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 Home Improvement & Repair Tips / GARDENING

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Gardening Tasks for November: Now’s the Time To Prune Spring-Blooming Shrubs. (from Camille’s Cosmos). (10/2007)
- The magnificent Amaryllis brings tropical color into your home.
- Amendments for better soil, healthier plants
- Got Ants? You need Grant's!—the best defense against ants
- Bare root plants: March is the time to plant ... rhododendrons and citrus, too
- Basil is the king of herbs.
- Beneficial Insects for natural pest control
- Beneficial Nematodes kill fleas in the yard and garden where they breed!
- BioBags for kitchen, garden and dog waste are 100% biodegradable and have been fully certified by the U.S. Composting Council and the International Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI).
- Blossom Fuller & her gardening wisdom— a cartoon by Kathy Shaskan
- Bonsai: an overview
- Bromeliads by Cheer Santy
- Bulbs: planting for spring bloom
- California-native plants—landscaping and planting tips by Cheer Santy
- Cayenne Pepper for pest control
- Coir Fiber is an excellent potting medium for starting seeds and potting plants.
- Companion Planting—mutually beneficial plants
- Compost for a healthy, economical garden.
- Composting Programs in the Bay Area
- Compost your way: Earth Machine and Wriggly Wranch worm bins
- Drip Irrigation is the best way to water your plants.
- Experiment with container gardening—growing in tight places
- Create a garden for butterflies by providing them with their favorite flowers.
- Plant cyclamen for winter color!
- Deadeye Weed & Grass Killer is an all-natural vinegar-based product.
- Divide those perennials
- DriWater—the inexpensive, reliable plant sitter comes in three sizes.
- Dwarf Citrus Trees
- Environmentally Safe Products to protect your garden
- Fall vegetable gardens—August is the time to plant
- Gardening Tasks for January from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for February from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for March from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for April from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for May from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for June from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for July from Camille's Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for August from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for September from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for October: Forcing bulbs for winter color from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening Tasks for December from Camille’s Cosmos
- Gardening without chemical controls
- Garlic Barrier is a natural insect repellent for plants!
- Great greens to wake up the garden—by Renee of Renee’s Garden
- Growing flowers from seed by Renee of Renee’s Garden
- Grow herbs for your gardening and cooking pleasure!
- Healthful gardening basics and integrated pest management
- Growing happy house plants—tips from the nursery by Cheer Santy
- Hanging baskets of flowers add color accents.
- Hanging plants are easy-care additions to your home. by Sierra Fredianelli
- Mini Herb Garden is easy to create.
- Using Herbs in Cooking by Veronica from el Jardin at Mission Street
- Harvest time—August tips
- Hoses—Are all hoses created equal?
- Indoor gardening—Even if you have a small or non-existant yard, you don't have to be plantless.
- Lighting choices for your indoor plants
- Manure Tea is very beneficial to your plants!
- Miniature water garden—create your own!
- Why use mulch?
- Orange Guard is a highly effective, food-grade insecticide!
- Orchids: care and feeding
- Oxo Good Grips indoor watering can: the “Pour & Store” is space-efficient and easy to use.
- Peat Moss for aeration, water retention
- Plant Repotting Tips
- Planting a new lawn? Here's some advice from Jeanette.
- Preparing soil for winter
- Pruning Trees and Shrubs
- Re-blooming poinsettias and caring for your Christmas cactus
- Bare Root Roses
- Better rose cultivation—tips from Cheer Santy
- Rose Spray by Greenlight combats rose problems such as aphids and powdery mildew (a Cole Hardware Staff Choice Award product).
- The Safer® safer solution for natural, organic pest control
- Second Season Gardening Tips—September is not too late to plant.
- September planting tips and flowering plants to start now from seed
- Sluggo®, a truly organic compound, offers an effective alternative to traditional snail and slug baits.
- Snail-Barr copper strips provide nontoxic snail and slug control for your garden.
- Spray your plants before bringing them indoors.
- 10 reasons not to use pesticides from the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
- Tomato gardening
- Tomatoes and peppers: starting from seed
- Tools for Organic Pest Control
- Keeping your gardening tools in shape
- Vegetable gardening—practical tips
- What the Hay Vermicompost contains casts of Red Wriggler worms.
- Worms—Vermicomposting (using worms to convert food waste into nutrient-rich fertilizer) can be done year round, indoors or out.
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