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This is a guide about growing aloe. Not only is aloe a neat looking plant, it has medicinal uses too. It is easy to grow aloe at home and have access to its soothing qualities the next time you get sunburned.

This is a guide about when to harvest zucchini. Knowing when to harvest your zucchini will ensure that you get the flavor and texture that you prefer. One benefit of more frequent harvesting is that you can increase your overall yield for the season.

This is a guide about growing daffodils. Daffodils are an easy to grow, early spring blooming bulb. They are available in a variety of colors in addition to the traditional yellow.

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The black concrete or mortar mixing tubs available at your local hardware of big box home improvement store are perfect containers for growing shallow rooted vegetables. This offers some good reasons for growing vegetables in concrete mixing tubs. Tub Cover, Home Improvement Store, Growing Vegetables, Tubs, Compost, How To Dry Basil, Harvest

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The black concrete or mortar mixing tubs available at your local hardware of big box home improvement store are perfect containers for growing shallow rooted vegetables. This offers some good reasons for growing vegetables in concrete mixing tubs.

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Place two same sized containers together with plant inside to increase humidity for tropical plants. This is a thrifty method instead of buying a humidifier. Also works for plants that you may purchase online and came from the mail - to help the plants adjust and recover from the transport! Humidifier, Better Living, Recover, Humidity, Thrifty, Increase, Environment, Home And Garden

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Place two same sized containers together with plant inside to increase humidity for tropical plants. This is a thrifty method instead of buying a humidifier. Also works for plants that you may purchase online and came from the mail - to help the plants adjust and recover from the transport!

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Knowing how to perfect your plants soil is the best defense against diseases and unwanted insects. Its not to say you wont have any bugs or diseases but the soil is like a plants immune system. The better the soil the stronger the plants growing in it. Garden Soil, Earthworms, Immune System, Defense, Watering, Flower Pots, Nutrient

Knowing how to perfect your plants soil is the best defense against diseases and unwanted insects. Its not to say you wont have any bugs or diseases but the soil is like a plants immune system. The better the soil the stronger the plants growing in it.

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Clematis do not wrap their stems around a support while they climb. Instead, their leaf stems reach out for objects to wrap around-preferably structures made from wood or metal pieces less than 1 inch across... Clematis Plants, Purple Clematis, Clematis Flower, Clematis Vine, Greek Flowers, Love Flowers, Fibonacci In Nature, Late Summer Flowers

Clematis Plants

Purple Clematis

Clematis Flower

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Clematis do not wrap their stems around a support while they climb. Instead, their leaf stems reach out for objects to wrap around-preferably structures made from wood or metal pieces less than 1 inch across...

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Sow seeds or transplant seedlings into warm soil. Seedlings should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. Seeds should be soaked for 24 hours prior to planting to speed germination. If starting indoors, use individual peat pots to avoid disturbing roots while transplanting. Peat, Mallow, Seedlings, Disturbing, Hibiscus, Perennials, Planting Flowers

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Sow seeds or transplant seedlings into warm soil. Seedlings should be spaced approximately 18 inches apart. Seeds should be soaked for 24 hours prior to planting to speed germination. If starting indoors, use individual peat pots to avoid disturbing roots while transplanting.

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Plant tubers 3 inches deep and 4 to 6 inches apart in the fall for spring flowers. Tubers do not like to be dry and can be soaked overnight before planting for a faster start. . . All Flowers, Spring Flowers, Lovely, Gorgeous, Planting Bulbs, Poisonous Plants, Herbaceous Perennials

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Plant tubers 3 inches deep and 4 to 6 inches apart in the fall for spring flowers. Tubers do not like to be dry and can be soaked overnight before planting for a faster start. . .

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Basil is one of the most widely grown herbs in the world. Originally from India, it is grown for its clove-like smelling, soft green or purple foliage and is often associated with its culinary use in Italian dishes. Homemade Lotion Bars, Lotion Bars Recipe, Growing Basil, Growing Herbs, Types Of Herbs, Garden Types, Basil Herb, Basil Garden

Homemade Lotion Bars

Lotion Bars Recipe

Basil is one of the most widely grown herbs in the world. Originally from India, it is grown for its clove-like smelling, soft green or purple foliage and is often associated with its culinary use in Italian dishes.

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In the spring, sow seeds directly into ground where you want them to grow. Keep sowing seeds up to 2 months before fall frost date. Seeds can be started indoors 6-8 weeks before transplanting. Garden Cafe, Mini Garden, Gardening For Beginners, Botanical Species, Dwarf Plants, Indoor Flowering Plants, Balloon Shapes

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In the spring, sow seeds directly into ground where you want them to grow. Keep sowing seeds up to 2 months before fall frost date. Seeds can be started indoors 6-8 weeks before transplanting.

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We cut the pampas grass and used a small light weight tarp for cleaning up the clippings. After putting it on the tarp, I tied the bottom ends of the tarp together in a loose knot, then tied the other end to give me a good grip to drag it. It took 3 trips and the tarp worked great for dragging the heavy... Yard Cleanup, Harbor Freight Coupon, Pampas Grass, Good Grips, Clean Up, Trips, Knot, Loose

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We cut the pampas grass and used a small light weight tarp for cleaning up the clippings. After putting it on the tarp, I tied the bottom ends of the tarp together in a loose knot, then tied the other end to give me a good grip to drag it. It took 3 trips and the tarp worked great for dragging the heavy...

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Not all evergreen trees fit into the category of fast growing. This guide offers some good choices for this type of tree. This is a guide about fast growing evergreen trees. Fast Growing Conifer, Fast Growing Evergreens, Hedge Trees, Privacy Trees, Essential Oils, Thuja Green Giant, What Is Living, Leyland Cypress

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Leyland Cypress

Not all evergreen trees fit into the category of fast growing. This guide offers some good choices for this type of tree. This is a guide about fast growing evergreen trees.

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I find that using an old turkey baster to water my houseplants keeps the leaves dry (which prevents mold and rot) and keeps me from overwatering smaller plants. I will even use a squirt from some of my fish tanks water occasionally for the fertilizing effect! Turkey Baster, Basters, Fish Tanks, Water Me, Fertilizer, Cactus Plants, Houseplants, Dried

I find that using an old turkey baster to water my houseplants keeps the leaves dry (which prevents mold and rot) and keeps me from overwatering smaller plants. I will even use a squirt from some of my fish tanks water occasionally for the fertilizing effect!

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Most of us know ladybugs are just one of a group of insects that are beneficial to the garden. But what about the ladybug in other than the adult stage? I discovered something very interesting. Beneficial Insects, Plant Care, Knowing You, Ladybugs, Plants, Stage, Adult

Beneficial Insects

Most of us know ladybugs are just one of a group of insects that are beneficial to the garden. But what about the ladybug in other than the adult stage? I discovered something very interesting.

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Three wonderful sunny days this week tell me that the darkest days of winter are behind us. The seed catalogues landing in my inbox and in my postbox are filled with possibilities to make even more colourful and tasty edible bouquets than the ones I created last summer. Order Bouquet, Edible Bouquets, Seed Catalogs, Sunny Days, Possibilities, Seeds, Create, Inbox

Edible Bouquets

Three wonderful sunny days this week tell me that the darkest days of winter are behind us. The seed catalogues landing in my inbox and in my postbox are filled with possibilities to make even more colourful and tasty edible bouquets than the ones I created last summer.

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