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If you grow vegetables or garden organically, you'll want to learn how organic Preen Vegetable Garden Weed Preventer can keep your garden free of weeds for up to four weeks per application.Continue reading
Trim the water bill with rain barrels
Designed to capture roof runoff of stormwater, rain barrels are a popular, cost-saving alternative to gardening with public water. These 50 to 60 gallon barrels can be purchased or, with some handiness, built with relatively little investment.Continue reading
Ten ways to let nature nurture your landscape
Some gardening habits can be wasteful. Here are ten tips to keep your landscape looking great with the help from mother nature.Continue reading
How to reduce watering duties in the veggie garden
Tips for efficient water use to maximize food production in vegetable gardens.Continue reading
Organic weed preventer or organic weed killer: Which is best?
The most desirable method for controlling weeds organically is with a weed preventer to keep them from sprouting in the first place.Continue reading
In the heat of summer, supplemental watering may be needed for vegetable and flower beds or the lawn. Here are some landscaping ideas and conservation tips. Continue reading
Three plants that can take the heat without a lot of water
Hot, dry summers can be hard on plants. Be a water-wise gardener with these three heat-tolerant plants. Continue reading
In many areas of the upper Midwest, West and Eastern U.S., gardeners have been struggling with drier than normal summers. Continue reading
Fall clean-up reduces insects and diseases in the garden
Fall is the ideal time to clean-up the beds and prep them for winter. Removing plant debris exposes the soil surface to sun and cold terperatures, which help destroy any insects or diseases that may spend the winter harbored in leaves or fallen fruit. Continue reading
Care needed when using deicers in the landscape
Ice melt products make the sidewalk, driveway and porch steps safe in bad weather, but some may be deadly to landscape plants or damaging to concrete. Continue reading
Fall leaves make a great start to compost
Each fall, Mother Nature provides us with the perfect ingredient for compost, a.k.a. a gardener's black gold. Continue reading
