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Annuals or Perennials that's the question
Do I Need Annual or Perennial Plants?
The crocus delights us in early spring as it dares to peek through the snow and lift its face to the sun . Soon after follow tulips, narcissus, iris, lilacs… all perennials that welcome spring with vibrant...
Choosing the Right Roses for Your Garden
The selection of roses you can grow in your home garden is enormous. With so many to choose from, finding just the right ones may seem more like work than play. To make this process easier, here are a few important factors to help you narrow down...
Gardening: Creating Your Own Private Paradise
What comes to mind when the word "gardening" crops up (no pun
intended) is a lady in her golden years happily oblivious to the
outside world, efficiently caring for flowers, shrubs and all
other kinds of plants, in her own Garden of Eden.
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Makeover magic – How to remodel your deck or patio in less than a day
Of all the numerous home improvement projects which can be undertaken around the home, remodeling or enhancing exterior decking or patios has to be one of the most effective ways to accomplish a really noticeable difference to the look of your home....
Staying Focused on the Project
Very often we begin a project with a specific goal in mind, only to find ourselves sidetracked. It happens every day in every way. The phone or doorbell rings, one of the kids needs help, or your spouse hollers something unintelligible from the...
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Feeding Your Plants
Nitrogen is an essential element of your gardens complex
chemical activities. A steady stream of slow release nitrogen is
always available if you have enough decomposted organic material
in your landscape.
I like to suppliment our plants in the spring with
nitrogen.Most landscape plants use more nitrogen than other
plant foods. Nitrogen is important to be available but don't use
to much. To much nitrogen makes plants grow fast. Fast growing
plants are not strong. Heavy amounts of nitrogen can also burn
the plants and contaminate ground water resources.
If your plants are pale yellow, you probably need more
nitrogen.If your plants are growing fast and producing lots and
lots of leaves they might have to much nitrogen.
We recommend
Osmocote fertillizer. It provides a constant
supply of nutrients to existing landscape beds. We feel that ity
is a great product to give the right nutrition for
deeds,seedlings, and transplants. For new and established beds
we like to use 3 tablespoons of Osmocote for each 2'x 2' area of
garden, and work it into the top 1-3" of soil.When beds settle,
add 1/2 teaspoon of osmocote mixed into the soil around the
plant. A 3# package of Osmocote sells for around $12.00.
You can see more articles on tending nursery stock at
http://www.seedlingsrus.com
About the author:
Bill writes about growing nursery stock. He has been raising
plants for 45 years and has a nursery located in Doylestown Pa.
25 miles north of Philadelphia in Bucks County.
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