Articles related to "Soil Moisture"

While plant growth is regulated and controlled internally, it is greatly influenced by external conditions such as the availability of moisture.

Overwatering is the most common cause of plant death. Luckily not only is it preventable, in many cases an overwatered plant can be saved. Keep reading to find out how.

Many factors affect the health of landscape plants, but one of the most confusing is light intensity - the amount of sun or shade a plant needs for optimum vigor.

Landscape plants are expensive, and gardeners will do most anything to assure their plants survive. Placing and maintaining mulch around plant roots is cheap insurance.

Few things are more discouraging for a gardener than the development of blossom-end rot in a stand of tomatoes. Those precious plants don't have to be destroyed, though.

Mums are easy to grow plants that bloom in the fall. Read on for tips on how to prune, plant and care for chrysanthemums.

Organic gardening is about growing food naturally without the use of pesticides and herbicides. Use these key factors to ensure a healthy and hearty organic garden.

Although drought is difficult to define or forecast, climatologists can determine the impact and intensity of droughts using drought indicators and precipitation indices.

Irrigating roses in your desert garden doesn't have to be difficult or time consuming. It does, however, require a little attention to detail and a little extra care.

Lawn care advice and tips from a leading expert on turf grass management can generate a stress-free guide to easy, effective, and inexpensive lawn care and landscaping.

To design gardens that light up shady spots in summer, try landscaping with drifts of shade-loving flowers that bloom after the main burst of early season color fades.

Gravel and stone offer certain advantages over organic mulching materials.

Growing basil is easy if you know how to meet its needs. Once you know its light, moisture, and soil requirements you'll be on your way to a bountiful harvest.

Organic gardeners can use seed tape or a seed mat as an easy way to grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs in the landscape.

Zonal geraniums are an easy to grow flowering favorite for gardeners everywhere. Their showy blooms make them a must for every flower garden.

Planting and caring for a bottlebrush (latin name: Callistemon) requires minimal upkeep but results in maximum floral beauty.

Garden mulches can be very useful when they're applied properly.

Some plants prefer sun, some prefer shade so how do you handle part sun/part shade locations? These practical tips will help you decide.

Successful gardeners know vegetable and flower gardening is a year-round endeavor. Even in the deepest winter there is plenty to be done to ensure a bountiful harvest.

The quickest way to bring flowers and color into the residential landscape is by planting containers full of bright and interesting plants.

If funded, a new plan to reforest large portions of the Appalachians will bring jobs, higher property values, cleaner air and water, and much needed forest habitat.

Say goodbye to the old pitchfork and plow! Traditional farming methods are giving way to new precision technology that is changing the way the world makes its food.

Beets. The very word conjures childhood memories of sitting at the table, staring at one's plate, and glaring at the maligned--and uneaten--vegetable.

The mulch question for organic gardeners is not, "If?" but "What kind?" and "How often?" Choose from more than a dozen types of landscape mulch for weed control.

Choice of broadleaf evergreens for northern garden landscapes is limited since they lack winter survival adaptations. Description and images are included.

Many garden favorites such as strawberries, blueberries, peppers and tomatoes can be grown in containers. Design a container garden around what you enjoy eating.

Take preventive steps and learn how to cope with drought before it hits your area.

Efflorescence, white powdery crystals on basement floors or walls, is a sign of moisture penetration. Canada's Shell Busey offers a simple fix.

The catastrophic wildfires in Victoria and the associated heatwave have damaged the local wine industry.

There are several new gadgets on the market designed to make watering houseplants easier, but do they really? Here's a look at them!

Gardeners love tools, magazines, plants, books, gloves and just about anything else that make their gardening experience easier, relaxing and more fun.

To till or not to till; that is the question. Tilling breaks up soil clots creating room for plant roots to grow. But too much tilling may also harm soil composition.

If you like garlic, the period between September and November is the best time to plant.

Anyone who has forsaken spinach because they've only eaten it from cans--or because of recent contamination scares--should consider growing it themselves.

Rosemary is a large shrub with blue or white flowers. Rosemary is easy to grow in Texas, is generally disease and insect resistant, and can be harvested all year.

When growing tomato plants in an organic garden one must consider preparing the soil, planting tomato seedlings, tomato cages, and tomato fertilizer.

Which herbal tea one chooses is largely a function of flavor, unless the medicinal and nutritional value of the tisane is known.

Meterologists use radar images from NEXRAD and satellite data from GOES, TRMM, GPS and NASA's QuikSCAT blended with computer modeling predictions to make daily forecasts.

Planting trees in the garden makes you a caregiver. By drawing similarities between the human body and your new plantings - growth may be improved.

With dozens of personal weather stations on the market today, it can be difficult to choose the best model suited for a particular need. Here are some pointers to follow.

Tulips can be forced to bloom indoors in pots during the winter by tricking them into reacting as though spring has arrived.

Planting a tree is a complex process and there is a lot of bad advice floating around. Nurseries may sell you products which are costly and may cause long term problems.

The state of India's environment is in upset at the hands of uncontrolled human activities, and these ecological ailments are affecting social growth potential.

Spreading organic mulch on your flower garden keeps plants and soil healthy. Mulch naturally prevents weeds, keeps soil cool and moist, and supplies organic matter.

Nuclear radiation has great potential for destruction. But engineers and scientists have harnessed the power of atomic forces for a wide range of uses to help humanity.

Organic mulches are beneficial and earth friendly.

Water is great for your plants but too much can kill them. This article will show you how to prevent over watering and how to save plants that have been over watered.

A rain garden is a planted area of the yard that acts as a natural filter and drain for storm water from a home. It can also be a beautiful water or marsh garden.

Both sweet and hot peppers have found a place in the kitchens of most Americans. A little planning and patience can make it possible to grow them even in cooler areas.

Right Plant, Right Place is a simple yet powerful concept: plant flowers matched to the growing conditions in your flower garden for better success with less work.