Browsing Archive: November, 2009
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Friday, November 27, 2009,
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Garden Schemes
The British Red Cross is appealing for more gardeners to open their gates for their Open Gardens scheme.
Celebrity gardener Monty Don is supporting the appeal to boost the scheme which last year helped raise more than £175,000.The British Red Cross uses the money to care for people in crisis both in the UK and overseas. But the charity needs more gardens of all sizes, from small cottage style ones to whole villages. Volunteers ensure that gardeners are given assistance in organising the openin... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Wednesday, November 25, 2009,
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Gardening
" Let’s face it, gardening can be pretty daunting. All those Latin names, the bugs and blights that can attack your plants just when they are looking their prettiest. How does anyone manage to grow anything?
Part One of ‘How to be a gardener’ will explain all that. It’s not magic, it’s common sense. I can’t promise you a copper-bottomed guarantee, but I can help you to learn how to avoid the pitfalls and make the most of what you’ve got.
This online resource, prepared in collaborat... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Wednesday, November 25, 2009,
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Composting
Compost is a useful organic material made from organic wastes (e.g., yard trimmings, food wastes, manures). In composting, bulking agents (e.g., wood chips) are added to organic wastes to accelerate the breakdown of material. Then, the finished material is fully stabilized and matured through a curing process.
Worm composting uses red worms to create useful organic material from kitchen wastes.
The Uses and Benefits of Compost:
* Provides mulch for landscaping and gardens
* Replaces fertilize... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide. on Thursday, November 19, 2009,
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Gardening
The thing to remember when gardening is to start small. A small plant bed, about 25 or 30 feet square is perfect, is just enough room for about 30 plants. This will give you a chance to try out your green thumb and if you find that you enjoy your garden you can always expand and increase your plantings. The next thing you will want to do is choose a site. Gardening should be done in an area that gets at least six hours of sunlight. Try and stay away from large trees that will take your plants ... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Tuesday, November 17, 2009,
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Gardening Tips
Bulbs such as onions and shallots should be planted now as they need the cold weather to get going, according to the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). Writing in the Daily Telegraph, a representative from the RHS Advisory Service said that the first step of bulb planting is preparing the soil. A bucket of well-rotted organic matter, such as garden compost, should be added every square yard. Fresh manure, however, should be avoided, they said. Well-drained soil suits a number of autumn plantin... Continue reading ...
Posted by The Gardeners Guide on Sunday, November 15, 2009,
Fencestore retails a wide range of fencing panel packs, gate packs and accessories. The Fencestore web site is dedicated to the fencing sector alone, therefore as fencing specialists we intend to maintain a pure fencing focus to this venture. Our fencing panel products have two primary themes, firstly; traditional UK-manufactured fence panels like Waney-Edge, Closeboard and Palisade, and secondly; a European planed and decorative range known as Meadowbrook. We provide a clear and stress-free ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Sue James on Thursday, November 12, 2009,
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Gardening Tips
Still time for tulips
The tulip, with its range of colours, shapes and sizes, can be used to greater effect and in more places in the garden than can the daffodil. We plant Queen of Night tulips in the wild-flower meadow, where they look impressive standing boldly above the cowslips. Plant them in large groups for the best effect. Each November, we top up last year’s bulbs with new ones, as many will not survive from year to year. Late-flowering tulips planted in borders are often in the wa... Continue reading ...
As you spend more time gardening you will tend to accumulate more and more garden tools, and eventually you need to organise them when you aren’t using them. This can range from a simple holster or rack for storing a garden tool set, to a full size shed for housing your mini tiller or your chipper shredder. Here’s a look at some of your options for garden tool storage, with a look at garden tool storage racks, sheds organizers and more. A garden tool rack will come in a couple of different... Continue reading ...
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