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(1376, 1, '2008-10-30 07:36:00', '2008-10-30 11:36:00', 'I just stumbled upon a blog post from Jedda at Olliphants where she has started a gardening experiment with her kids.\n\nTo set the scene, this is no gardening blog. It’s just a personal journal of a mum in Geelong, Victoria.\n\nThe post shows how Jedda, and her kids, are trialling a hydroponics arrangement, including none other than styrofoam cups, after seeing a <a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2374989.htm\">Gardening Australia</a> episode. She even links to another blogger in Melbourne who shares her own garden experiments.\n\nWhy am I telling you all this?\n\nPrimarily because I’m a curious sod who gets a little excited and jittery when I see people – who don’t profess to be gardeners – start to experiment with the plant kingdom. While all us hard-core gardeners love to slang off at so-called “gardening TV shows” it seems that they have some benefit after all, if nothing else but to entice normal folk into the realms of gardening. That’s got to be a good thing, doesn’t it?\n\nWhere can all this experimentation lead? Who knows. Perhaps they will enjoy some incredible success and go on to becoming a Master Gardener. Maybe they won’t. I’m not sure it really matters but I always hold out hope that when people begin to get their hands soiled their appetite for nature will grow.\n\nOn a side tangent, but closely related, it seems that <a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,24522214-10229,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamie Durie’s “Outdoor Rooms”</a> will be axed fairly soon. Not that I’m too disappointed, it was basically the-garden-you-create-when-you-have-tons-of-mullah-type-show that didn’t have much in the way of gardening in it – unless you count using a pole-digger to drop hundreds of foliage plants into the ground as gardening. C’est la vie.', 'Gardening Experiments Could Lead to Bigger Things', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gardening-experiments-could-lead-to-bigger-things', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:39:48', '2021-11-09 12:39:48', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1376', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1377, 1, '2021-11-09 07:39:03', '2021-11-09 12:39:03', 'I just stumbled upon a blog post from Jedda at <a href=\"http://olliphants.blogspot.com/2008/10/gardening-experiment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olliphants</a> where she has started a gardening experiment with her kids.\n\nTo set the scene, this is no gardening blog. It’s just a personal journal of a mum in Geelong, Victoria.\n\nThe post shows how Jedda, and her kids, are trialling a hydroponics arrangement, including none other than styrofoam cups, after seeing a <a href=\"http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2374989.htm\">Gardening Australia</a> episode. She even links to another blogger in Melbourne who shares her own garden experiments.\n\nWhy am I telling you all this?\n\nPrimarily because I’m a curious sod who gets a little excited and jittery when I see people – who don’t profess to be gardeners – start to experiment with the plant kingdom. While all us hard-core gardeners love to slang off at so-called “gardening TV shows” it seems that they have some benefit after all, if nothing else but to entice normal folk into the realms of gardening. That’s got to be a good thing, doesn’t it?\n\nWhere can all this experimentation lead? Who knows. Perhaps they will enjoy some incredible success and go on to becoming a Master Gardener. Maybe they won’t. I’m not sure it really matters but I always hold out hope that when people begin to get their hands soiled their appetite for nature will grow.\n\nOn a side tangent, but closely related, it seems that <a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,24522214-10229,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamie Durie’s “Outdoor Rooms”</a> will be axed fairly soon. Not that I’m too disappointed, it was basically the-garden-you-create-when-you-have-tons-of-mullah-type-show that didn’t have much in the way of gardening in it – unless you count using a pole-digger to drop hundreds of foliage plants into the ground as gardening. C’est la vie.', 'Gardening Experiments Could Lead to Bigger Things', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1376-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:39:03', '2021-11-09 12:39:03', '', 1376, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1377', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1378, 1, '2021-11-09 07:39:47', '2021-11-09 12:39:47', 'I just stumbled upon a blog post from Jedda at Olliphants where she has started a gardening experiment with her kids.\n\nTo set the scene, this is no gardening blog. It’s just a personal journal of a mum in Geelong, Victoria.\n\nThe post shows how Jedda, and her kids, are trialling a hydroponics arrangement, including none other than styrofoam cups, after seeing a <a href=\"https://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s2374989.htm\">Gardening Australia</a> episode. She even links to another blogger in Melbourne who shares her own garden experiments.\n\nWhy am I telling you all this?\n\nPrimarily because I’m a curious sod who gets a little excited and jittery when I see people – who don’t profess to be gardeners – start to experiment with the plant kingdom. While all us hard-core gardeners love to slang off at so-called “gardening TV shows” it seems that they have some benefit after all, if nothing else but to entice normal folk into the realms of gardening. That’s got to be a good thing, doesn’t it?\n\nWhere can all this experimentation lead? Who knows. Perhaps they will enjoy some incredible success and go on to becoming a Master Gardener. Maybe they won’t. I’m not sure it really matters but I always hold out hope that when people begin to get their hands soiled their appetite for nature will grow.\n\nOn a side tangent, but closely related, it seems that <a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,26278,24522214-10229,00.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jamie Durie’s “Outdoor Rooms”</a> will be axed fairly soon. Not that I’m too disappointed, it was basically the-garden-you-create-when-you-have-tons-of-mullah-type-show that didn’t have much in the way of gardening in it – unless you count using a pole-digger to drop hundreds of foliage plants into the ground as gardening. C’est la vie.', 'Gardening Experiments Could Lead to Bigger Things', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1376-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:39:47', '2021-11-09 12:39:47', '', 1376, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1378', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1379, 1, '2008-10-29 07:40:00', '2008-10-29 11:40:00', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/gardening-tools-on-a-tight-budget/\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/start-a-beautiful-flower-garden-for-less-than-5/\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong>10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-build-a-cheap-greenhouse/\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-garden-fence-ideas/\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-newspaper-seed-pots/\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/saving-money-in-the-garden/\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'recessionproof-gardening', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:10:46', '2021-11-09 13:10:46', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1379', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1380, 1, '2021-11-09 07:42:25', '2021-11-09 12:42:25', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/04/start_a_beautiful_flower_garden_for_less_than_5.html\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong><a href=\"http://lifeonthebalcony.com/10-dirt-cheap-ways-to-have-a-gorgeous-balcony-garden/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</a></strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/how_to_build_a_cheap_greenhouse.html\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/cheap_garden_fence_ideas.html\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/01/cheap_newspaper_seed_pots.html\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/07/saving_money_in_the_garden.html\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1379-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:42:25', '2021-11-09 12:42:25', '', 1379, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1380', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1382, 1, '2021-11-09 07:43:27', '2021-11-09 12:43:27', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/04/start_a_beautiful_flower_garden_for_less_than_5.html\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong>10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-build-a-cheap-greenhouse/\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/cheap_garden_fence_ideas.html\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/01/cheap_newspaper_seed_pots.html\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/07/saving_money_in_the_garden.html\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1379-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:43:27', '2021-11-09 12:43:27', '', 1379, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1382', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1384, 1, '2021-11-09 07:44:25', '2021-11-09 12:44:25', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/04/start_a_beautiful_flower_garden_for_less_than_5.html\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong>10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-build-a-cheap-greenhouse/\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/cheap_garden_fence_ideas.html\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-newspaper-seed-pots/\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/07/saving_money_in_the_garden.html\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1379-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:44:25', '2021-11-09 12:44:25', '', 1379, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1384', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1385, 1, '2008-07-15 07:48:00', '2008-07-15 11:48:00', 'Who doesn’t want to save money, especially in our gardens? And in the current economic climate many of us are already feeling the pinch and have to resort to more efficient uses of the “Almighty Dollar”. But that isn’t just a bad thing, is it?