Doug Greens Garden : gardening as if my best life depended on it
Here are the four things that kill overwintering perennials. The first is too-wet soil. A soil that holds moisture over the winter tends to rot plant crowns. A winter that has an excess of …
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The first steps in growing an organic lawn means understanding four simple techniques. Luckily, these are easily described and easily accomplished. Step one: make the lawn thick. Every fall, …
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There are several things you have to understand about seed starting. Seeds germinate based on a change in hormones within the seed. For the most part, annual seeds germinate when the soils warm up …
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Why do my daffodils buds die? They come up normally with a wonderful bud and then fail to open and die? Doug says:If it's an older variety, the do tend to get bud blast (for which there is no cure) …
This research article focused mostly on hydroponic water using "watering from below". If you water your houseplants or containers by setting the pot in a saucer and then filling the saucer, it's the …
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Here are a few garden pictures for early April as the gardens begin to wake up and the gardener ventures out. I'll be posting a lot of garden pictures this year and if you'd like to …
