AWESOME Beginners Guide to Setting Up a Garden! (Part 4 of 4)

■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ www.getyoursfreetoday.com ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲ Click link above to get your FREE $500 Dollar Home Depot Gift Card! You can use it to buy supplies! ;) ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ ◘ ■ Planting Warm season vegetables, such as tomatoes, squashes and peppers, are best bought from a local nursery (at least until you become more skilled at sowing seeds and creating indoor growing space). These are best planted in late May and early June. Other vegetables can also be purchased from the nursery and planted earlier. In the early stages of gardening I recommend this to help with the success of your garden. Another time of year for planting is August. This is when your winter vegetables would go in. Unfortunately, nurseries don't seem to carry vegetables at this time of year, so you would have to sow your own in July or purchase plants earlier and plant then. Garden Maintenance Weeding * Weeds rob moisture and nutrients from vegetable plants, therefore you are helping to increase harvests by eliminating competition. Weeds also block sunlight. * Have a positive attitude toward the task. It provides exercise, helps make compost and produces better veggies. * Hoe regularly, even when you don't see a lot of weeds. This helps to kill germinating seeds and cultivates the soil. * Avoid walking on newly cultivated beds. The soil compaction helps weeds to germinate and ...



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KSMQ's "Garden Connections" - Episode 209 - "Landscaping for wildlife" - July 2, 2009

We will be talking about landscaping for wildlife. What you can do to bring the outdoors closer to home and enjoy the sounds of nature in your backyard.



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Garden Patio Furniture Can Be a Wonderful Addition to Your Yard and Life

My wife was wearing frantic look - the in-laws were coming tomorrow and she wanted to create the perfect first impression. I knew she'd be fine, but she was worried.

"We don't have any garden patio furniture, what will your mom think?"

Knowing my mom I knew all would be well, convincing my wife of that fact was an entirely different matter, seems I was headed to the local home superstore to hunt up some garden patio furniture bargains.

Growing up we lived by the river, and I remember my mom and grandma whiling away the hours, sipping tea sitting in an easy glider on the back porch. While garden patio furniture has certainly evolved over the years, it still has a special place in my heart and can quickly spice up an empty backyard or deck.

When you have a few pieces of garden patio furniture, you'll have more reasons to spend a little time outside, weather permitting of course. And since the days around here are often filled sweet sunshine and lazy afternoons, this is a perfect addition to an otherwise empty deck, or back porch. Once in place, garden umbrella here, garden chaise lounge there, you'll have even more reason to head outside, and enjoy the spring or summer air, chat with neighbors, sip some lemonade or watch your husband (my wife likes this one) mow the lawn. There are multiple varieties of garden patio furniture depending on your budget and design of your yard and home.

If you're already an outdoors type, garden patio furniture will give you the ability for more family oriented activities; barbecuing, sharing time around the fire pit, building up treasured family memories to last a lifetime. Garden patio furniture isn't just for sunny summer days, consider quiet evenings, the buzz of activity in the background, you and yours drifting in a carefree space, perhaps playing a board game, sipping tea and watching the kids as they play nearby.

And least we forget, most of us at one time or another, might enjoy hosting an outdoor party with family or friends, this is just one of many reasons garden patio furniture should find a home, at your home. You'll find yourself sitting outside swapping stories, enjoying the sun and simple camaraderie of friends a treasure you soon can't do without.

Good garden patio furniture is built to weather the sands of time, enduring the rain, but come winter, it might be wise to bring them inside or store them for warmer days. Of course if you're used to or enjoy a cold, crisp fall evening, then by all means spend some time in that garden rocking chairs and let the stresses of the day disappear into the night.

Convinced yet? No, take the time to visit local garden patio furniture stores, and browse through (actually browse on) an assortment you might not even have known existed, you'll find...

Bistro Sets
Cushioned Chairs
Sling Chaise Lounges
Garden dining sets
Garden Bar Sets
and so much more.

As for me, my wife is staring over my shoulder so I need to end this article and head for the garden patio furniture store - the in-laws are coming.