\n\nIn most cases not, but for some gardeners it may force them to take actions that appear, on the surface at least, an incredible shift in their normal <em>modus operandi</em>. Check out some of these cost saving articles;\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.fool.co.uk/news/money-saving-tips/2007/06/26/ten-ways-to-cut-the-cost-of-gardening.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ten Ways To Cut Your Gardening Costs!</strong></a> – not a lot that’s new here but there may be one or two ideas that spark your frugal imagination.</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/04/save-money-and-conserve-water-with-these-7-ideas-for-your-yard/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Low-Maintenance Yard: Save Money With These 7 Ideas For Your Garden</strong></a> – Admittedly, most of these options are going to be quite controversial for most gardeners – especially the ideas about no gardens altogether.</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to save money in the garden</strong> <em>[link since removed]</em> – probably the best tip given here is “Going Unplugged” – leave the power tools in the shed and save money on fuel and maintenance by using traditional gardening methods.</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.gardenandgreen.co.uk/#/savemoneygarden/4528909266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Save Money Garden</strong></a> – recycling and re-using is the key here.</li>\n 	<li>9 Ways To Save Money In The Garden – build your own cold-frame! Now there’s a great way to save money at the nurseries.</li>\n</ul>\nWhat are some ways that you’ve found beneficial to saving money in your garden?', 'Saving Money in the Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'saving-money-in-the-garden', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:50:19', '2021-11-09 12:50:19', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1385', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1386, 1, '2021-11-09 07:50:18', '2021-11-09 12:50:18', 'Who doesn’t want to save money, especially in our gardens? And in the current economic climate many of us are already feeling the pinch and have to resort to more efficient uses of the “Almighty Dollar”. But that isn’t just a bad thing, is it?\n\nIn most cases not, but for some gardeners it may force them to take actions that appear, on the surface at least, an incredible shift in their normal <em>modus operandi</em>. Check out some of these cost saving articles;\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.fool.co.uk/news/money-saving-tips/2007/06/26/ten-ways-to-cut-the-cost-of-gardening.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Ten Ways To Cut Your Gardening Costs!</strong></a> – not a lot that’s new here but there may be one or two ideas that spark your frugal imagination.</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.thedigeratilife.com/blog/index.php/2008/06/04/save-money-and-conserve-water-with-these-7-ideas-for-your-yard/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Low-Maintenance Yard: Save Money With These 7 Ideas For Your Garden</strong></a> – Admittedly, most of these options are going to be quite controversial for most gardeners – especially the ideas about no gardens altogether.</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to save money in the garden</strong> <em>[link since removed]</em> – probably the best tip given here is “Going Unplugged” – leave the power tools in the shed and save money on fuel and maintenance by using traditional gardening methods.</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.gardenandgreen.co.uk/#/savemoneygarden/4528909266\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Save Money Garden</strong></a> – recycling and re-using is the key here.</li>\n 	<li>9 Ways To Save Money In The Garden – build your own cold-frame! Now there’s a great way to save money at the nurseries.</li>\n</ul>\nWhat are some ways that you’ve found beneficial to saving money in your garden?', 'Saving Money in the Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1385-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:50:18', '2021-11-09 12:50:18', '', 1385, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1386', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1387, 1, '2021-11-09 07:50:36', '2021-11-09 12:50:36', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/04/start_a_beautiful_flower_garden_for_less_than_5.html\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong>10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-build-a-cheap-greenhouse/\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/cheap_garden_fence_ideas.html\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-newspaper-seed-pots/\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/saving-money-in-the-garden/\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1379-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:50:36', '2021-11-09 12:50:36', '', 1379, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1387', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1388, 1, '2007-05-29 07:51:00', '2007-05-29 11:51:00', 'If you’re trying to save money on your garden fence there are many ways to be creative and stick within your budget. It all depends, however, on what you want your fence to do.\n\nIf it’s just for the sheer aesthetic value making a cheap garden fence is very achievable. But, if you plan to secure your home and make it more impenetrable than Fort Knox you may have to fork out a few dollars.\n\n[toc]\n\nSome of the best garden fence ideas are created, not by landscapers, but by DIYers trying to save a dollar or two. Take a look around your city or suburb and take note of some of the elements that are used in everyday life; timber, glass, concrete and metals – to name a few. So here are a few fence ideas to help inspire those creative juices.\n<h2>Rustic Wooden Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1389\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rustic-wooden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />This wooden fence is high on the aesthetic value and low on the security side and would be quite easy for an DIY landscaper to construct in a spare weekend. Depending on your location, sourcing the materials shouldn’t be hard and in most cases can be accessed from your own property or local forest. Even secondhand wood from building sites would work well.\n<h2>Front Garden White Picket Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1390\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/white-picket-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"66\" />This garden fence is almost an institution especially amongst cottage gardeners. Your budget will dictate what’s possible with erecting a white picket fence but if your trying to keep it cheap I would recommend scrounging through demolition or salvage yards.\n\nOne of the big downsides to picket fences is the constant maintenance. So, while you may be able to buy cheap pickets it would certainly be worth your time investing in a good exterior white paint and using galvanized nails or screws. They will both cost a little more but will save you years on maintaining it.\nBTW – picket fences don’t have to be white nor be relegated to the front yard!!\n<h2>Dry Stone Wall</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dry-stone-wall-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />If larger rocks can be easily and cheaply accessed in your area then a dry stone wall is possibly the best option for a high security fence made within a limited budget. There is no mortar or steel rods to purchase and no footings to be laid. It’s just a matter of positioning your rocks so that the wall interlocks with itself.\n\nThe added advantage of a dry stone wall is that once it’s completed there is no further ongoing maintenance and it will last for centuries – if it’s been well constructed.\n<h2>Bamboo Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1392\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bamboo-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />Like the dry stone wall, if bamboo is easily accessible (try areas where it has become an invasive weed) then erecting a bamboo fence is also going to be a relatively cheap option. Bamboo is also very strong so if the garden fence is constructed well it should offer some degree of security as well as looking great.\n\nThe bamboo fence is another option that is low in maintenance and won’t require painting or costly oils. If bamboo isn’t available in your area, then brushwood may be worth considering as well. Both types of fence will take some time to tie up but it is much cheaper to do it yourself than buy sheets already prepared.\n<h2>Rusty Iron Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1393\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rusty-iron-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"71\" />The beauty of garden fences is the ability to hide them with creepers and climbing plants. Thus, you can easily source old rusty iron fencing from a salvage yard and then hide it as you allow your creeping plants to grow over it. An iron fence like this should offer some privacy and also a high level of security. Plus, once it’s grown over will also prove to be incredibly aesthetic.\n\nThis is also another low maintenance garden fence and you may even decide to allow some of it to show between your plants to add to the effect.\n<h2>Brick Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1394\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/brick-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />Using recycled bricks, a brick fence can be one of the cheapest yet high security garden fence options on offer. Unlike the dry stone wall you will need to also purchase and mix up some mortar to hold them together but this shouldn’t be too expensive.\n\nLeaving the gaps in the fence like this will compromise whether you’re after privacy or a cheap fence. If you would rather more privacy then make the gaps smaller or non-existent. Otherwise, relish in the knowledge that you saved yourself some extra bucks.\n<h2>Bottle Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1395\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bottle-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />For a slightly more eccentric look you could construct a bottle fence. The idea is that from the street it looks like a wall of bottles that you would find in a cellar but it’s been glued together with mortar to form an impenetrable garden fence. If you have an abundance of large bottles then this is not only a cheap option but also a very easy one.\n\nYou also have the ability to make patterns in the wall with different coloured glass bottles. Even adding some paint to the mortar joints or using a pigmented mortar can add some extra aesthetic value.