How to Succeed at Planting Asparagus - With
Just a Little Planning First
Asparagus plants are members of the lily family and the edible parts are the young shoots or `spears` sprouting from the tuberous roots or crowns.
By planting asparagus you will be following in the footsteps of many long-gone civilizations.
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9 Natural Ways to Kill Weeds (Without Harming Mother Earth)
With numerous kid-, pet- and earth-friendly ways to rid your garden of pesky weeds, here are nine stand-outs to put to the test.
Cornmeal
Did you know that cornmeal is birth control for seeds? Sprinkle it on your garden and it will keep weed seeds from germinating and growing into plants. Of course, cornmeal will keep any seed from germinating, so don’t try this on your vegetable garden until your plants are established and you’ve finished planting seeds...
You may think that gardening for the season is finished once the summer crops begin to wane, but that’s hardly the case.
In fact, your vegetable garden is truly just getting started good.
There are many vegetables that grow well during the fall and even into the winter months in some cases.
If you are interested in keeping some vegetables growing in your vegetable garden after the tomatoes and squash are gone, here are ten great vegetables to grow in fall.
Beets
Beets are an excellent choice for a fall garden. They love cooler temperatures and are hard to “beet” when roasted in the oven….
Vegetables to Grow In the Fall Vegetable Garden | Veggie Gardener
This is a collection of some house plants which help clean the air in the room from pollution, bad smell and lower carbon dioxide naturally.
Some of them repel biting insects, other invite useful wasps that kill the parasites on the other plants.
Most of those plants below will live in perfect coexistence near each other (except the mint, if planted in the same box or pot).
They will also not grow too tall and wide, so you can fill small spaces around your windows and not risk stumbling upon them all the time.
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Rosemary
Some use this herb for cooking, other use it as a herbal tea.
As with all plants having needle-like leaves, the rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is evergreen and
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Cherry, Weeping Tree
A pink fountain of beauty each spring so delicate and graceful, it could be considered a work of art. This cherry has no graft that can be injured by below zero freezes. Blooms: spring, Shipped: 3-4', Height: 20-30', Spacing: 15-25'.
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Fragrant blooms and crimson autumn foliage! The Ben Franklin Tree is a spectacular little tree. It grows only 25' tall and will fill a small area with beauty. It is prized for its fragrant blooms and brilliant fall foliage. Very interesting to watch. At first, clusters of pale green buds develop at the tip of each twig. In August, the largest bud swells and satiny petals emerge. As the frilly white petals fold back, handsome orange-gold stamens
Did you know that a garden that requires less tilling could save you a lot of time? It sure can! It can be very beneficial on your end since you'll be relieved from doing much of the backbreaking organic gardening functions. So in preparation for planting an organic garden, with a no-till garden that is, digging and turning over the soil's top layers, and ridding the yard of weeds won't be much of a task anymore. Learn more about no-till gardening …
