Showing posts with label Gardening tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gardening tips. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Charring Wood Fence Posts
Charring the ends of fence posts before placing in the ground will help prevent decay as the charred wood contains the preservative properties of charcoal.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Bunny rabbit deterents
Here are several methods to protect your young trees from bunny rabbits:
#1 Mix a teaspoon of asfoetida and a half pail of mud and brush on the branches and stem of your young trees.
#2 Aloe mixed in water and sprayed on your plants will keep bunnies from nibbling on them.
#3 An age old mixture of lime, water, and cow manure painted on trees with a brush will keep bunnies away.
#1 Mix a teaspoon of asfoetida and a half pail of mud and brush on the branches and stem of your young trees.
#2 Aloe mixed in water and sprayed on your plants will keep bunnies from nibbling on them.
#3 An age old mixture of lime, water, and cow manure painted on trees with a brush will keep bunnies away.
Weeding on hot windy days
Weeding on a hot windy day is best because the the heat and the wind kill the root in a very short time.
Weeds will die more easily in hot weather when sprayed with weed killer.
Weeds will die more easily in hot weather when sprayed with weed killer.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Watering your plants
When watering your plants always water them before 11am. If you water later than that then the roots will not have time to absorb the moisture and the growth of fungus will increase.
Super powered plant growth spray
Every 2 weeks during the growing season spray you plants with the following mixture:
In a 20 gallon hose end sprayer mix the following:
1 cup Lemon soap (bugs won't eat lemon and soap breaks down surface tension)
1 cup Lemon ammonia (bugs won't eat lemon and plants need ammonia)
1 cup Beer (beer has enzymes that plants need.)
1 cup Karo syrup (the syrup provides a base for bacteria to grow that the chlorine in the water kills).
1 cup Miracle Grow (plants need the fertilizer)
1 golf ball (it acts as an agitator)
Spray plants and yard with this and stand back as every green will grow faster with this stuff.
In a 20 gallon hose end sprayer mix the following:
1 cup Lemon soap (bugs won't eat lemon and soap breaks down surface tension)
1 cup Lemon ammonia (bugs won't eat lemon and plants need ammonia)
1 cup Beer (beer has enzymes that plants need.)
1 cup Karo syrup (the syrup provides a base for bacteria to grow that the chlorine in the water kills).
1 cup Miracle Grow (plants need the fertilizer)
1 golf ball (it acts as an agitator)
Spray plants and yard with this and stand back as every green will grow faster with this stuff.
Newspaper as a weed blocker
Newspaper weeds away
> Start putting in your plants; work the nutrients in your
soil. Wet newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as
you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get
through some gardening plastic they will not get through wetnewspapers.
This works well around all of your plants and you can also use it in the garden to keep weeds down. The newspaper will also hold in moisture that it gives up to your plants.
> Start putting in your plants; work the nutrients in your
soil. Wet newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as
you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get
through some gardening plastic they will not get through wetnewspapers.
This works well around all of your plants and you can also use it in the garden to keep weeds down. The newspaper will also hold in moisture that it gives up to your plants.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Squirrel Be gone (Cayenne Pepper)
Cayenne Pepper: To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle the plants with cayenne pepper. The pepper doesn't hurt the plant and keeps the squirrels away.
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