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Sunday, September 14, 2014

Gardening indoors

Sometimes having plants indoors will only be a part time project. It is true for those home owners that live in climates that will turn very cold during the winter months of the year. It will also become very hard on some plants so you will need to determine if the plant is a good one to bring indoors during these months.  Deciding which ones to bring in sometimes can be a little bit confusing.  The plants have been outside and have become use to the lighting and climate conditions of the outdoors.  It is very important that the plants that are chosen to come inside will do well once they grow inside of the home.  The plants will need to receive plenty of light, and  this may mean that the homeowner will need to buy some artificial lighting for them so they will thrive. They may also need to be transplanted into other larger pots before bringing inside, and this can also throw the plants into shock when they are replanted. Continuously watch for pests or bugs living inside of the plant because once they come inside they may spread to the other indoor plants.  Pests and bugs can be treated outside before they are moved which will make this task a lot easier if caught early enough.  Indoor plants are great and will add a lot of beauties to the inside of the home.  Once the plants have found the perfect place and were growing and thriving, you may decide to keep the plant indoors forever if they are growing well. One can add color to rooms inside of the home and plants will add a lot of life to the area.  If outside plants grow into the ground and a home owner is considering bring them inside for the winter a container will need to be a bigger size to house the root ball when transplanting.  Once they are dug up and transplanted this could harm the plant, and they may not grow very well inside.

Saturday, September 13, 2014

Bonsai trees

Bonsai trees are beautiful and zen like in their appearance. They work for those who live in apartments or those with smaller landscapes.  However, over the years many cultivars have made this miniature tree even more popular with its many new varieties.  Here are several kinds that you may want to add to your home or landscape.  The Willow Leaf Fig is beautiful and has been around during the 1970’s.  It has a beautiful shape and lovely bark that shines indoors or outdoor area on your porch or patio.  The Juniper is also fairly popular.  It received its popularity from the famous movie, “The Karate Kid” and has only increased in this over the years.  It has a long trunk with beautiful dark bark and lovely green coloration in the foliage.  There is also a Boxwood Bonsai, which is especially lovely and is an evergreen plant.  It is also classified as a hardwood plant, and some have even carved the trunk of the tree to give it something extra.  The Carissa Bonsai is also called Natal Plum and originates from Africa.  It has beautiful white blooms and lovely bark.  It looks especially lovely in any room you want to place it. Jade bonsai is the most popular. It is easier to grow and develop and has small foliage that is intricate and beautiful.  One of the most complex and beautiful is the Schefflera Arboricola.  It is beautiful and hard to kill making it a favorite for those just getting used to growing bonsai trees.  If you want one with larger leaves, try the Sea Grape Bonsai.  The Tamarind Bonsai is very durable and can deal with a multitude of different growing conditions with no problem at all.  Bonsai trees are perfect to add to places in your homes such as reading areas, your bathrooms and your kitchen.  However, they will look amazing no matter where you place as long as they get a little sunlight during the day.  Look into adding of these precious miniature trees to your home.

Thursday, September 11, 2014

Selling at Farmers Market

The first thing you need to do in order to start selling at Farmer’s Market would be to make a checklist of everything you need to be prepared to set up and sell. Farmer'S market can open the door to all who are involved. You need to do this first to ensure everything you need is picked and packed up ahead of time. Selling at Farmer’s Market requires a good bit of work in order to prepare the produce you want to sell, transporting it safely to the location early before customers arrive and possibly needing to supply your stand or display. Once you are prepared with what you will need, one needs to determine what you are going to sell. You could sell a variety of fruits and vegetables sold in baskets, fresh meats, baked goods, canned sauces, vegetables, jams and a variety of other options. You want also to make sure you stand out amongst the others; display what you are selling in an appealing way such as if you were all organic. Next you would need to make sure to get certified by the Board of Health in your country. Become sturdy and strong in what you will be selling. Checking out the competition you will encounter and what area in the market you will be located and decide the products on which you will be selling and the prices. Once the market chooses you, you want to decide on how you will display your products. You may already have items readily available or need to get a few things, whether you want tables, a stand, produce sitting on a truck or bales of hay, in baskets or hanging, etc. One may have to buy a few things to accomplish your look. You want to make sure that you have everything you need picked, packed baked, and ready to go unless, of course, you like to get up real early then feel free to bake and do all the preparation in the morning right before you need to beat the market. You do not want to prepare too early as far as some of the produce goes because you do not want anything to spoil too soon.