\nAre there any that I’ve missed? How did you save money on your garden fence?\n<h2>Looking for More Garden Fence Ideas?</h2>\nIf you just need some visual inspiration take a look at this <a href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/bussogardener/garden-fence-ideas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest board</a> I created full of garden fence ideas. Feel free to suggest more pins so that the board can continue growing for all users.', 'Seven Very Cheap Garden Fence Ideas', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'cheap-garden-fence-ideas', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:55:43', '2021-11-09 12:55:43', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1388', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1396, 1, '2021-11-09 07:54:16', '2021-11-09 12:54:16', 'If you’re trying to save money on your garden fence there are many ways to be creative and stick within your budget. It all depends, however, on what you want your fence to do.\n\nIf it’s just for the sheer aesthetic value making a cheap garden fence is very achievable. But, if you plan to secure your home and make it more impenetrable than Fort Knox you may have to fork out a few dollars.\n\n[toc]\n\nSome of the best garden fence ideas are created, not by landscapers, but by DIYers trying to save a dollar or two. Take a look around your city or suburb and take note of some of the elements that are used in everyday life; timber, glass, concrete and metals – to name a few. So here are a few fence ideas to help inspire those creative juices.\n<h2>Rustic Wooden Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1389\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rustic-wooden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />This wooden fence is high on the aesthetic value and low on the security side and would be quite easy for an DIY landscaper to construct in a spare weekend. Depending on your location, sourcing the materials shouldn’t be hard and in most cases can be accessed from your own property or local forest. Even secondhand wood from building sites would work well.\n<h2>Front Garden White Picket Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1390\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/white-picket-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"66\" />This garden fence is almost an institution especially amongst cottage gardeners. Your budget will dictate what’s possible with erecting a white picket fence but if your trying to keep it cheap I would recommend scrounging through demolition or salvage yards.\n\nOne of the big downsides to picket fences is the constant maintenance. So, while you may be able to buy cheap pickets it would certainly be worth your time investing in a good exterior white paint and using galvanized nails or screws. They will both cost a little more but will save you years on maintaining it.\nBTW – picket fences don’t have to be white nor be relegated to the front yard!!\n<h2>Dry Stone Wall</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dry-stone-wall-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />If larger rocks can be easily and cheaply accessed in your area then a dry stone wall is possibly the best option for a high security fence made within a limited budget. There is no mortar or steel rods to purchase and no footings to be laid. It’s just a matter of positioning your rocks so that the wall interlocks with itself.\n\nThe added advantage of a dry stone wall is that once it’s completed there is no further ongoing maintenance and it will last for centuries – if it’s been well constructed.\n<h2>Bamboo Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1392\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bamboo-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />Like the dry stone wall, if bamboo is easily accessible (try areas where it has become an invasive weed) then erecting a bamboo fence is also going to be a relatively cheap option. Bamboo is also very strong so if the garden fence is constructed well it should offer some degree of security as well as looking great.\n\nThe bamboo fence is another option that is low in maintenance and won’t require painting or costly oils. If bamboo isn’t available in your area, then brushwood may be worth considering as well. Both types of fence will take some time to tie up but it is much cheaper to do it yourself than buy sheets already prepared.\n<h2>Rusty Iron Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1393\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rusty-iron-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"71\" />The beauty of garden fences is the ability to hide them with creepers and climbing plants. Thus, you can easily source old rusty iron fencing from a salvage yard and then hide it as you allow your creeping plants to grow over it. An iron fence like this should offer some privacy and also a high level of security. Plus, once it’s grown over will also prove to be incredibly aesthetic.\n\nThis is also another low maintenance garden fence and you may even decide to allow some of it to show between your plants to add to the effect.\n<h2>Brick Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1394\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/brick-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />Using recycled bricks, a brick fence can be one of the cheapest yet high security garden fence options on offer. Unlike the dry stone wall you will need to also purchase and mix up some mortar to hold them together but this shouldn’t be too expensive.\n\nLeaving the gaps in the fence like this will compromise whether you’re after privacy or a cheap fence. If you would rather more privacy then make the gaps smaller or non-existent. Otherwise, relish in the knowledge that you saved yourself some extra bucks.\n<h2>Bottle Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1395\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bottle-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />For a slightly more eccentric look you could construct a bottle fence. The idea is that from the street it looks like a wall of bottles that you would find in a cellar but it’s been glued together with mortar to form an impenetrable garden fence. If you have an abundance of large bottles then this is not only a cheap option but also a very easy one.\n\nYou also have the ability to make patterns in the wall with different coloured glass bottles. Even adding some paint to the mortar joints or using a pigmented mortar can add some extra aesthetic value.\nAre there any that I’ve missed? How did you save money on your garden fence?\n<h2>Looking for More Garden Fence Ideas?</h2>\nIf you just need some visual inspiration take a look at this <a href=\"http://www.pinterest.com/bussogardener/garden-fence-ideas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest board</a> I created full of garden fence ideas. Feel free to suggest more pins so that the board can continue growing for all users.', 'Seven Very Cheap Garden Fence Ideas', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1388-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:54:16', '2021-11-09 12:54:16', '', 1388, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1396', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1397, 1, '2021-11-09 07:55:42', '2021-11-09 12:55:42', 'If you’re trying to save money on your garden fence there are many ways to be creative and stick within your budget. It all depends, however, on what you want your fence to do.\n\nIf it’s just for the sheer aesthetic value making a cheap garden fence is very achievable. But, if you plan to secure your home and make it more impenetrable than Fort Knox you may have to fork out a few dollars.\n\n[toc]\n\nSome of the best garden fence ideas are created, not by landscapers, but by DIYers trying to save a dollar or two. Take a look around your city or suburb and take note of some of the elements that are used in everyday life; timber, glass, concrete and metals – to name a few. So here are a few fence ideas to help inspire those creative juices.\n<h2>Rustic Wooden Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1389\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rustic-wooden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />This wooden fence is high on the aesthetic value and low on the security side and would be quite easy for an DIY landscaper to construct in a spare weekend. Depending on your location, sourcing the materials shouldn’t be hard and in most cases can be accessed from your own property or local forest. Even secondhand wood from building sites would work well.\n<h2>Front Garden White Picket Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1390\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/white-picket-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"66\" />This garden fence is almost an institution especially amongst cottage gardeners. Your budget will dictate what’s possible with erecting a white picket fence but if your trying to keep it cheap I would recommend scrounging through demolition or salvage yards.\n\nOne of the big downsides to picket fences is the constant maintenance. So, while you may be able to buy cheap pickets it would certainly be worth your time investing in a good exterior white paint and using galvanized nails or screws. They will both cost a little more but will save you years on maintaining it.\nBTW – picket fences don’t have to be white nor be relegated to the front yard!!\n<h2>Dry Stone Wall</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1391\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/dry-stone-wall-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />If larger rocks can be easily and cheaply accessed in your area then a dry stone wall is possibly the best option for a high security fence made within a limited budget. There is no mortar or steel rods to purchase and no footings to be laid. It’s just a matter of positioning your rocks so that the wall interlocks with itself.\n\nThe added advantage of a dry stone wall is that once it’s completed there is no further ongoing maintenance and it will last for centuries – if it’s been well constructed.\n<h2>Bamboo Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1392\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bamboo-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />Like the dry stone wall, if bamboo is easily accessible (try areas where it has become an invasive weed) then erecting a bamboo fence is also going to be a relatively cheap option. Bamboo is also very strong so if the garden fence is constructed well it should offer some degree of security as well as looking great.