Articles by Gardening Calendar
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Spinosad Insect Spray For Organic Gardeners
It can be hard to keep insect pests under control without harming beneficial garden insects. Spinosad insect spray is a great option for organic…
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Pergola Design: Make Your Backyard A Beautiful Hangout
In pergola design plans, also known as an arbour or arbor forms a shaded area, a passage, a walkway or sitting areas & standing…
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On fertilizing your vegetable garden
New gardeners and even some veteran gardeners add far more garden fertilizer than their vegetables need. And in many cases when plants are struggling,…
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Indoor Plants Are A Stress Buster?
Research has proven that simply being able to look at greenery will bring down stress levels… so really you can have them year round.
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Coffee Grounds for Plants
You’ve heard that adding coffee grounds to your compost speeds decomposition and adds much-needed nitrogen to the compost. Coffee grounds are good for plants…
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How to Grow Your Own Topiary
Topiaries are plants that have been pruned and trained to grow into distinct decorative shapes. They’re basically slow-growing artistic masterpieces. Whether you grow them…
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Nosey Rosy – Guide to a Rose Garden
Rose gardens are one of the most classic pieces you can add to your landscape. With some love and regular upkeep, they can last…
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When to Plant Strawberries (Hint: Think Spring)
Juicy, sweet strawberries picked from your own garden are simply the best. Plus, taking strawberries from your own garden to your plate is so…
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Controlling Flea Beatles In The Garden
Let’s face it, the flea beetle and growing vegetables go hand in hand. Every garden is alive with insects of all types.
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Scale Insects on Plants – Removing Scale Bugs On Plants Indoors and Out
Plant scale insects come equipped with piercing/sucking mouthparts and are widespread around the world. There are over 8000 types of plant scale, and they…
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Top Houseplants For All Indoor Light Conditions
The ideal location of a plant for decoration may not be the ideal spot for plant growth. Without the correct light a plant, no…
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The exotic African Milk Tree, Euphorbia trigona
Euphorbia trigona , or African Milk Tree, is known for rapid and enthusiastic growth. Growing up to six to eight feet tall, it is…
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35 of the Best Houseplants For Your Home!
NASA recommends adding houseplants to your home environment to help clean the air and overall improve indoor air quality. Common sense will tell you…
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Improve your Gardening Soil for a Vibrant Garden
Do you want a rich, vibrant garden? This super collection of five items can supercharge your soil and improve garden growth. The solution may…
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How To Grow and Care For Bougainvillea
So let’s try and give a general overview of growing Bougainvillea, its care, blooming, light, water, soil, origin and more…
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Gardening Hand Tools for Planting and Cultivating
Just how important are garden hand tools? Well, you wouldn’t have much of a garden without them. Hand planting tools constitute the backbone of…
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Prayer Plant Care – How To Grow Maranta Leuconeura
Maranta leuconeura, commonly referred to as the “Prayer Plant,” exhibits a unique leaf folding mechanism that sets it apart. At night, its leaves fold…
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How to Care and Propagate The Superb Calathea
Calathea is a tropical plant also known as the Zebra Plant or Zebrina Plant (Calathea zebrina). These plants are used mainly for their vibrant…
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Stone Garden Path Ideas For Garden Walkways
Adding a stone garden path in the garden can accentuate, connect and tie the landscape together. You don’t need a pro for ideas for…
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7 Reasons To Install Landscape Garden Lighting
There are many good reasons to install landscape garden lighting in your garden. In this article, we will look at guiding your path, safety,…
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Create A Plant in a Pot Masterpiece
Sometimes we try to complicate things. In much of my life I’ve found the KISS principal serves me well – Keep It Simple Stupid.…
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How To Care, Grow And Use Tomatillos
The Tomatillo plant, an odd-looking distant tomato cousin and one of the essential ingredients in Mexican cuisine, especially recipes of green tomatillo salsa. These…
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Ikebana Workshop – Notes from the Old Ottawa South Garden Club
The Old Ottawa South Garden Club recently sponsored a workshop on Ikebana—the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. The workshop was led by Elizabeth…
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The Indoor Cane Corn Plant
Summary: Dracaena fragrans corn plant, grown in many forms, usually multiple plants of staggered heights, hardy indoors when acclimated. Fragrans is the solid green…
