Perfect Gardening Design Idea "Upside Down Planter"

Perfect Gardening Design Idea "Upside Down Planter"

Vertical Garden Using Plastic Milk Bottles

Vertical Garden Using Plastic Milk Bottles

How to grow Small Tangerines Trees in pots

Select a large pot to grow your Small Tangerines Trees and put the pot into its final position before you begin to fill it with potting mix. Pots that are suitable must have several large drainage holes in their base and be elevated slightly off the ground. This can be achieved by raising the pot on pot feet or bricks. Don’t skimp on potting mix. Buy a good quality potting mix (look for ticks of approval on the bag) and make sure you have enough potting mix to fill the pot to within about 4cm of the rim (to allow space for watering). For a large pot – that is one that’s over 40cm in diameter – you’ll need several bags of potting mix.

Planting carrots in a Soda bottle

Grow carrots in a 2 liter soda bottle. so the kids can see what is happening, I love the idea.

Self-Watering spike

I half expected these things not to work and out plants would be dead after returning from a holiday vacation. Surprisingly, as simple as these are they worked great. Plants kept with constant moisture. Now we leave them in all the time and just refill the vases. Someone should make a tank that can clip on the outside of the pot. Only note is that you need to fill the ceramic plug completely full with water and immerse the tubes to ensure the capillary action works to pull water into the spike.

The Best Way To Grow Corn

When to Plant : Extremely frost sensitive, corn planted in soils cooler than 55 degrees (65 for super-sweet varieties) fails to germinate or has very poor germination. Direct-sow only after night temperatures are consistently in the 50s. Plant in blocks of at least 3 rows, at least 3 feet long apiece, to ensure best pollination. Hand-pollinate by gently shaking plants toward one another if you cannot devote this much space.

Use toilet paper rolls to start your plants

Use toilet paper rolls to start your plants. When ready to plant, stick the whole roll in the ground. The roll will decompose.

Mini Spiral Garden

Mini Spiral Garden

How To Make Tin Like Lantern

How To Make Tin Like Lantern

How to rose Plant Diseases and Pests

Disease and Insect Pests
Roses are susceptible to a number of disease and insect pests. Roses may survive without a basic pest control program, but they may not be very attractive. A pest control program starts with proper site selection, good soil preparation, good drainage, proper spacing, cultivar selection, and plant maintenance. These all foster healthy roses that are better able to withstand the pressure of disease and insects.

Make A Butterfly Island Bed

Gardens come alive when butterflies visit. They’re fun to watch, and they’re fascinating for kids, who can learn how butterflies transform from eggs to caterpillars, and from pupas to adults. A raised butterfly island bed will attract these winged guests to your property. Keep a camera and garden journal handy to observe them, or just sit back and enjoy the colorful show.

How to Plant a Beer Garden

Brew up this clever container garden featuring plants used in the beer-making process.

You can get the materials from : amazon

How To Make a Planter Box From wood

This 3½-foot-tall box, is an especially easy project, taking only a few hours to build. Just buy a ready-made redwood window box at the nursery and attach sturdy legs. Then all you have to do is fill it with soil and plant.

Plastic Bottle Hanging Planter Vase

Plastic Bottle Hanging Planter Vase

Rhubarb leaf stepping stones

How To Do:

Cut a piece of plastic at least 6" larger than the leaf you are using as a form.
Place plastic on hard surface.
Lay rhubarb leaf down with its vein side facing up.
Follow package direction for mixing concrete.
Use a trowel or gloved hands to put concrete mix on leaf.
Keep concrete about ½" from the edge of the leaf.
Make sure your concrete is at least 1" thick
Cut some wire about 2" smaller than your leaf.
Place the wire on the concrete and pat it down (gloved hands work best and it’s fun)
Put another layer of concrete on top of the wire 1-1½" thick.
Gently pull the plastic up around the leaf.
Prop the whole thing in place with sand or dirt if needed.
Cover top loosely with another layer of plastic.

Beautiful Concrete Garden Furniture

Concrete and Nature united design/development of garden furniture

How to make a potato barrel using chicken wire

Step 1 : is to make a barrel shape out of chicken wire or metal fencing (which we already had on hand). Just cut to size and use wire to hold it in shape.
Step 2 : line the sides with bird netting to keep the soil in.
Step 3 : placed a good amount of straw as a bottom layer. On top of the straw goes a layer of compost.
Step 4 : Next cut up some seed potatoes, making sure there is an eye in each piece.
Step 5 : Place them around the edge of the barrel with the eyes facing outward.
Step 6 : add layers of Straw on top, then compost, then potato eyes, and repeat till you get to the top. The top layer can have eyes planted all through the center because they can grow straight up. Now keep it watered, watch it grow, and when the foliage dies just dump the whole thing over and dig for buried potato treasure.

How To Plant a Winter Hanging Basket

Before You Plant
Stand the basket on a wide pot to keep it stable during preparation. Then add a specially made basket liner.

Cut Out Planting Holes
Lay a circle of plastic bag over the bottom of the liner to act as a reservoir. Cut out a few evenly spaced crosses around the sides of the liner.

DIY Concrete Ladybug

DIY Concrete Ladybug amazon

How to grow boxwood from cuttings

Boxwood is very easy to propagate. In the spring, take stem cuttings, 6 inches in length, and remove the lower inch of leaves. For best effect, group five to seven stems together, as pictured, to resemble an entire plant. Plunge this group into soil that has been amended with copious quantities of peat moss or leaf mold. Pack the soil firmly around the stems. Keep the cuttings moist, and you will have new, rooted plants in about six weeks.