Gardening Tips Weekly (January 13, 2019)


We have spring preparation tips and a fun way to brighten up your planters for a more festive, colorful garden.

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Today's Featured Post

Adding Ribbon Flair To Planters

By Ana

Adding Ribbon Flair To Planters - tan and white ribbon on pot of red mums sitting on a white plant standI love using ribbon or fabric strips to dress up planters and pots.The ribbon with wire holds up the best and if outside in the elements, it keeps its shape and color. This look gives any basic pot, planter, or even a window box, that final jewelry accessory to your planting outfit.

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This Week's Guides
More Dandelions Than Lawn
Dandelions in Grass
Killing Weeds with Steam
Steam Above Pot
Growing Clarkia
Clarkia Flower
Saving Money With Good Mowing Practices
A red lawn mower being using to mow a lawn.
How to Grow Sumac in Your Garden
Sumac
Hanging Flower Basket Photos
Hanging Flower Basket
Today's Posts

Flowers at Pickering Pioneer Village

By charlesmahoney43

purple flowersThis purple flower was blooming just outside the front gate of one of the houses situated at the Pickering Pioneer Village. The orange one was found along a fence bordering a garden patch outside of a structure.

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Recycled Plastic Bottle Herb Planters

By poehere

planter before adding soilThis is a simple recycled plastic bottle project that will allow you to grow your herbs year round. Furthermore, the herb planters are easy to care for and don't need to be watered daily.

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4 Steps To Figuring Out When To Start Seeds Indoors

By EllenB

Seed Starts by Window IndoorsFor slow maturing plants and gardeners with short growing seasons, starting seeds indoors can be a crucial element to achieving success. To figure out the optimal time to start your seeds indoors, all you really need is a bit of backwards thinking.

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Curing Winter Blahs

By likekinds

Curing Winter Blahs - Maple tree buddingFor we keepers of the Earth, a sure fire way to help alleviate the winter blahs is to witness little noticed signs that tell us we will indeed experience the annual miracle called spring, once more. Those signs instill profound hope.

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Plastic Food Containers for Seedlings

By ShirleyE

Plastic Food Containers for Seedlings - examples of containersMany food containers can be kept and reused as plant pot propagators and drip trays.

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Using Selective Weed Killers
I just read a lengthy ThriftyFun article on homemade weed killers. Each submitted recipe was thought to be best. Well, I'm sorry to say, none are best. The best weed killer is NO weed killer.
Fish Food for Houseplants
Plants seem to thrive on fish food mixed into soil. It's cheap and easily obtainable.

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Older Bolens Lawn Tractor Won't Start
I just recently picked up an old Bolens lawn tractor. It has an Onan motor in it. My question is why won't it start. I have a new coil, new wires, and new spark plugs, but no spark at the spark plugs. What else should I be checking?
Identifying a Houseplant (Oak Leaf Ivy)
Identifying a Houseplant - hanging foliage plant
2018 Cub Cadet Won't Start
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What Is this Hanging Plant?
What Is this Hanging Plant? - profusion of stems with tiny light green leaves
Identifying an Old Reel Mower
How do I find the make and model of my reel mower if the serial number is R-1510-BX-16?
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