\n\nThe bamboo fence is another option that is low in maintenance and won’t require painting or costly oils. If bamboo isn’t available in your area, then brushwood may be worth considering as well. Both types of fence will take some time to tie up but it is much cheaper to do it yourself than buy sheets already prepared.\n<h2>Rusty Iron Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1393\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/rusty-iron-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"71\" />The beauty of garden fences is the ability to hide them with creepers and climbing plants. Thus, you can easily source old rusty iron fencing from a salvage yard and then hide it as you allow your creeping plants to grow over it. An iron fence like this should offer some privacy and also a high level of security. Plus, once it’s grown over will also prove to be incredibly aesthetic.\n\nThis is also another low maintenance garden fence and you may even decide to allow some of it to show between your plants to add to the effect.\n<h2>Brick Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1394\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/brick-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />Using recycled bricks, a brick fence can be one of the cheapest yet high security garden fence options on offer. Unlike the dry stone wall you will need to also purchase and mix up some mortar to hold them together but this shouldn’t be too expensive.\n\nLeaving the gaps in the fence like this will compromise whether you’re after privacy or a cheap fence. If you would rather more privacy then make the gaps smaller or non-existent. Otherwise, relish in the knowledge that you saved yourself some extra bucks.\n<h2>Bottle Garden Fence</h2>\n<img class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1395\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/bottle-garden-fence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"75\" />For a slightly more eccentric look you could construct a bottle fence. The idea is that from the street it looks like a wall of bottles that you would find in a cellar but it’s been glued together with mortar to form an impenetrable garden fence. If you have an abundance of large bottles then this is not only a cheap option but also a very easy one.\n\nYou also have the ability to make patterns in the wall with different coloured glass bottles. Even adding some paint to the mortar joints or using a pigmented mortar can add some extra aesthetic value.\nAre there any that I’ve missed? How did you save money on your garden fence?\n<h2>Looking for More Garden Fence Ideas?</h2>\nIf you just need some visual inspiration take a look at this <a href=\"https://www.pinterest.com/bussogardener/garden-fence-ideas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest board</a> I created full of garden fence ideas. Feel free to suggest more pins so that the board can continue growing for all users.', 'Seven Very Cheap Garden Fence Ideas', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1388-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:55:42', '2021-11-09 12:55:42', '', 1388, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1397', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1398, 1, '2021-11-09 07:56:09', '2021-11-09 12:56:09', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/04/start_a_beautiful_flower_garden_for_less_than_5.html\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong>10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-build-a-cheap-greenhouse/\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-garden-fence-ideas/\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-newspaper-seed-pots/\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/saving-money-in-the-garden/\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1379-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 07:56:09', '2021-11-09 12:56:09', '', 1379, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1398', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1399, 1, '2008-04-05 07:56:00', '2008-04-05 11:56:00', 'Hey, while we’re at it, why don’t we start a flower garden for half that? Yep…it can be done for less than $2.50. Even better, I’m sure it can be done for less than a miserly buck. Heck, you can start anything without a heap of cash behind you but unfortunately the dollars do hold the key to how far you can get.\n\nAfter reading <a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_2253421_garden-less-than-ten-dollars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this article</a> I realised that money was not the pivotal requirement for starting a garden. I mean, I knew that already, I just hadn’t considered the outworking of it. Then I began contemplating whether, in fact, it could be done for absolutely zilch dollars? Well could it?\n\nThe answer to the title comes from the article already mentioned. Obviously, if you can start a flower garden for $10 you can start one for $5 – just by sharing the costs (and the seeds) with another person. If $5 is too much, then find two other people and split the costs and seeds 4 ways. You get the concept.\n\nSo, taking this to another level of gardening for zilch cost, one only has to be just as frugal and willing to think outside of the ‘box’ to get started.\n<h3>Obtaining plants for your flower garden</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Annual Flowers: – once your neighbours’ flowers have finished blooming ask whether you can deadhead their plants for them and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/collecting-garden-seeds/\">collect seeds</a> while you’re at it.</li>\n 	<li>Bulbs: – some gardeners only grow bulbs for one season and then discard them. Find these gardeners and hang around them towards the end of spring and early summer.</li>\n 	<li>Divisible Plants: – agapanthus, clivias, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/sansevieria-aptly-named-mother-in-laws-tongue/\">sansevieria</a>, irises can often take over gardens. Offer the gardener to divide these for the princely payment of keeping some of the divided clumps.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>What about soil for your frugal garden?</h3>\nObviously you <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/compost-tumbler-review/\">compost</a> – because that’s free. This awesome natural resource can be used for multiple garden requirements.\n<ul>\n 	<li>Seed-raising and potting mix</li>\n 	<li>Soil Improver (or Ammendments, as you like to call them north of the equator)</li>\n 	<li>Mulch</li>\n 	<li>Liquid fertiliser</li>\n</ul>\nYou name it, compost will become your best friend when starting a frugal garden.\n<h3>Tools?</h3>\nIf you don’t have a rich aunt who loves to endow you with gardening goodies every time she feels benevolent then start finding other alternatives for forcing your garden into submission. I wrote a post a while back which gave some helpful tips on where you could source some <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/gardening-tools-on-a-tight-budget/\">cheap garden tools</a>.\n\nWith these three elements in hand you should have no problem starting your flower garden for ‘next to nicks’. C’mon…stop using lack of funds as an excuse.', 'Start a Beautiful Flower Garden for Less Than $5', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'start-a-beautiful-flower-garden-for-less-than-5', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:08:36', '2021-11-09 13:08:36', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1399', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1400, 1, '2021-11-09 08:00:04', '2021-11-09 13:00:04', 'Hey, while we’re at it, why don’t we start a flower garden for half that? Yep…it can be done for less than $2.50. Even better, I’m sure it can be done for less than a miserly buck. Heck, you can start anything without a heap of cash behind you but unfortunately the dollars do hold the key to how far you can get.\n\nAfter reading <a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_2253421_garden-less-than-ten-dollars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this article</a> I realised that money was not the pivotal requirement for starting a garden. I mean, I knew that already, I just hadn’t considered the outworking of it. Then I began contemplating whether, in fact, it could be done for absolutely zilch dollars? Well could it?\n\nThe answer to the title comes from the article already mentioned. Obviously, if you can start a flower garden for $10 you can start one for $5 – just by sharing the costs (and the seeds) with another person. If $5 is too much, then find two other people and split the costs and seeds 4 ways. You get the concept.\n\nSo, taking this to another level of gardening for zilch cost, one only has to be just as frugal and willing to think outside of the ‘box’ to get started.\n<h3>Obtaining plants for your flower garden</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Annual Flowers: – once your neighbours’ flowers have finished blooming ask whether you can deadhead their plants for them and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/collecting_garden_seeds.html\">collect seeds</a> while you’re at it.</li>\n 	<li>Bulbs: – some gardeners only grow bulbs for one season and then discard them. Find these gardeners and hang around them towards the end of spring and early summer.</li>\n 	<li>Divisible Plants: – agapanthus, clivias, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/11/sansevieria_aptly_named_motherinlaws_tongue.html\">sansevieria</a>, irises can often take over gardens. Offer the gardener to divide these for the princely payment of keeping some of the divided clumps.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>What about soil for your frugal garden?</h3>\nObviously you <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/compost/\">compost</a> – because that’s free. This awesome natural resource can be used for multiple garden requirements.\n<ul>\n 	<li>Seed-raising and potting mix</li>\n 	<li>Soil Improver (or Ammendments, as you like to call them north of the equator)</li>\n 	<li>Mulch</li>\n 	<li>Liquid fertiliser</li>\n</ul>\nYou name it, compost will become your best friend when starting a frugal garden.\n<h3>Tools?</h3>\nIf you don’t have a rich aunt who loves to endow you with gardening goodies every time she feels benevolent then start finding other alternatives for forcing your garden into submission. I wrote a post a while back which gave some helpful tips on where you could source some <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">cheap garden tools</a>.