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Tips on Opening Your Pond in the Spring
When the days lengthen, temperatures rise and the air has that unmistakable balmy feel of spring, you may be eager to open your pond. Taking the proper steps to restart your pond after a long, cold winter is essential to keep your equipment in good working order and preserve a healthy water balance. With a good opening, your pond can thrive right from the first day of spring. Easy Steps to Reopen Your Pond in Spring Taking it slow and steady is key to opening your pond properly in spring. To get your pond lush and alive after a dormant...
How to Prepare Your Garden in Spring for a Great Summer
As daylight lengthens and temperatures warm, gardeners are always eager to get right into spring planting. If you look past the first flush of spring, however, you can take easy steps early in the season to give your garden a great summer. 10 Spring Steps for a Great Summer Garden It doesn’t matter how large your garden may be, whether you plant in containers, raised beds, small plots, or longer rows, or whether you grow vegetables, fruits, flowers, or herbs. These simple steps can help you prepare your garden in spring so the summer growing season will be easier, healthier,...
Try a Windowsill Herb Garden
A windowsill herb garden can add tasty greenery to any kitchen all year long, and is a convenient way to enjoy fresh herbs for pennies. With just a few simple steps, anyone can set up an indoor herb garden. Choose Your Herbs Not all herbs do equally well indoors, but basil, bay, chives, oregano, sage, thyme, rosemary, parsley, dill, mint and cilantro are easy to grow, even for beginners. Choose the herbs for your windowsill based on your personal tastes for the herbs you will actually use as well as the available space you have for growing them. Choose Pots...
How to Develop a Garden Plan for the New Year
When the ground is frozen and covered with snow it may be impossible to work in your garden, but you can still enjoy gardening by working out a plan for what your garden will look like in the new year. Good planning means your garden will be more productive, easier to work, and healthier, and you'll keep your gardening skills sharp even during the coldest winter days. Answer five crucial questions to plan your garden… 1. Purpose: Why are you gardening?Of course you're gardening because you enjoy it, but what do you enjoy? It takes different planning to create a...