Anette's Gardening blog: juli 2010

tirsdag den 27. juli 2010

Turned their front yard into a blooming garden

It's really amazing what you can do with the surplus places in your yard. I just read the really inspiring story, written by Leslie Kuss, about a couple that turned their front yard into a blooming garden with lots of vegetables. Some years ago John and Barbara Ashby decided to change this part of their site. They cut down two trees that stood in front of their house. Then they also dropped their lawn. After they had removed both the trees and their lawn they began to turn the front yard into a

søndag den 25. juli 2010

An Expert's Secrets to Growing More Beautiful Roses

Do you like roses? Most people I know do. Personally I love roses, and I have a lot of them in my garden.

I just saw a short but really interesting video by an expert on roses. The gardener, Paul Zimmerman, gives some really good advice on how to grow more beautiful roses. You can view the video here below:

You can read more useful tips on how to cultivate roses on Paul Zimmerman's blog:

http://www.finegardening.com/item/15858/summer-care-tips-for-your-roses

Best,

Anette

Repotting Plants In a Container Garden

Lisa Hutchurson just shared some nice pictures of the process she goes through when she repots the plants in her container garden. If you do container gardening you know that it often requires some extra work to cultivate your container garden by repotting the plants etc. But as you can see, the end-result is quite good.See for yourself here: http://www.youreasygarden.com/2010/07/22/evolution-containersBest,Anette

87 Year Old Man Grows Garlic and Stays Young and Energetic

I just read an interesting story about Chester Aaron who has discovered a completely natural way to stay young, healthy and energetic. Chester is 87 years, but he has discovered how to enjoy a healthy and active life, despite his relatively high age. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="The positive health effects of garlic are really surprising"][/caption]Chester's secret is garlic. Every morning he eats three to four cloves of garlic. In most cases, he just eats them in their

lørdag den 24. juli 2010

Research claims that peat-free compost is most effective

For ages compost with peat has been used by gardeners who wanted to get the best results in their gardens. But according to an article by Sean Poulter research has now shown that it's better to use compost without peat.

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According to the article experts compared a lot of plants that were composted with different kinds of compost - some of them with peat, and others wit

torsdag den 22. juli 2010

A biological way to keep slugs and snails out of your garden

I just read an interesting thread on the Garden Stew forum. In this thread one active gardener, KK Ng, tells how slugs and snails have eaten up some of his new Romaine Lettuce plants. A lot of the other gardeners there share their tips on how to solve the problem. We've had a lot of problems with slugs and snails in my area our area and I wanted to share some of my own tips on how to fight these pests. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Slugs in your garden"][/caption]One o

The Advantages of Organic Gardening

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Do you use pesticides and chemicals in your garden? And have you considered turning to organic gardening?

There are many advantages of organic gardening. When you grow your garden in an organic way you abstain from using pesticides and chemicals to control pests and plant diseases.

Now, I know that some people think that organic gardening must be terrible difficult and non-effective. B

tirsdag den 20. juli 2010

Prune your onions

I just took part in an interesting discussion on one of the Garden Stew forums. One of the other gardeners there ask if she can top (trim) her onions. I made a little research, and apparently it is possible to prune the tops of the onions - and help the bulbs grow bigger. When you trim the tops you just grasp the leaves and cut them with a sharp scissor about four inches from the point where the onion enters the soil. Then you should just repeat this procedure regularly, in order to keep the lea

mandag den 19. juli 2010

How Jane saves water in her garden

On KVUE News I just read an interesting article written by Steve Alberts. Steve tells about Jane H. from Austin, who has discovered how to cut down on the amount of water she uses in her garden. Jane has found some plants that both look beautiful and only need a small amount of water. Some of the plants don't need to be watered at all. By using these drought resistant plants in her garden Jane both saves money and protects the environment. And even though the plants only use very little water, h

lørdag den 17. juli 2010

Butterflies in your garden

I just visited the blog Dirty Girl Gardening and saw two nice pictures of beautiful butterflies: http://dirtygirlgarden.com/2010/07/butterfly-watchingfountain-shopping/.[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Butterfly (not the one mentioned in this post)"][/caption]The owner of the blog, Jennifer, originally looked for a fountain to place in a garden, but she just couldn't find one. But then she saw these beautiful butterflies and took some pics of them. In particular, I like the

