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How to Build a Raised Bed Vegetable Garden - The Homestead Survival
Lay down a thick layer of CARDBOARD in your raised garden beds to kill the grass. It is perfectly safe to use and will fully decompose, but not before killing any grass below it. They’ll also provide compost and food for worms.
How I Smother Weeds with Newspaper – Kevin Lee Jacobs
Heavily newspaper your garden beds before you put down mulch. Weeds cannot grow through the newspaper, and the decomposing paper feeds your soil. Best gardening tip I ever got!
Preparing a Garden Bed For Planting Without Tilling
Here is how to prepare your garden for planting in just a few minutes. No-till gardening is easy and your plants will love it! #LadyLee'sHome
Companion Plants For Fruit Trees
Plant bee balm & borage to attracting beneficial insects. Borage adds calcium, potassium & other minerals to the soil. Nasturtium planted beneath pear trees & allowed to climb around the tree provides protection from coddling moth & fruit tree borers. Plant legumes to help fix nitrogen. Keep your pear tree and legume watered & fertilized.
Zulily
Cotton Candy Plant - Add a burst of color and texture to your garden with these lush ornamental grasses that flourish in hot, humid, dry or wet conditions. Enjoy light pink plumes in late summer with these wild, hardy plants. - Grows to approx. 20'' to 36'' H - Perennial - Bloom time: all summer - Full sun to partial shade - Hardy in zones 5 to 10
Flowering Climbers: 8 Cures for the Common Garden
Clematis ~ easy to grow in a range of climates. Quintessential climbers. Most like full sun, although some are happy in shade. A good rule of thumb: roots in shade & leaves in sun. Water well; provide rich soil & make sure the plant's deep rots have good drainage. 'Artic Queen' is white. 'Rebecca' is brilliant red.
Clematis vine, best flowers ever, they love the sun, produce very large flowers and they are a vine so they love to crawl up any trellis on a fense or side of the house.
How to Regrow Green Onions From Scraps
Regrow green onions from scraps and stop throwing money away.
How to Grow Garlic | Gardening
How to Plant and Grow Garlic from http://FrugalLivingNW.com -- NOW is the time to plant garlic for next summer's harvest. Super easy and almost no maintenance!