\n\nWith these three elements in hand you should have no problem starting your flower garden for ‘next to nicks’. C’mon…stop using lack of funds as an excuse.', 'Start a Beautiful Flower Garden for Less Than $5', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1399-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:00:04', '2021-11-09 13:00:04', '', 1399, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1400', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1402, 1, '2021-11-09 08:01:30', '2021-11-09 13:01:30', 'Hey, while we’re at it, why don’t we start a flower garden for half that? Yep…it can be done for less than $2.50. Even better, I’m sure it can be done for less than a miserly buck. Heck, you can start anything without a heap of cash behind you but unfortunately the dollars do hold the key to how far you can get.\n\nAfter reading <a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_2253421_garden-less-than-ten-dollars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this article</a> I realised that money was not the pivotal requirement for starting a garden. I mean, I knew that already, I just hadn’t considered the outworking of it. Then I began contemplating whether, in fact, it could be done for absolutely zilch dollars? Well could it?\n\nThe answer to the title comes from the article already mentioned. Obviously, if you can start a flower garden for $10 you can start one for $5 – just by sharing the costs (and the seeds) with another person. If $5 is too much, then find two other people and split the costs and seeds 4 ways. You get the concept.\n\nSo, taking this to another level of gardening for zilch cost, one only has to be just as frugal and willing to think outside of the ‘box’ to get started.\n<h3>Obtaining plants for your flower garden</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Annual Flowers: – once your neighbours’ flowers have finished blooming ask whether you can deadhead their plants for them and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/collecting_garden_seeds.html\">collect seeds</a> while you’re at it.</li>\n 	<li>Bulbs: – some gardeners only grow bulbs for one season and then discard them. Find these gardeners and hang around them towards the end of spring and early summer.</li>\n 	<li>Divisible Plants: – agapanthus, clivias, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/sansevieria-aptly-named-mother-in-laws-tongue/\">sansevieria</a>, irises can often take over gardens. Offer the gardener to divide these for the princely payment of keeping some of the divided clumps.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>What about soil for your frugal garden?</h3>\nObviously you <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/compost-tumbler-review/\">compost</a> – because that’s free. This awesome natural resource can be used for multiple garden requirements.\n<ul>\n 	<li>Seed-raising and potting mix</li>\n 	<li>Soil Improver (or Ammendments, as you like to call them north of the equator)</li>\n 	<li>Mulch</li>\n 	<li>Liquid fertiliser</li>\n</ul>\nYou name it, compost will become your best friend when starting a frugal garden.\n<h3>Tools?</h3>\nIf you don’t have a rich aunt who loves to endow you with gardening goodies every time she feels benevolent then start finding other alternatives for forcing your garden into submission. I wrote a post a while back which gave some helpful tips on where you could source some <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">cheap garden tools</a>.\n\nWith these three elements in hand you should have no problem starting your flower garden for ‘next to nicks’. C’mon…stop using lack of funds as an excuse.', 'Start a Beautiful Flower Garden for Less Than $5', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1399-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:01:30', '2021-11-09 13:01:30', '', 1399, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1402', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1403, 1, '2021-11-09 08:01:46', '2021-11-09 13:01:46', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/gardening_tools_on_a_tight_budget.html\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/start-a-beautiful-flower-garden-for-less-than-5/\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong>10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-build-a-cheap-greenhouse/\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-garden-fence-ideas/\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-newspaper-seed-pots/\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/saving-money-in-the-garden/\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1379-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:01:46', '2021-11-09 13:01:46', '', 1379, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1403', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1404, 1, '2007-02-22 08:01:00', '2007-02-22 13:01:00', '<em><strong>Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.</strong></em>\nThomas Carlyle – <a href=\"https://www.brainyquote.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>BrainyQuote</em></a>\n\nWhen you begin gardening as a hobby, getting all the garden tools can be insanely expensive if you’re planning to buy them straight off the shelf at your local Bunnings or Home Depot. Yet there are far cheaper ways to stock your garden shed without buying brand name equipment.\n\nWithout sharing those juicy tips too early, you may want to ponder firstly what is needed. There’s no use buying a trench-digger if you’re never planning to dig trenches. And, a range of hoes for every possible occasion may border on overkill.\n\nRemembering that you’re on a tight budget, limiting your tool selection is a necessary evil.\nBut, how do you go about getting cheap, yet reliable, garden tools. Here’s some tips ‘n’ ideas;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Visit estate auctions</strong> – usually when a loved one dies their estate including any personal effects is handed over to an auctioneer to sell. The funds raised are then split between the legal recipients and the estate is wound up.\nUsually their personal effects are sold at severely discounted prices because there is no other market for them. Further more, they are usually good quality items because they were looked after by a previous gardener.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Bankruptcy or closing-down auctions</strong> – unfortunately, from time to time, small hardware businesses will hit the wall – mainly because they couldn’t compete with the likes of Lowes, Home Depot and Bunnings. While it may seem that you’re picking the carcass off a dying animal, the realisation is that the animal is dead and the meat is going to go to waste anyway.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Shire or Council Sales</strong> – shires and local councils often update their equipment and therefore may offload some of the gardening tools that in your opinion are fine. Keep abreast of your local newspaper and these will pop up on occasions.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hire some of your tools</strong> – some tools are just too expensive and you will probably only use them once or twice. Don’t fork out a small fortune for them. Instead, seek out hire businesses where you can rent them for the period of time needed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Borrow them from friends</strong> – if you’re organised enough you could create a group of friends who all pitch in and buy a share of a garden tool or you each buy a different garden tool and swap it between each other.</li>\n</ul>\nThese are just a few options and I’m sure there are others. How have you resourced your gardening hobby when on a limited budget?', 'Gardening Tools on a Tight Budget', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'gardening-tools-on-a-tight-budget', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:03:00', '2021-11-09 13:03:00', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1404', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1405, 1, '2021-11-09 08:02:58', '2021-11-09 13:02:58', '<em><strong>Man is a tool-using Animal. Nowhere do you find him without tools; without tools he is nothing, with tools he is all.</strong></em>\nThomas Carlyle – <a href=\"https://www.brainyquote.com/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>BrainyQuote</em></a>\n\nWhen you begin gardening as a hobby, getting all the garden tools can be insanely expensive if you’re planning to buy them straight off the shelf at your local Bunnings or Home Depot. Yet there are far cheaper ways to stock your garden shed without buying brand name equipment.\n\nWithout sharing those juicy tips too early, you may want to ponder firstly what is needed. There’s no use buying a trench-digger if you’re never planning to dig trenches. And, a range of hoes for every possible occasion may border on overkill.\n\nRemembering that you’re on a tight budget, limiting your tool selection is a necessary evil.\nBut, how do you go about getting cheap, yet reliable, garden tools. Here’s some tips ‘n’ ideas;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Visit estate auctions</strong> – usually when a loved one dies their estate including any personal effects is handed over to an auctioneer to sell. The funds raised are then split between the legal recipients and the estate is wound up.\nUsually their personal effects are sold at severely discounted prices because there is no other market for them. Further more, they are usually good quality items because they were looked after by a previous gardener.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Bankruptcy or closing-down auctions</strong> – unfortunately, from time to time, small hardware businesses will hit the wall – mainly because they couldn’t compete with the likes of Lowes, Home Depot and Bunnings. While it may seem that you’re picking the carcass off a dying animal, the realisation is that the animal is dead and the meat is going to go to waste anyway.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Shire or Council Sales</strong> – shires and local councils often update their equipment and therefore may offload some of the gardening tools that in your opinion are fine. Keep abreast of your local newspaper and these will pop up on occasions.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hire some of your tools</strong> – some tools are just too expensive and you will probably only use them once or twice. Don’t fork out a small fortune for them. Instead, seek out hire businesses where you can rent them for the period of time needed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Borrow them from friends</strong> – if you’re organised enough you could create a group of friends who all pitch in and buy a share of a garden tool or you each buy a different garden tool and swap it between each other.