INSIGHTS'INTO'GARDENINGFebruary'7,'2015
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TIPS'FOR'PRODUCTIVITY
Determine(the(suitability(of(the(space(for(food(gardening.(Not(all(areas(are(going(to(work.
Comply(with(community(regulations.
Be(sure(the(soil(is(ready(for(planting.(Get(a(soil(test(if(you(have(any(doubts.
If(lawn(is(to(be(removed,(strip(it(off(rather(than(spraying(with(herbicides.
Check(soil(pH(and(adjust(as(necessary(for(a(slightly(acid(condition.
Evaluate(lighting(conditions(to(be(sure(there(is(enough(sun(for(good(crops.(
Work(on(weeds(Dirst,(eliminating(them(with(organic(techniques.
Consider(seasonality,(planting(at(appropriate(times.(Use(a(planting(calendar(.
Incorporate(suitable(organic(matter,(choosing(materials(that(are(free(of(weed(seeds,(salts,(and(contaminants.
Use(organic(fertilizers(judiciously((ideally,(based(on(actual(need(as(determined(by(soil(testing).
Choose(adapted(varieties. Maintain(a(2M4(cover(of(organic(mulch.
Weeds(compete(with(crops.(Keep(them(down(by(hoeing(or(pulling.(
Manage(watering(for(optimal(growth.(Dont(overwater.
Encourage(daily(inspections.(
Deal(with(pest(and(disease(problems(immediately.(Consult(the(Extension(service(to(identify(pests(and(diseases.
Keep(dogs(and(people(out(of(the(planters.(
TIPS'FOR'BEAUTY
Beautiful(gardens(are(good(neighbor(gardens!
Give(your(food(garden(the(same(care(in(design(as(you(would(the(rest(of(your(garden.
Fit(the(garden(into(the(overall(surroundings.
Take(the(design(and(colors(of(the(house(into(account.
Mix(Dlowers(in(with(edibles.(They(attract(pollinators(and(beneDicial(insects,(and(they(cheer(things(up.
Create(focal(points,(using(hardscape(elements,(art,(and(dramatic(plants(to(draw(the(eye.(Make(the(garden(happy(and(fun!
Combine(contrasting(forms,(textures,(and(colors(in(interesting(ways.
For(artistic(effect,(consider(planting(in(groups(or(drifts(rather(than(rows.
Use(plants(thematically,(repeating(varieties(at(different(locations(in(the(landscape(to(create(a(feeling(of(continuity.
Think(of(food(plants(as(visual(elements,(not(just(crops.
Not(all(food(plants(are(equally(pleasing(to(look(at.(Evaluate(varieties(for(beauty(as(well(as(productivity.
A(thick(organic(mulch(improves(appearance(as(well(as(saving(water(and(keeping(weeds(down.
Keep(maintenance(standards(high(throughout(the(season,(removing(dead(leaves,(pruning(for(form,(and(keeping(weeds(pulled.(
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