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Tips for growing organically

Many gardeners have been moving to more organic means of vegetable gardening. It is similar to a regular garden, but it is somewhat different. Start with the best vegetables and making sure you have the best growing conditions for these. It means picking an area that gets minimum six hours of sun a day and making sure the soil is to the standard it needs to be.  Adding compost to your soil will make amend any poor qualities that may be in the soil.  Organic matter is the key to a beautiful and high yielding organic vegetable garden.  You will also want to choose your vegetables wisely.  Tomato plants are naturally more sensitive to disease and pest problems so look for a variety that is disease resistant.  This information should be listed on the tags when you purchase the plant.  To make an organic garden, you will need to feed your plants naturally.  There are tons of things out there filled with chemicals, and this is not good for your plants.  If you must fertilize your vegetables, make sure to use natural products.  Animal manure that is well rotted from vegetarians like rabbits and horses make a great source of natural nutrients.  There are also a number of natural items one can purchase at a hardware store.  If your soil is already great, you do not need to fertilize as too much of this can make your plants have the opposite of what you are looking.  Plant rotation is another great method for organic gardens.  Planting vegetables in different spots each year will help reduce disease and pest infestation and will give your plants a much better start each season.  Also remember that similar plants such as tomatoes and peppers need to be planted in different spots as they are prone to the same diseases.  Mulching is another technique that gardeners use. Use chemicals as well as prevent fungal diseases.  Try these techniques for a more successful and productive organic vegetable garden.


Monday, September 8, 2014

Gardening tips

There are so many landscaping tips when considering landscaping projects. The best way to find great tips is to do a lot of research online and also to visit home and garden centers. Some good tips for landscaping. Visit online garden sites because they will all have great blog sections that will offer great ideas and good tips when it comes to landscaping projects and idea. All landscaping tips will not work for everyone, so it is very important to find land and ones that you as a homeowner or gardener want. Landscaping tips will not be of any good if they are not helping with a specific project or landscaping idea that is being considered. Also, a homeowner or gardener can also get landscaping tips on how to care and maintain certain plants that are being considered for gardens and other areas on their lawns.
Getting landscaping tips is a great way to make sure that the project will come out beautiful and will be a fantastic display area on the lawn. The landscaping tips will also help in building and creating a certain landscaping project for a lawn. There are also some great landscaping magazines that will give good tips on all areas when it comes to landscaping a lawn or building and creating a gorgeous garden. They will provide tips on what types of plants and other items will go well in the garden or natural area. Also on what types of perennials will grow well together with shrubs and trees and also tips on how and where perennials should grow. Research, possibly save time and money when it comes to landscaping a lawn or other property. It is also great to use layers when it comes to gardens or other areas and with good landscaping tips this will be very easy to do.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