</li>\n</ul>\nThese are just a few options and I’m sure there are others. How have you resourced your gardening hobby when on a limited budget?', 'Gardening Tools on a Tight Budget', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1404-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:02:58', '2021-11-09 13:02:58', '', 1404, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1405', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1406, 1, '2021-11-09 08:03:26', '2021-11-09 13:03:26', 'Hey, while we’re at it, why don’t we start a flower garden for half that? Yep…it can be done for less than $2.50. Even better, I’m sure it can be done for less than a miserly buck. Heck, you can start anything without a heap of cash behind you but unfortunately the dollars do hold the key to how far you can get.\n\nAfter reading <a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_2253421_garden-less-than-ten-dollars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this article</a> I realised that money was not the pivotal requirement for starting a garden. I mean, I knew that already, I just hadn’t considered the outworking of it. Then I began contemplating whether, in fact, it could be done for absolutely zilch dollars? Well could it?\n\nThe answer to the title comes from the article already mentioned. Obviously, if you can start a flower garden for $10 you can start one for $5 – just by sharing the costs (and the seeds) with another person. If $5 is too much, then find two other people and split the costs and seeds 4 ways. You get the concept.\n\nSo, taking this to another level of gardening for zilch cost, one only has to be just as frugal and willing to think outside of the ‘box’ to get started.\n<h3>Obtaining plants for your flower garden</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Annual Flowers: – once your neighbours’ flowers have finished blooming ask whether you can deadhead their plants for them and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/collecting_garden_seeds.html\">collect seeds</a> while you’re at it.</li>\n 	<li>Bulbs: – some gardeners only grow bulbs for one season and then discard them. Find these gardeners and hang around them towards the end of spring and early summer.</li>\n 	<li>Divisible Plants: – agapanthus, clivias, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/sansevieria-aptly-named-mother-in-laws-tongue/\">sansevieria</a>, irises can often take over gardens. Offer the gardener to divide these for the princely payment of keeping some of the divided clumps.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>What about soil for your frugal garden?</h3>\nObviously you <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/compost-tumbler-review/\">compost</a> – because that’s free. This awesome natural resource can be used for multiple garden requirements.\n<ul>\n 	<li>Seed-raising and potting mix</li>\n 	<li>Soil Improver (or Ammendments, as you like to call them north of the equator)</li>\n 	<li>Mulch</li>\n 	<li>Liquid fertiliser</li>\n</ul>\nYou name it, compost will become your best friend when starting a frugal garden.\n<h3>Tools?</h3>\nIf you don’t have a rich aunt who loves to endow you with gardening goodies every time she feels benevolent then start finding other alternatives for forcing your garden into submission. I wrote a post a while back which gave some helpful tips on where you could source some <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/gardening-tools-on-a-tight-budget/\">cheap garden tools</a>.\n\nWith these three elements in hand you should have no problem starting your flower garden for ‘next to nicks’. C’mon…stop using lack of funds as an excuse.', 'Start a Beautiful Flower Garden for Less Than $5', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1399-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:03:26', '2021-11-09 13:03:26', '', 1399, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1406', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1407, 1, '2007-04-02 08:03:00', '2007-04-02 12:03:00', 'Collecting seeds from your own garden, and then growing them, must be one of the most rewarding activities a gardener can experience. More invigorating than buying masses of potted colour from your local nursery at a 50% OFF Sale, even.\n\nHowever, collecting garden seeds does not come in a one-size-fits-all type program. Garden seeds are as different as the plants that produce them and so ways to collect and harvest them are just as diverse.\n\nNow, before I start going into any detail, my disclaimer is that this is not a research page on collecting garden seeds and their propagation techniques. It’s merely a post featuring some of the basics that I’ve learned over the past years as I’ve enjoyed my hobby. So, if you feel I’ve missed some important piece of data please share it in the comments section.\nOk. Let’s move on.\n<h3>How to collect garden seeds from annuals</h3>\nStarting with the basics, let’s take a look at Basil.\n\nMany flowering annuals will produce seeds if you allow them to – unless it’s coriander and they’ll bolt to seed quicker than a stallion in a paddock of mares.\n\nWhat’s more they are fairly easy to collect and propagate in future seasons.\n\nHere’s how you do it.\n<ol>\n 	<li>Allow the seed cases to turn brown and die.</li>\n 	<li>Remove the seed cases from the plant and place them on a tray with some baking paper underneath. Leave the tray in a cool place to dry out. (The paper is to help you find the seeds after they’ve been evicted from their casings).</li>\n 	<li>Once the pods or casings are completely dry, it’s just a matter of gently shaking them onto the paper. Remove any husks and superfluous dry foliage from the seed and pour into an envelope. It’s best to use paper envelopes rather than small plastic bags for if the seed is not completely dry they can begin to rot in a plastic bag or container.</li>\n 	<li>Label and date the seeds and store for the next season.</li>\n</ol>\nIt’s a fairly easy process and one that should reward your gardening habits the more you do it.\n<h3>How to collect seeds from perennial plants<strong>\n</strong></h3>\nCollecting garden seed from your perennials is no more difficult but the art of germinating them may be a little harder. As most plants produce seed in some form, perennials are no different but it’s usually not as readily available as annual garden seeds.\n\nIn the case of this Camellia sasanqua “Yuletide”, the seeds are produced within little apple-like pods and are ready only when they pop open. They can be picked prior to opening and left to dry out but your timing needs to be impeccable for if you pick them too early the seeds won’t have matured enough in order to germinate. The best practice is to check the plant regularly and pick the seed as soon as they have opened up.\nMany people ask whether garden seed can be collected from fruit trees and then propagated to grow another tree. Much like a child asking if they can grow an apple tree from the seeds in their apple core. The answer is definitely ‘Yes’ however because many fruit trees have been grafted the seed that you plant most probably won’t produce the apple that you just ate. It will always revert back to the original plant.\n\nAlso, some fruit trees are better grown from cuttings or other forms of propagation that to plant from seed. Avocado trees are a classic example. For an avocado tree to fruit from a seed it could take 14-20 years before you will rewarded for your efforts whereas if it’s propagated from a cutting you could enjoy some avocados within seven years.\n\nAs you did with the annual garden seeds, label and store perennial seeds in a dry place until you’re ready to begin germinating them.\n<h3>How to collect seeds from native plants</h3>\nCollecting seeds from native plants can be a little more tricky – especially Australian natives. These two different Banksia seed pods are almost impenetrable and will require a different tact to make them give up their cargo.\n\nEach nob (not sure of the Latin technical name for these) contains a seed and they are only released at the right time when grown in their natural habitat. The seeds fall to the ground or are carried through the air and dispersed throughout their local environment.\n\nThe trick with harvesting seed from these plants is to apply a little heat. Placing them in a 100°C (212°F) oven for an hour will usually be enough to crack them open and secure the garden seeds. Once harvested they too can be stored in a dry place and germinated at a later date.\n\nWith most garden seeds their shelf-life is usually a few seasons. However, germinating them when they’re fresh is usually your best option and will give you better results.', 'Collecting Garden Seeds', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'collecting-garden-seeds', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:08:15', '2021-11-09 13:08:15', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1407', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1409, 1, '2021-11-09 08:08:13', '2021-11-09 13:08:13', 'Collecting seeds from your own garden, and then growing them, must be one of the most rewarding activities a gardener can experience. More invigorating than buying masses of potted colour from your local nursery at a 50% OFF Sale, even.\n\nHowever, collecting garden seeds does not come in a one-size-fits-all type program. Garden seeds are as different as the plants that produce them and so ways to collect and harvest them are just as diverse.\n\nNow, before I start going into any detail, my disclaimer is that this is not a research page on collecting garden seeds and their propagation techniques. It’s merely a post featuring some of the basics that I’ve learned over the past years as I’ve enjoyed my hobby. So, if you feel I’ve missed some important piece of data please share it in the comments section.\nOk. Let’s move on.\n<h3>How to collect garden seeds from annuals</h3>\nStarting with the basics, let’s take a look at Basil.\n\nMany flowering annuals will produce seeds if you allow them to – unless it’s coriander and they’ll bolt to seed quicker than a stallion in a paddock of mares.\n\nWhat’s more they are fairly easy to collect and propagate in future seasons.\n\nHere’s how you do it.\n<ol>\n 	<li>Allow the seed cases to turn brown and die.</li>\n 	<li>Remove the seed cases from the plant and place them on a tray with some baking paper underneath. Leave the tray in a cool place to dry out. (The paper is to help you find the seeds after they’ve been evicted from their casings).</li>\n 	<li>Once the pods or casings are completely dry, it’s just a matter of gently shaking them onto the paper. Remove any husks and superfluous dry foliage from the seed and pour into an envelope. It’s best to use paper envelopes rather than small plastic bags for if the seed is not completely dry they can begin to rot in a plastic bag or container.