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Home Gardening Tips : How to Enrich Depleted Soil for Gardening

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:30:43 +0000

Enriching depleted soil can help maintain the quality of your garden. Enrich depleted soil with help from a certified nursery professional in this free video clip. Expert: Mark Govan Bio: Mark Govan founded ABC Pest Control, Inc. in 1985 in Largo Florida. Govan is a Certified Arborist with the International Society of Arboriculture and a Certified Nursery Professional. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz Series Description: Preparation, maintenance and care are three keys to planting a successful garden. Get home gardening tips with help from a certified nursery professional in this free video series.

Q&A: Will the small red centipedes in my soil kill my herb garden?

Sat, 30 Jul 2011 16:29:55 +0000

Question by Lizzie Schoon: Will the small red centipedes in my soil kill my herb garden?
I had an indoor herb garden that lived about three weeks. Then, without changing my watering schedule, still getting the same amount of sunshine, everything started getting brown spots on the leaves and dried to a crisp. I just started removing the soil from the planter and there are lots of tiny, red centipedes running around in there. Could they have caused the herb disaster? (I had mint, basil, and thyme)

Best answer:

Answer by TCM
From what I’ve heard from gardeners over the years, centipedes are good for the garden. They apparently eat insects that harm the plants. Maybe you had an infestation of bugs and the centipedes were helping, but not enough. Or you may have had a fungus growing on them.

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What soil should I use for an herb garden?

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 00:29:59 +0000

by Cindy Andrie

Question by Cierra: What soil should I use for an herb garden?
I am going to grow an herb garden, and I’m not sure what kind of soil I use. I am going to be planting rosemary, thyme, cilantro, sage, dill, and parsley. I don’t know if what I am planting makes a difference on what soil I should either. Also I was thinking about planting some flowers in the same area, and I’m not sure if this will affect the herb garden.

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Answer by gardensallday
I just plant these things in my regular soil. I’m in the midwest, though, and the soil here is good even if you do nothing to it. I would suggest going to your local garden center and asking. Most herbs are very tough. Flowers should not affect them. It is very uncommon for plants to harm each other and tends to be desert plants, I think (a few plants poison the soil for other plants. Walnut trees do this also)

Full sun is important.

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Gardening week ahead: Improve your soil

Sat, 23 Oct 2010 01:29:25 +0000

Gardening week ahead: Improve your soil
Any bulky organic matter dug into the soil acts as a conditioner, but choosing the one most suitable for your needs can cause confusion.
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Gardening week ahead: Pear rust
While picking pears, pruning, or just looking at your trees, you may well have noticed orange “growths” underneath leaves, and orange spots on the upper leaf surface.
Read more on Daily Telegraph

Tips for a starter vegetable garden?

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:54:33 +0000

I live in North Carolina where the soil leaves a bit to be desired, but I’d like to start a vegetable garden. I have a nice sized backyard to do it in and we’ve grown vegetables before, but only tomatoes and some sunflowers. I want to do something on a larger scale.
Tips please?
I have no idea where to start in planning this thing.
Thank you.

The grass in my garden has yellow tips, and it looks like the roots are rotten. What can I do?

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:43:22 +0000

If I lift a patch of grass it looks like the roots are not in the soil, and they look yellow and decaying. The person who take care my garden use a hose to water the grass everyday, also he … Continue reading →

I want to dig a veggie garden. Any tips and tricks?

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:52:45 +0000

I’ve never done this before, but I’m not a stranger to gardening. I’ve done some landscaping in my life and have raised herbs for cooking.

I want a small vegetable garden in my backyard. How large of a bed should I need and should I put it in a full-sun spot or a shadier area?

Keeping in mind that this is a small garden, what would be the best way to dig it? I’m not afraid to do some manual labor — in fact, I like it. What tools will I need to till the ground? There’s only grass there and the soil may be clayey.

I’d like to grow some herbs like rosemary, mint and basil. I’d also like to have strawberries, tomatoes, garlic and a few other easy crops. What others would be good for beginners?

Also, if there are any decorative flowers or plants that would make the garden look nice as well as functional, let me know.

I live in USDA hardiness zone 6b, meaning the average temperature 0 to -5 degrees F.

I'm constructing a garden and need tips?

Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:12:01 +0000

I am constructing a garden at my church and right now all there is is grass on the area. I need to dig up the grass and mix it around and maybe put more soil down. But what I am asking is how much grass should I dig. Like how deep or something. Please help. And if you have any other general tips they are welcome

im growing a vegteble garden any tips?

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:51:24 +0000

im planning to grow a garden im a newbie so please help i cant have one in the ground but i have a big plastic box is that good?Also i think im growing tomato saplings from scratch how should i do it ? what kind of soil tips like that i hoep you can help me thanks

Small Garden Tips – How Do You Make The Most of a Small Vegetable Garden Space?

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:15:06 +0000

Like what new methods or innovations do you use to ensure that your soil space isn’t that small for a decent garden.