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National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi
Soil Common Sense Five simple home tests for basic soil problems, with proven remedies mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Tools for Preparing the Garden Before a single plant even touches the ground in your garden, it would be wise to spend time preparing the soil. You'll have fewer weeds and diseases and better plant growth, flowering, and fruiting later. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Soil Fertility 101 Just as a good foundation is necessary to support a building, good soil is necessary to build a successful garden. All soil is not alike. It differs in texture, fertility, and balance. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Carrie Chalmers
Organic Matters Balance green with brown to maximize the benefits of soil amendments... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Improving Clay Soil If your garden has heavy clay soil, you know what a challenge it can pose to plants, not to mention gardeners. Heavy clay drains slowly, meaning it stays saturated longer after rain or irrigation. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Improve Soil Fertility with Compost A little soil common sense will go a long way to helping you understand how to care for your garden. All soils are not the same; they differ in many ways, including texture, fertility, and pH. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Trench Planting Your Root Crops A quick way to improve soil for root crops... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Soil Prep for Alliums Onions will grow in practically any kind of soil, but one that's rich in decayed organic matter and humus and drains well is best. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Cultivating Greens Weeds are green and while some, like lamb's quarters and purslane, can be eaten as greens, you really don't want them growing in among your salad crops. They steal moisture, fertilizer and sunlight. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Warren Schultz
Building Great Soil Soil is the most important factor in successful gardening. Here are tips on evaluating and improving your soil. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Maintaining a Vegetable Garden Healthy, vigorous vegetable plants produce the most flavorful and bountiful harvests. Give your garden plants the moisture and nutrients they need, and keep them weeded and harvested for tasty and nutritious crops. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi
Soil Testing If you've heard it once, you've heard it a hundred times: every garden should have its soil tested. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi
Minerals for Soil How to use rock-based fertilizers and amendments to increase the vitality of your soil mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Plant Greens in Wide Rows Wide-row planting involves broadcasting seeds in a wide band, thus creating thicker rows with fewer paths in between. Not all vegetables, of course, are meant for wide rows. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi
Worms vs. Deep Tilling We routinely till in applications of organic matter to encourage earthworm activity, but now it appears that how we apply it matters more than we thought. Recent research presents some surprising evidence that deep tilling is not the best method. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Building Soil 101 A steady program of soil building is like a steady program of physical conditioning. You'll get great results in the long run if you stick with it and don't go overboard right away. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Lynn Ocone
Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Planting Strawberries Strawberries will do best in soil that has been thoroughly prepared. If your future strawberry bed was plowed last year, you're ahead of the game. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle
Worm Food Do right by worms, and they'll do right by your garden. Worms are almost unbelievably good at making soil perfect for plants... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Composting Q and A Starting a Compost Pile... Critters in Compost...Foul-Smelling Compost Pile... Adding Compost to a Perennial Garden... Speeding Decomposition... Planting Directly in Compost... Compost Quantity...Compost vs. Mulch... Materials to Compost... Sawdust in Compost Pile... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Tools for Planting Using the right tools and the proper techniques will not only make planting less of a chore, but also a greater success. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Corn Care Corn doesn't need any more attention than other garden vegetables, but it's a crop that can take up a fair amount of time if you plant a lot. Make it easier by combining tasks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Garden Gate Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Patt Kasa
Putting the Garden to Bed The short warm days and crisp nights of autumn trigger leaf color changes, and remind me it's time to clean up the garden. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi
Fall Garden Cover Crops For healthier soil next spring, sow a cover crop this fall... mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
April 2000
Joseph R. Provey
Green Pastures Not all lawns that are in bad shape need to be replaced. A well-executed restoration plan can bring all but the worst turf back to life. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi
Organic Matter Deters Weeds Research from the USDA Agricultural Research Service suggest that organic farming practices, such as additions of compost, crop rotation, and decreased use of chemicals and tilling increases the amount and diversity of beneficial soil microorganisms. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Planting Bearded Iris Here are a few things you can do to get your bearded iris off to a good start. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. mark for My Articles similar articles
This Old House
Keith Pandolfi
Green Acres How to break your lawn's addition to synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Skip Richter
Turn Leaves into Gold These golden leaves can be turned into "black gold" for the garden. They make great soil-enriching compost or a protective mulch. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Cultivating the Garden A little work now will save you tons of time and trouble later in the season. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Charlie Nardozzi
Second Harvest July is the perfect month to start thinking about the fall garden. Many of the vegetables you've enjoyed from the garden this spring and early summer can be grown and harvested this fall as well. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Blossom End Rot Blossom End Rot (BER) is a physiological disorder of tomatoes, peppers, and cucurbits caused by a calcium imbalance within the plant. The result is a water-soaked spot at the blossom end of the plant that enlarges, turning dark brown and leathery. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Establishing a Wildflower Meadow A how-to guide for planting a wildflower meadow. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Caring for Potatoes Caring for potatoes requires proper watering, cultivating and hilling. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Lawn Care Techniques Keeping your lawn looking good isn't as hard as you may think. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Kris Wetherbee
Sweet Beets For a quick-maturing and nutritious vegetable, you can't beat beets... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Corn: Planting Variations If you like experimenting, there are some variations on the basic planting methods you may want to try. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Lawns 101 Much has been said about whether or not Americans should rethink their passion for the home lawn. If you determine that a grass lawn makes sense for your yard, planting the right variety of grass at the right time of year will go a long way in making yours a healthy, easy-care lawn. mark for My Articles similar articles
This Old House
Lynn Ocone
Say Good-bye to Weeds Think it's an overstatement to call it the war against weeds? Here's what you're up against... mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Making a Raised-Bed Garden Raised beds are popular because they are relatively easy to build, plant, weed, and maintain. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. mark for My Articles similar articles
This Old House
Lynn Ocone
How to Get Rid of Weeds How to identify common weeds in your lawn and professional removal tips to get rid of them. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Planting and Care of Annual Flowers When it comes to cut flowers, it's hard to beat annuals for their sheer production and ease of growing. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Fruit Tree Site Selection Of primary importance when choosing a planting site for you fruit tree is that it receives as much sun as possible. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening Plugging and Sprigging a Lawn A how-to guide for planting warm-season grasses. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Gardening
Jack Ruttle
The Tomato-Vetch Connection A USDA-devised mulch system is revolutionizing tomato farming... mark for My Articles similar articles
Popular Mechanics
September 19, 2008
Ryan M. Wilson
How to Plant for Fall and Prepare Your Garden for Winter Planting a fall garden can be a rewarding effort and a great start to preparing your entire yard for winter's dormancy as the last head of lettuce is plucked. mark for My Articles similar articles
This Old House
September 2007
Roger Cook
Fall Groundwork "This is prime time to prep your yard for the next growing season," says our landscape contractor. mark for My Articles similar articles