Watering Your Lawn
Remember, no matter what type of watering device you choose, if you try to spray by hand, you'll get only the surface of the lawn wet, and if you have to be away for a few days, the lawn will get brown without regular watering. Watering devices ... [... more]
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Petunia Seeds - Petunia Tidal Wave Purple Hybrid Seeds
Petunia Tidal Wave Purple Hybrid Seeds - Versatile and So Eye-catching! Use it as edging, for annual beds, or in hanging baskets! Rich deep color all over compact, very versatile plants transforms the garden or container into a summer paradise! Purple is ... [... more]
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Basil Seeds - Basil Pistou Herb Seeds
Basil Pistou Herb Seeds - An Improved Minette! Mild flavor makes this Basil a favorite for cuisine. If you love Basil Minette, wait until you grow this more uniform, compact variety! Pistou has the small leaves and dense, neat shape for which Minette is ... [... more]
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Drought Protection
Don't overwater. Watering too much can actually cause more harm than good, because waterlogged soils can kill plants faster than drought. Maintain a regular watering schedule. Water a little longer than usual to ... [... more]
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Watering Tips
To prevent wilting, either from too much or too little watering, stick to a regular watering routine. For example, flower and vegetable gardens should be watered once a week, an hour at at time. ... [... more]
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Azaleas And Dogwoods
Beyond regular watering, the only other routine attention azaleas might need is a little fertilizer and pruning, both of which can be done right after the bloom period. Cottonseed meal is a good fertilizer for ... [... more]
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Parsnips Garden Basics Plants
Aside form mulching and regular watering, the plants can be left alone until harvest, which isn't until winter or after a few frosts. The colder temperatures changes starches in the roots into sugar. Store the roots right in the ground where they ... [... more]
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Parsnips
Aside form mulching and regular watering, the plants can be left alone until harvest, which isn't until winter or after a few frosts. The colder temperatures changes starches in the roots into sugar. Store the roots right in the ground where they ... [... more]
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Bougainvillea (Group)
Grows best in full sun or light shade in well-drained, acid soils. Bougainvillea can tolerate hot, dry locations fairly well and flowers bountifully in full sun with regular watering. Chlorosis can be a problem in alkaline soil. Regular pruning ... [... more]
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Marigold Seeds - Pot Marigold Bon Bon Yellow Seeds
Pot Marigold Bon Bon Yellow Seeds - Early to Bloom and SO FloriferousCompact plants set masses of buds. If you live in a hot climate where Pot Marigolds tend to stop blooming during the heat of the summer, Bon Bon Yellow is the one you've been waiting ... [... more]
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Zinnia Seeds - Zinnia Park's Cutting Blend Full Mix Seeds
Zinnia Park's Cutting Blend Full Mix Seeds - Simply Tops for Cutting! Long-blooming, floriferous, and long-lasting in garden or vase! Here it is -- THE cutting Zinnia you want for big, beautiful bouquets all summer. The flowers range in size from 21/2 to ... [... more]
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Marigold Seeds - Marigold Mumsy Gold Seeds
Marigold Mumsy Gold Seeds - The Marigold that Thinks it's a Mum! Double-flowered Spiky Petals on Huge Blooms Now you can have Mums in spring and summer as well as fall . . . Marigold Mumsy, that is! If ever one plant appeared to be imitating another, it ... [... more]
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