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Top 10 Reasons to Add Peat Moss, Coconut Coir,
Top 10 Reasons to Add Peat Moss, Coconut Coir, etc. to your Perlite(Pearlite)!
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Four More Sustainable Fabrics You May Not Know
The use of natural fibers in textiles has been around for centuries. In this age of reduce, reuse and recycle the need for looking at existing resources is here.
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Make Basic Potting Soil for Indoor Gardening
Using these five soil recipes, potting mediums can be easily mixed at home for both container gardens and houseplants.
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Fibers and Plant Cells
An amazingly wide range fibers are produced by cells in plants. Read about a few of them.
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Buy Doormats Online
Banish muddy footprints and welcome visitors to your abode (and amuse them, too) with stylish and funny doormats.
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Quality Growing Media
The growing of quality plants depend on a number of factors of which the selection of the growing media, potting and watering techniques are absolute key to success. Compared to soil, soil-less growing media excel in the amount of air it makes available to the roots which makes it ideal for indoor seed starting. In this 3 article series we will look at requirements to a quality growing media, how to pot to ensure maximum water and air available, and finally how to water the plants.
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Beds, Beds, Beds, What Kind is Right For Your Garden?
In this article, I describe three types of beds to consider when planning for next season. I briefly describe the benefits of raised beds, trenched beds, and double-dug beds.
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COCONUTS-Not just for pies and cookies
No, we are not going to be making pies or cookies this month. Learn about a product that your orchids will love as much as you love the pies and cookies.
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Pots of Gold
Pots and containers are the key to a bold display for small gardens in the city or town. They come in a variety of types, I explore both the plants and the containers themselves.
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Soil Amendments 101
This article details the basics of amending your soil. It covers the different types of soil tests and where or how to conduct them. Also addressed in this article is a definition of the various types of soil and how to correct the texture of your soil using organic matter amendments.
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BERRY GOOD CONTAINER GARDENS
Strawberries are the ideal container plant. Use old-fashioned strawberry jars or other suitable containers for this easy project.
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ECO-FRIENDLY GARDENING WITH HERBS
By choosing herbs and appropriate garden products, gardeners can promote a healthy, sustainable future.
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LANDSCAPE YOUR DECK IN A WEEKEND
Landscape your deck or patio in a weekend. Do it the easy way with container gardens. Here's how. It's as easy as 1-2-3.
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Quality Potting Techniques
The way a gardener handles growing media can profoundly affect the final quality of the bedding plants even if all other factors, such as light, water, and temperatures are optimal. Air porosity is a key factor in good root growth, and thus the final quality of bedding plants. Air porosity is affected not only by the choice of growing mix, but also by the way the containers are filled. In this installment we will look at the right way to fill containers.
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Springing into Action
With the snowdrops nearly over and hellebores in full swing, I look at some early spring jobs. These include how to feed the soil and keep it healthy and I also attempt to sort out two major new problems. Whilst Sophie my cat plays amongst the pots in the sunshine.
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Container Gardens
Many garden favorites such as strawberries, blueberries, peppers and tomatoes can be grown in containers. Design a container garden around what you enjoy eating.
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Green House Cleaning with Natural Fiber Sponges
Nationwide, main stream grocery chains stock green cleaners. Biodegradable accessories, such as, natural fiber sponges and cloths are available also for the green home.
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How to Grow A Green Garden
Green gardens make use of native plants, eco-friendly pots and potting soil, rain barrels, and more.
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Guide to Basic Seed-Starting Equipment
Find out about the common types of seed-starting equipment.
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Back 2 Basics Part Deux!
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Hydroponics Colloidal Organic Matter!
Hydroponics Colloidal Organic Matter!
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Hydroponics Zonimetrical Gardening!
Hydroponics zone gardening discussion!
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Hydroponics Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi!
Hydroponics Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi discussion!
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Intro. 2 Organic Hydroponics pt.1!
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Organic Soil
Soil is made from minerals, water, air and organic matter. The key to great garden soil is increasing the organic matter and the biological activity in the soil.
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Traditional Crafts in Sri Lanka, Best Buys
Sri Lanka's traditional crafts reflect the island's rich heritage and delight visitors in search of quality items at affordable prices.
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Building a Worm Compost Bin
How to build a worm compost bin. Red wiggler worms eat their body weight or more each day, and create rich worm castings for the garden.
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Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar
Chumbe Island, Zanzibar, preserves one of the Indian Ocean's most spectacular shallow coral reefs, with 370 species of fish and corals found nowhere else in the world.
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Composting Toilets for Boats
A composting marine toilet is odor free, simple to use and maintain. It uses no water or chemicals and costs less than the holding tank and flush toilet combination.
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Hydroponics Introduction!
Introduction to Hydroponics!
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Rugs and Carpets for Your Home
When shopping for soft floor coverings, it is handy to know a bit about rugs and carpets: the different types, how they are made and what materials are used to make them.
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Soil Mix for Raised Bed Gardens
Regular potting soil will do for raised beds, but the best raised bed soil will be high in organic matter and have high water-holding capacity.
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Southern Coast of Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's south coast prides itself on some of the most beautiful sandy beaches and luxurious resorts. It also a good destination for the surfer and backpacker.
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Growing Food in Small Spaces
Think you don't have room for a garden? Try these ideas.
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Hanging Basket Tips
A hanging basket or pot of flowers is the perfect decoration for your porch or deck. Use this guide to grow your best looking hanging containers ever.
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Haworthias
Haworthias are easy to care for succulent plants that flourish and flower under cool white shoplights.
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Starting Your Onions From Seed
It's time to start thinking about starting your onions. Here are some tips to help you grow your own transplants.
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Traditional Indian Style.
In India the architecture and interior design were mainly in the form of either aristocratic or spiritual expression. The life style of common man was neither recognized nor was given any particular importance. Yet traditional Indian style is something different from what India is today.
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An Introduction to Hydroponics
An introduction to hydroponics describes a newcomers' experimentation with this method of growing houseplants and tropical trees.
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Quality Watering Techniques
Selection of a quality growing media and good potting techniques are the backbone in the production of quality bedding plants. What may not be so obvious, however, is that the why a growing media is watered can have profound influences on the final result. That plants need water to survive may not be a big surprise, but how to water, and how to avoid overwatering are techniques which must be learned. If you are not familiar with physical properties of water, such as cohesion, adhersion, and capillary action then this article is for you.
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Only Make-Believe - Gardens for the Winter Weary
If we can't be outdoors gardening, then why not be indoors in a space that looks and acts like a garden? Tips for making your home into a refuge for the gardener.

Deciduous Flowering Shrubs - Part 6, Continued
Page 2, Hydrangeas Part 3 - Propagation
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