More slugs this year than last year

Following up on the post I wrote yesterday, on slugs and snails, I just read an article by Estelle Tran on The Pitt News. According to this article there are more leopard slugs this year than last year. And that's my personal impression. The reason that there more slugs this year, says Estelle, is that the huge amounts of snow that we got during the winter acted like a kind of isolating blanket. And this snow "blanket" kind of protected the slugs. I don't know if you've ever heard this, but in f

tirsdag den 13. juli 2010

Problems with Japanese Beetles?

Do you have problems with Japanese Beetles in your garden? These little bugs can really do a lot of damage to your garden. In no time they can eat the leaves on your plants so that there's almost nothing left. So yes, Japanese Beetles can really make your life, as a gardener, a lot more difficult.

I just saw an interesting video on the blog, Time to Grow. The video is made by Dr. Stirling Silverman, also called "Survival Doc", from The New Survivalist.

Here is the video:

Best,

An

mandag den 12. juli 2010

Organic Gardening Keeps Elder Couple Young

In Newport News, Virginia, Ed Alexander and his wife Jean have found an amazing way to stay young, energetic, healthy and happy. Sounds like a good combination, don't you think?In an era where many people struggle with health problems, Ed and Jean stand out as vibrantly healthy. Both Ed's blood pressure and cholesterol are is low. Actually, earlier Ed also had problems with high blood pressure, but today his "wonder cure" has solved that problem. He also looks good and slim.But what's really ama

Be Cautious About Using Weed Killer

Should you use weed killer in your garden? In an article on Infozine.com the author warns against using weed killer. According to the author weed killer can do a lot of damage to the vegetables, fruits and the trees in your garden. The week killer contains chemicals, such as Herbicide Atrazine, that not only kill the weeds but also kills the other plants in your garden and can poison the plants and the underground. Even the producers of the weed killer know about the dangers of using them, says

lørdag den 10. juli 2010

The Wonder of Composting

Did you know that 23% of the waste in municipal systems stem from gardens and the food we eat?I didn't know either!But think about it; that's almost a quarter!But that's what I just read in an interesting article on Freep.com. According to the author of this article, Christy Strawser, this shocking number is a very good reason to consider composting. But there are even more good reasons to begin composting. First of all, it's an excellent way to help the soil in your garden to become much mor

fredag den 9. juli 2010

Trees can add value to your house

Tree can really add some value to your house. After all, your garden is the first impression that most people get of your home - providing, of course, that you like in a house.But if you plant too many trees or use the wrong kind of trees, they'll do more harm than good.I just read an interesting article on Dry Stone Garden showing how to use trees so that they actually add some value to your house. See for yourself how to do it, on their web site.Best,Anette

Problems with your petunia flowers?

Petunias are popular, and it's easy to under why. They're easy to grow and they look beautiful. However, sometimes petunias can cause some problems. Petunias can get different virus diseases and illnesses that damage the flowers. One example of these diseases is Rhizoctonia solani, a nasty fungus.

What can you do to solve this problem?

Patrice Campbell just wrote a useful article with different tips on how to prevent and solve the problems you can run into when you want to grow petunias.

You can grow your own indoor garden

If you don't have very much space left for a garden, indoor gardens may be the solution. One of the advantages with having an indoor garden is that you can control the environment. In an article with the title, Designing an Indoor Garden or Growing Space, Kenneth Sleight gives an introduction to this kind of gardening. He shares what you should consider before you start an indoor garden. For example, you should consider where you want to grow your indoor garden, what kind of plants you're going

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