raspberries, oh there are so many amazing berries in the summertime. One of the best parts of summer for me is the fresh berries from the yard and the amazing deals on berries I find at our local fruit market. When you are feeding a large family like we are taking advantage of fresh produce when it is in season is the best way to save. The sad part of berries is that they always seem to go bad faster than most other produce. Rather than see food go to waste I make an extra effort…
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If you spend a lot of time in the garden making it beautiful, the last thing that you want is any type of predator entering it and messing it up. This will include the storage of your garden tools that may be in a garden shed or construction. These are vulnerable unless the correct level of protection is taken to safeguard them. Believe it or not, garden tools such as lawn mowers are a pretty good catch for robbers as they are expensive assets that are sometimes easy to steal from homeowners. Construct a Good Quality Storage Facility Depending on…
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Looking to grow your own food but have to keep your landscaping up to par with your HOA rules? Want to grow food but find you have very limited space or perhaps you don’t want your neighbors to know you are growing food? Those flowers might look good in the front yard but, maybe it feels like wasted space to have so many non-edible plants with today’s economy. The good news is edible landscaping is a thing and you can hide food in your garden beds and no one has to know. Hide a Vegetable Garden in your Front Yard Go…