</li>\n 	<li>Label and date the seeds and store for the next season.</li>\n</ol>\nIt’s a fairly easy process and one that should reward your gardening habits the more you do it.\n<h3>How to collect seeds from perennial plants<strong>\n</strong></h3>\nCollecting garden seed from your perennials is no more difficult but the art of germinating them may be a little harder. As most plants produce seed in some form, perennials are no different but it’s usually not as readily available as annual garden seeds.\n\nIn the case of this Camellia sasanqua “Yuletide”, the seeds are produced within little apple-like pods and are ready only when they pop open. They can be picked prior to opening and left to dry out but your timing needs to be impeccable for if you pick them too early the seeds won’t have matured enough in order to germinate. The best practice is to check the plant regularly and pick the seed as soon as they have opened up.\nMany people ask whether garden seed can be collected from fruit trees and then propagated to grow another tree. Much like a child asking if they can grow an apple tree from the seeds in their apple core. The answer is definitely ‘Yes’ however because many fruit trees have been grafted the seed that you plant most probably won’t produce the apple that you just ate. It will always revert back to the original plant.\n\nAlso, some fruit trees are better grown from cuttings or other forms of propagation that to plant from seed. Avocado trees are a classic example. For an avocado tree to fruit from a seed it could take 14-20 years before you will rewarded for your efforts whereas if it’s propagated from a cutting you could enjoy some avocados within seven years.\n\nAs you did with the annual garden seeds, label and store perennial seeds in a dry place until you’re ready to begin germinating them.\n<h3>How to collect seeds from native plants</h3>\nCollecting seeds from native plants can be a little more tricky – especially Australian natives. These two different Banksia seed pods are almost impenetrable and will require a different tact to make them give up their cargo.\n\nEach nob (not sure of the Latin technical name for these) contains a seed and they are only released at the right time when grown in their natural habitat. The seeds fall to the ground or are carried through the air and dispersed throughout their local environment.\n\nThe trick with harvesting seed from these plants is to apply a little heat. Placing them in a 100°C (212°F) oven for an hour will usually be enough to crack them open and secure the garden seeds. Once harvested they too can be stored in a dry place and germinated at a later date.\n\nWith most garden seeds their shelf-life is usually a few seasons. However, germinating them when they’re fresh is usually your best option and will give you better results.', 'Collecting Garden Seeds', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1407-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:08:13', '2021-11-09 13:08:13', '', 1407, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1409', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1410, 1, '2021-11-09 08:08:35', '2021-11-09 13:08:35', 'Hey, while we’re at it, why don’t we start a flower garden for half that? Yep…it can be done for less than $2.50. Even better, I’m sure it can be done for less than a miserly buck. Heck, you can start anything without a heap of cash behind you but unfortunately the dollars do hold the key to how far you can get.\n\nAfter reading <a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_2253421_garden-less-than-ten-dollars.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this article</a> I realised that money was not the pivotal requirement for starting a garden. I mean, I knew that already, I just hadn’t considered the outworking of it. Then I began contemplating whether, in fact, it could be done for absolutely zilch dollars? Well could it?\n\nThe answer to the title comes from the article already mentioned. Obviously, if you can start a flower garden for $10 you can start one for $5 – just by sharing the costs (and the seeds) with another person. If $5 is too much, then find two other people and split the costs and seeds 4 ways. You get the concept.\n\nSo, taking this to another level of gardening for zilch cost, one only has to be just as frugal and willing to think outside of the ‘box’ to get started.\n<h3>Obtaining plants for your flower garden</h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Annual Flowers: – once your neighbours’ flowers have finished blooming ask whether you can deadhead their plants for them and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/collecting-garden-seeds/\">collect seeds</a> while you’re at it.</li>\n 	<li>Bulbs: – some gardeners only grow bulbs for one season and then discard them. Find these gardeners and hang around them towards the end of spring and early summer.</li>\n 	<li>Divisible Plants: – agapanthus, clivias, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/sansevieria-aptly-named-mother-in-laws-tongue/\">sansevieria</a>, irises can often take over gardens. Offer the gardener to divide these for the princely payment of keeping some of the divided clumps.</li>\n</ul>\n<h3>What about soil for your frugal garden?</h3>\nObviously you <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/compost-tumbler-review/\">compost</a> – because that’s free. This awesome natural resource can be used for multiple garden requirements.\n<ul>\n 	<li>Seed-raising and potting mix</li>\n 	<li>Soil Improver (or Ammendments, as you like to call them north of the equator)</li>\n 	<li>Mulch</li>\n 	<li>Liquid fertiliser</li>\n</ul>\nYou name it, compost will become your best friend when starting a frugal garden.\n<h3>Tools?</h3>\nIf you don’t have a rich aunt who loves to endow you with gardening goodies every time she feels benevolent then start finding other alternatives for forcing your garden into submission. I wrote a post a while back which gave some helpful tips on where you could source some <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/gardening-tools-on-a-tight-budget/\">cheap garden tools</a>.\n\nWith these three elements in hand you should have no problem starting your flower garden for ‘next to nicks’. C’mon…stop using lack of funds as an excuse.', 'Start a Beautiful Flower Garden for Less Than $5', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1399-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:08:35', '2021-11-09 13:08:35', '', 1399, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1410', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1412, 1, '2021-11-09 08:10:45', '2021-11-09 13:10:45', 'Did somebody say the “R” word? I hope not…who knows what financial catastrophe it may invoke. Oh, we’re already in a financial catastrophe! Well I guess we better not be the one they point out for causing this mess…let’s slip away quietly and not use the “R’ word again, shall we?\n\nNah, stuff it! Let’s face facts. The economists don’t want us to get all miserly and start saving money or turn from our credit spending ways. Otherwise banks will have to drop their credit rates even lower and fat-cat CEO’s will miss out on their multi-million dollar bonuses. And we can’t have that, can we?\n\nMaybe we can! Maybe us resilient gardeners can actually enjoy our hobby WITHOUT the glossy catalogues, big-box sales and over-priced PBR new releases.\n\nSo, I’ve put together a few posts, from here and others, on ways to keep gardening without having to fork out big dollars. Check these out;\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/gardening-tools-on-a-tight-budget/\">Gardening tools</a></strong> – obtaining cheap garden tools can be an exercise in humility for some of us, but once you’ve found yourself an incredible bargain you’ll balk at paying top dollar again. And, in most cases I’ve found that finding older garden tools are much better quality than their brand new upstarts.</li>\n 	<li>Or, how about starting a <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/start-a-beautiful-flower-garden-for-less-than-5/\">flower garden for less than $5</a></strong>? It doesn’t get much cheaper than that and with a little frugality and creative thought you could create a wonderful garden without a heap of mullah.</li>\n 	<li>For those gardeners who live in confined quarters, here’s a post from Fern at <strong>Life on the Balcony</strong> titled <strong>10 Dirt Cheap Ways To Have a Gorgeous Balcony Garden</strong>. These should have your apartment brimming with life quicker than you can say “Will this be another Great Depression?”</li>\n 	<li>Then there are ways to save money by making your own <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-build-a-cheap-greenhouse/\">greenhouse</a></strong>, installing a cheap <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-garden-fence-ideas/\">garden fence</a></strong>, and even making <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/cheap-newspaper-seed-pots/\">seed-starters out of newspaper</a></strong>.</li>\n 	<li>With Christmas just around the corner, finding gifts for your friends without having to dive into your purse or wallet for the plastic is a welcome relief. Gayla, from <strong>YouGrowGirl</strong> has come up with some great Cheap n’ Easy Plant-related gifts that you can either source from your own garden or buy inexpensively.</li>\n 	<li>Cheap gardening books? Sure, Margaret Roach from a <strong>Way to Garden</strong> has a few tips on <strong><a href=\"http://awaytogarden.com/books-cheap-but-priceless\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bargain garden books</a></strong> to keep you enthused and energised in your gardening endeavours.</li>\n 	<li>And, if that’s not enough to stimulate the frugal juices within, here’s another <strong><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/saving-money-in-the-garden/\">49 tips to save money in the garden</a></strong> that will surely pique your interest.</li>\n</ul>\nIn fact, when it pertains to gardening, saving money is not an arduous task. Sure, we can enjoy it when we have it but when the belt needs to be tightened a little it doesn’t make our hobby any less enjoyable – it just makes us more creative.', 'Recession-Proof Gardening', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1379-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:10:45', '2021-11-09 13:10:45', '', 1379, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1412', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1413, 1, '2008-10-27 08:11:00', '2008-10-27 12:11:00', 'You remember the movie “The Horse Whisperer”, directed by and starring Robert Redford, don’t you? For those who missed it, it’s a story about a trainer who was sympathetic to the needs of the horses he trained. He understood their deepest motives and could harness their inner strength in ways that others had failed to do.