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How to Make Your Own Rooting Hormone By Marilyn Pokorney
When starting a new plant from a leaf or stem cutting, the
cutting will be more likely to form roots and create a new
plant if a rooting hormone is used.While commercial rooting hormone can be used there are
organic homemade versions that work as well.To make rooting hormone soak the yellow-tipped shoots of a
weeping willow tree in water. A tea made from the bark of a
willow tree is also effective. When using the shoots or
bark soak them for 24 hours prior to using.S… |
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- Horsetail (Equisetum)--Getting It out of the Garden By Fred Davis
Listen to this recent urgent plea from a desperate gardener:"Help! I am dreading the return of horsetail this year! I have a beautiful mulched slope in my front yard that is landscaped with evergreens, rhododendrons, azaleas, bulbs and a couple of pretty flowering crab trees. This area slopes to a culvert which is a wetland and has swamp irises in it - really a potentially fun project. BUT. . .coming up through the mulch is horsetail! We just moved into the house last …
- Here is Why You Should Use Gypsum in Gardening By James Ellison
Do you have clay or layer of hard subsoil problems in your garden?
Then gypsum may be the answer to help loosen the soil structure. It is not considered a miracle substance and you will find that it doesn't work right away, but a 3 year program of applications should help improve the poor soil conditions. It is not expensive and is easy to spread where needed.Gypsum also has a job of repairing the soil that has been damaged through compaction from heavy stock, machine…
- Marjoram: The Herb of Happiness By Gwen Stewart
Called the “herb of happiness,” Origanum majorana, commonly known as sweet marjoram or knotted marjoram, is an herbal symbol of peace and well-being. Marjoram is grown as an annual in the colder parts of the world but is perennial in warmer regions. To keep it growing as a perennial, bring it indoors for the winter. Marjoram may be grown as a houseplant and as it has a tendency to trail when grown indoors, it makes a nice hanging basket. Marjoram has small, grey-gr…
- A Quick Overview of Outdoor Hot Tubs By Garry John
There is nothing quite as relaxing as a leisurely evening soak in the hot tub after a long, hard day's work. Sore muscles can finally relax as the water jets massage aches and pains away. It is no wonder that hot tubs are so popular. However, how do you decide which of the many outdoor hot tubs is right for you?First, think about who will be using your new hot tub. If you and your spouse plan to spend quiet evenings soaking and relaxing, you will want a smaller hot tub…
- Five Tips For Garden Sanctuaries By Robin Mastro
The design of your garden has an amazing affect on your family’s health and well-being. Here is how you can create harmony in your garden—which is considered a living entity—and bring peace and happiness within your home.Vastu Shastra is an environmental science written about some 7,000 – 10,000 years ago in India by rishis, or men of great wisdom. They observed the workings of Nature and recorded how different rays of the sun, the magnetic poles, the makeup of the lan…
- Rose Meanings Explained By Bambi Coker
Roses are the traditional gift given on Valentines Day, but they're well-received any time of year. The color and type of rose does carry a meaning, though. Be aware of what you’re giving: the color of a rose can have a very different meaning from what you intend. If you’re giving roses as a gift, follow this guide to make sure you send the message you want to send:• Red Roses: Red roses say, "I love you." Red roses are the ultimate symbol of romantic love and en…
- Beauty With Indigenous Species By Ravikumar Uppaluri
A garden a serves a man's every day need for s refreshing and pleasent experience.We have to appreciate that the garden serves as a home not only to the trees and plants that appear, but is a home to lots of small and big creatures of animal kingdom. Thus a garden is a conservatotory in these modern times of fast industrialization and increasing threat to ecological balance.Thus a gardener has to keep in mind the need for aiding ecological balance or nature conservati…
- Gardening For Birds By Ronald Patterson
What a cruel trick the weather is playing on us.WE HAVE SNOW ! ! !A bit depressing for us outdoor types.Yet, what better time to cheer myself up by writing to you.Karen is in the kitchen right now.Pookie (Putta) is leaning on me while I give him some attention.Who knows where the cats are.Yolonda is in her room folding cloths for her mom.The feeders are busier right now with the nasty weather, too bad the windowsare closed again.Some good news for me............. my mo…
- How to Grow Hydrangeas By Charlotte Harris
Whether you call them Hydrangea Macrophylla, House
Hydrangea, French Hydrangea,, or Mopheads, growing
Hydrangeas in the home garden can be an enjoyable
experience. They are lovely, whether used as single plants
or in mass, such as in a hedge, or border.Growing Conditions:Hydrangeas grow best in partial shade to full sun.
They prefer morning sun and afternoon shade, especially in
hot areasHydrangeas need a lot of water. In fact the word
“Hydrangea” comes from…
- Read This Article if You Want to Stop Droughts By Lance Winslow
As our population in the United States grows we have a greater and greater need for fresh water supplies. But only 3% of the Earth’s water is fresh, the rest is in the oceans and cannot be used for drinking water without a desalination process taking place first. Most of the fresh water on Earth is underground in aquifers and the rest is in rivers, lakes and streams and floating or swirling around in the sky in the form of clouds.Some believe that Hurricanes are terrib…
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