How To Plant a Fruit and Vegetable Garden

VEGETABLES & FRUITS, THE EDIBLE GARDEN Most people when they say they are 'putting in a garden' usually refer to one type or the other. Either floral or vegetable. Rarely are the two mixed. Most people also complain, that they are only good with either one or the other. If you are good with one, you are certainly likely to be good with the other and vice versa! It is a myth, that you can only be good at either flowers or veggies! It is possible to be well versed and able to grow both. With spectacular results! In this section we are going to tackle the edible garden. Plus a few good pointers on how to incorporate it, into your floral garden. Because, everyone likes good homegrown produce. It is healthier, plus you know what went into growing it! Border Them! Pick a nice short height growing vegetable, like cauliflower or cabbage, and use it as a border! Want something a bit more colorful? Then try using a large growing rhubarb! They grow particularly well around thick bushes that present a lot of shade. Just give them a foot's worth of space from the main stem of the bushy plant and watch them flourish. If you need to trim them, take from the outer leaves first. If you do not eat the leaves, then add to your compost heap to recycle nutrients. Want a privacy height? Try sweet corn, or add a trellis then plant pole beans or sweet garden peas. You can even grow cucumbers up a trellis, if you are prepared to help its tendrils find the holds! Fill The Spaces! Don't have a large plot to grow vegetables separate from your flowers? No problem! Try using one of the many space saving devices available. Like upside planters. Or planting yellow summer squash in between your flowering plants. Not only will the blooms and fruit add extra bright color, but help retain water and top soil! Step It Up! Step it up by using the plants height to your advantage! Plant your corn for example near the back, and then bring the heights down in layers, this allows all the plants, flowering and non-flowering a chance at the sunshine or shade needed. For example, plant dill in between low bedded plants, giving a variant on height. Another good plant for this is basil, or even rosemary. A lot of shrubs that flower do not necessarily have a lot of scent. So adding an aromatic, spices up your garden! Experiment! Sometimes the best way to see what works for you, is to experiment. Don't be afraid to mix and match your flowers with vegetables. It is fun, simple and tasty! Levels in height, coloration and scents are all valid. Make your garden something to enjoy! Try a flowering vine fence, and plant something like a blueberry bush or raspberry, in front of that and below strawberries. You'd be surprised. By Fruit Trees and Berry Plants affordable and have them delivered at Tn Tree Farm Nursery

Tips On Where To Plant your Garden Plants

PICK YOUR PLANT SITE! Of course, if you are using a planter, or similar, this is not so important. But remember to make sure your container is able to be drain from the bottom as well as be watered from the same. Okay, so you know what kind of soil you have. Now you need to look at where you want to work it into a marvelous product of beauty! If you recall, we briefly spoke about tilling. If pick out your site, remember to pick plants that match. Because your location could be a shady spot, a sunny one, or something in between. Either way, your location should match your plants, or vice versa. Not so much with veggies. But for flowers, shrubs and even certain tree's, this is a necessity. Let's talk tilling, or as is often the case these days, rotor-tilling. How to, and how not to. Do: If you have 'raw' land to work with, that has a lot of weeds and grass, do plow and till these back into the soil. You may need to do this once or twice in a couple of weeks period. Making sure that re-fertilizing the ground and its rotting down properly. Do add anything you need to your soil, on the last time you till. If your ground is prone to a lot of water, or high rain capacity, then make sure that between rows, you leave every 4th furrow deeper, to collect and run off excess. Add your fertilizer, stabilizer, extra top soil, only on your last tilling! Make your rows as near to east to west as possible. Or from north to south. Do Not: Make your rows cross each other when tilling or plowing, now form your rows in a diagonal. Plants do not cope well with it. Due to sunlight cyclic behavior. Forget to make walk ways (especially in larger productions) available with plenty of space to maneuverer. Level your area once tilling is done. This hardens the soil and makes it difficult for growing. Suffocating plant roots, from moisture and nutrients. Tips For Selection: 1 - A good pointer is select your area first. BEFORE you select which plants you wish to put in there. 2 - If you are unsure about certain plants, shrubs or similar, ask your local gardening center, or check out your local neighborhood. You can do rows from north to south, and others from east to west, so long as they're spaced. Don't forget you will need to be down on your knees. 3 - The more stubborn weeds that you can't seem to get rid of, is not all bad. Some of them will naturally protect. 4 - For pesticide control, rather than using some pesticide straight away, try using some environmentally sound dish soap, (about two teaspoons)with water, (approximately 5 gallons.) Water the area enough to coat it. Breaking up any excess oils, releasing nutrients and keeps pests out! Buy Garden Plants Online at Tn Tree Farm Nursery