Root Assassin Shovel

Root Assassin Shovel

Reviewed by: Wayne Schaefer

January 23, 2015

The Root Assassin Shovel lived up to its name in a trial in my vegetable garden. Preparing my raised beds for spring planting was easily accomplished as the Root Assassin cut through roots left by last year's crop, cover crops and invading tree roots. Roots up to 1 inch or more were so easily cut I barely noticed they were there.

Natural First Aid Kit

 

Bee Stings or Insect Bites:

Carefully scrape the stinger out with your fingernail or a credit card. Pulling on the stinger will only inject more venom. The number one gardeners friend for insect bites is pure Neem oil! Just rub a small amount of Neem on the area as often as needed: it draws out the venom, pain and swelling. Some of us react very badly to wasp and bee bites with extreme swelling and pain that lasts for days. Neem has been a miracle for us. After applying it all symptoms are usually gone within hours!

Natural First Aid Kit

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Seed Starting

 

Planting Tiny Seeds: For those micro seeds, like parsley, begonias, carrots, mix the seeds with a little sand and sow them in your flat or in the garden by sprinkling the seed and sand mixture with a tablespoon. Be sure to firm the soil when you are done as these tiny seeds don't really need to be buried but good contact with the soil is essential.

Seed Starting

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Gardening123

 

With Proper Care, Poinsettia Can Be Enjoyed Beyond Holidays

by American Phytopathological Society

St. Paul, MN - The Poinsettia may be a popular plant to buy during the cold and snowy holiday season, but it’s actually a tropical plant with origins in Central America and Mexico

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Outdoor Garden Sink

Clean-It Outdoor Sink

From Riverstone Industries comes the only affordable portable outdoor sink program in the market today. The Clean-IT sink is a great sink that allows within minutes a fully function sink to be installed outdoors, all that is needed is a standard garden hose.

Outdoor Garden Sink

Garden Quotes

 

Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown

Garden Quotes & Sayings (Gardeners, Farming, Gardening, Dirt, Soil, Farms, etc)

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Compost

 

Compost" is derived from the word, "Decompose". When plants decompose, they are transformed to a nutrient-rich, soil-like composition which is unsurpassed for growing most plants. The pH of Compost is usually very near neutral (neither "sweet" nor "sour"), which is an added benefit. This is the process which takes place in nature to replentish the soil's nutrients.

Compost sifted through the sides of a wastepaper can.

Compost

Raised Bed Gardening

Raised Bed Gardening

Raised bed gardening is gardening within beds that are raised above the normal soil line. Typically a raised garden bed will be about 6-12 inches high...Raised bed gardens are used when the native soil is too poor or is difficult to work...When filling your raised garden bed you should use a good mix of top soil, compost, and peat moss...

Raised Bed Gardening

Rain Barrels and composters

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SFG-Plans

 

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SFG Plan showing all months

SFG-Plans

Butterflies, Bees and More

 

Butterfly on Buddleia. Photographer - W. Schaefer

Butterflies, Bees and More

Square Foot Gardening

Square Foot gardening

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Armenian Yard Long Cucumbers

The Aremenian Yard Long Cucumber is a large light green, ribbed cucumber...The first time I planted Yard Long Cucumbers I was surprised ...the Armenian Yard Long Cucumber will seem to grow over night...

Armenian Yard Long Cucumbers

Specials

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Herb Gardening

 

Herb Gardening

Herb gardening is becoming more and more popular every day, and for a good reason. Herbs have practical value, serve a purpose, and with herb gardening you can actually use your plants. When most people think of herb gardening they automatically think of cooking, but herbs are also grown for their pleasant aroma and their beauty.

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Gardening tips

 

Gardening tips to avoid fungus during summer

Most of us are ready to invest huge amount for landscaping and gardening to give face lift for our home. But we failed to prune when the plants needed it, and then your highly invested landscape looks terrible than ever. So this is a high time to know about the gardening tips for better maintenance of your lawn. Do follow the following gardening tips for better life of your garden: -

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Gardening Plants

 

Gardening Plants

When it comes to gardening plants, there are too many to name. Gardening plants can refer to flowers, shrubs, herbs, vegetables, fruits, and many more. There are also gardening plants that are in season at different times of the year, some in fall and winter, others in spring and summer. Whatever type of gardening you decide is your forte; there are plenty of gardening plants available to suit your preferences.

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Gardening Book

Gardening books come in all different shapes and sizes and offer more information on gardening than can be found anywhere else. Anything anyone ever wanted to know about gardening can be found in a gardening book. Gardening books are not expensive, and will end up being worth much more than you will pay for one. Not only can gardening books be used for personal use, they are also an excellent gift for a gardening friend.

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