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Over Fertilize
Using more fertilizer or pesticide than the label calls for wastes the product and doesn't help the lawn. The extra fertilizer ... |
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Overmulch
The roots of plants need a constant supply of oxygen at all times. Overmulching kills the roots of shallow-rooted plants by ... |
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Perennial Herbs
Perennial mints, including spearmint, applemint, and peppermint, are very vigorous and can become invasive. Rather than ... |
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Pesticide Alternatives
When used incorrectly, pesticides can pollute water. They also kill beneficial as well as harmful insects. Natural ... |
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Pesticide Safety
All pesticides are toxic to some degree. This means they can pose some risk to you, to your children, pets, and to any ... |
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Planning Your Garden
With proper planning, a garden should get better every year; the key is to organize your design ideas in advance. Make a ... |
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Planting in Numbers
Making separate holes is time-consuming, so an easy way to plant a large area is to remove the top layer of soil to the ... |
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Plumb Posts
To hold either a round or square post plumb inside a post hole while you pack dirt around it, make up a couple of wedges of ... |
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Pools vs. Plants
The chemicals used in swimming pools can injure plants when the filter is backwashed and the water is dumped in the root zones ... |
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Power Edgers
Lawn edging should be performed at regular intervals to maintain a neat appearance. Power edgers can be adjusted to make ... |
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Power Rake
Here's an option for reseeding your lawn. If you have a large lawn or yard area consider renting or having your landscaper use ... |
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Pruning Cuts
Pruning cuts should be made so that only branch tissue is removed and stem tissue is not damaged. At the point where the ... |
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Pruning Ground Covers
Pruning ground covers is usually necessary only to remove unhealthy tissue or awkward or straggling branches, or to keep a ... |
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Removing Annuals
Annuals bloom better if the old flowers are removed. This prevents seed formation that normally makes annuals start to ... |
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Removing Perennials
Removal of old flowers prolongs the blooming period, reduces self seeding which leads to volunteer plants, and promotes ... |
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Retaining Wall Drainage
Use stone instead of dirt against a retaining wall to aid in drainage. |
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Retaining Wall Wood
When using treated lumber in landscape retaining walls, apply roofing tar to the ground contact areas. |
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Septic vs. Plants
Cleaners and other chemicals entering drain fields can injure plants when they are leached into soil near plants. Leaf scorch ... |
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Shaded AC
Plant trees or shrubs to shade air-conditioning units but not to block the airflow. A unit operating in the shade uses as much ... |
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Shrub Planting
Here's how to make sure the shrubs you plant will flourish in your yard. Select plants that are appropriate for your area and ... |