\n\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1415\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/the-plant-whisperer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" />Then, it wasn’t long before we met Cesar Milan as the <a href=\"http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/dogwhisperer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dog Whisperer</a>, rehabilitating aggressive dogs. If that wasn’t enough to dull the senses along came Jennifer Love Hewitt’s the Ghost Whisperer and the term “whisperer” became synonymous with anyone who had a certain gift communicating with animals and beings that normal people failed to enjoy.\n\nSo, I’m a little stunned that we haven’t seen the Plant Whisperer yet, or maybe they just haven’t been discovered to date. Maybe such a person exists but until they’re interviewed on the Dave Letterman Show or discovered by Oprah we won’t hear about them.\n\nOr, maybe you know such a person. Or, even better, YOU are that person.\n\nAnd before we all go jumping to conclusions that probably shouldn’t be jumped upon, perhaps we should identify some of the key factors that one might exhibit if they were the Plant Whisperer. Things like;\n<ul>\n 	<li>They could talk a plant back from the brink of death just by empathising with its needs.</li>\n 	<li>They might even be able to coax it to flower out of season</li>\n 	<li>Or, better still, entice a foliage plant to flower where it never has before</li>\n 	<li>But the Holy Grail would be to get a plant to divulge the secrets to the Plant Kingdom. The little tidbits of information that scientists and so-called ‘experts’ have been hypothesizing about for eons but could never conclusively prove.</li>\n</ul>\nI’m not sure I’ve come across such a person but if I did I’m sure that they would have made an impression on me. What about you, do you know someone who might fit the bill?', 'The Plant Whisperer', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-plant-whisperer', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:14:14', '2021-11-09 13:14:14', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1413', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1414, 1, '2021-11-09 08:13:03', '2021-11-09 13:13:03', 'You remember the movie “The Horse Whisperer”, directed by and starring Robert Redford, don’t you? For those who missed it, it’s a story about a trainer who was sympathetic to the needs of the horses he trained. He understood their deepest motives and could harness their inner strength in ways that others had failed to do.\n\nThen, it wasn’t long before we met Cesar Milan as the <a href=\"http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/dogwhisperer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dog Whisperer</a>, rehabilitating aggressive dogs. If that wasn’t enough to dull the senses along came Jennifer Love Hewitt’s the Ghost Whisperer and the term “whisperer” became synonymous with anyone who had a certain gift communicating with animals and beings that normal people failed to enjoy.\n\nSo, I’m a little stunned that we haven’t seen the Plant Whisperer yet, or maybe they just haven’t been discovered to date. Maybe such a person exists but until they’re interviewed on the Dave Letterman Show or discovered by Oprah we won’t hear about them.\n\nOr, maybe you know such a person. Or, even better, YOU are that person.\n\nAnd before we all go jumping to conclusions that probably shouldn’t be jumped upon, perhaps we should identify some of the key factors that one might exhibit if they were the Plant Whisperer. Things like;\n<ul>\n 	<li>They could talk a plant back from the brink of death just by empathising with its needs.</li>\n 	<li>They might even be able to coax it to flower out of season</li>\n 	<li>Or, better still, entice a foliage plant to flower where it never has before</li>\n 	<li>But the Holy Grail would be to get a plant to divulge the secrets to the Plant Kingdom. The little tidbits of information that scientists and so-called ‘experts’ have been hypothesizing about for eons but could never conclusively prove.</li>\n</ul>\nI’m not sure I’ve come across such a person but if I did I’m sure that they would have made an impression on me. What about you, do you know someone who might fit the bill?', 'The Plant Whisperer', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1413-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:13:03', '2021-11-09 13:13:03', '', 1413, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1414', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(1416, 1, '2021-11-09 08:14:13', '2021-11-09 13:14:13', 'You remember the movie “The Horse Whisperer”, directed by and starring Robert Redford, don’t you? For those who missed it, it’s a story about a trainer who was sympathetic to the needs of the horses he trained. He understood their deepest motives and could harness their inner strength in ways that others had failed to do.\n\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1415\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/the-plant-whisperer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"199\" />Then, it wasn’t long before we met Cesar Milan as the <a href=\"http://www.cesarmillaninc.com/dogwhisperer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dog Whisperer</a>, rehabilitating aggressive dogs. If that wasn’t enough to dull the senses along came Jennifer Love Hewitt’s the Ghost Whisperer and the term “whisperer” became synonymous with anyone who had a certain gift communicating with animals and beings that normal people failed to enjoy.\n\nSo, I’m a little stunned that we haven’t seen the Plant Whisperer yet, or maybe they just haven’t been discovered to date. Maybe such a person exists but until they’re interviewed on the Dave Letterman Show or discovered by Oprah we won’t hear about them.\n\nOr, maybe you know such a person. Or, even better, YOU are that person.\n\nAnd before we all go jumping to conclusions that probably shouldn’t be jumped upon, perhaps we should identify some of the key factors that one might exhibit if they were the Plant Whisperer. Things like;\n<ul>\n 	<li>They could talk a plant back from the brink of death just by empathising with its needs.</li>\n 	<li>They might even be able to coax it to flower out of season</li>\n 	<li>Or, better still, entice a foliage plant to flower where it never has before</li>\n 	<li>But the Holy Grail would be to get a plant to divulge the secrets to the Plant Kingdom. The little tidbits of information that scientists and so-called ‘experts’ have been hypothesizing about for eons but could never conclusively prove.</li>\n</ul>\nI’m not sure I’ve come across such a person but if I did I’m sure that they would have made an impression on me. What about you, do you know someone who might fit the bill?', 'The Plant Whisperer', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1413-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:14:13', '2021-11-09 13:14:13', '', 1413, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1416', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1417, 1, '2008-10-24 08:14:00', '2008-10-24 12:14:00', 'We’ve been putting up with artificial lawn, plants, flavourings, colourings, you name it – we’ve tried to copy the genuine more times than we care to acknowledge. And while artificial trees aren’t the new-kid-on-the-block – you will most likely pull one down from the attic in the next month or so – there are new technologies associated with them.\n\nConsider, for a second, every tree that you pass on your way to work each day. Hundreds of them. Possibly thousands. Now consider if every one of them, apart from their ability to store carbon deposits and purify our air, could also produce enough energy to power our cities. Wow…wouldn’t that be novel!\n\nIf most futurists were given their way, our streets would be lined with windmills, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/a-wind-turbine-for-your-home/\">wind turbines</a> and solar panels as far as the eye can see. If the sight of endless grey concrete depressed you then this image could possibly tip you over the edge.\n\nFortunately the likelihood of this scenario ever becoming a reality is being usurped by a new technology called Nanoleaves invented by Solar Botanic. The concept takes the fundamentals of harnessing energy from the wind and sun and efficiently utilising it from each leaf on each tree. In essence, these artificial trees become energy creators but with far more aesthetic appeal than a large rotor blade chopping through the air or rows of blinding solar panels.\n\nSolar Botanic doesn’t offer too much detail in terms of when this product will hit the market so we will have to assume that it’s still some time away. Also, we’re not told the levels of energy that are able to be sourced so this technology is quite obviously in its infancy. But, we can dream…\nIf this technology ever does come to fruition, and I hope it does, we could see our office artificial trees become far more than a plant in the corner. They may even be the energy source for the entire building.', 'Artificial Trees Could Save The Planet', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'artificial-trees', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:22:44', '2021-11-09 13:22:44', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1417', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1419, 1, '2021-11-09 08:17:54', '2021-11-09 13:17:54', 'We’ve been putting up with artificial lawn, plants, flavourings, colourings, you name it – we’ve tried to copy the genuine more times than we care to acknowledge. And while artificial trees aren’t the new-kid-on-the-block – you will most likely pull one down from the attic in the next month or so – there are new technologies associated with them.\n\nConsider, for a second, every tree that you pass on your way to work each day. Hundreds of them. Possibly thousands. Now consider if every one of them, apart from their ability to store carbon deposits and purify our air, could also produce enough energy to power our cities. Wow…wouldn’t that be novel!\nIf most futurists were given their way, our streets would be lined with windmills, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/08/a_wind_turbine_for_your_home.html\">wind turbines</a> and solar panels as far as the eye can see. If the sight of endless grey concrete depressed you then this image could possibly tip you over the edge.\n\nFortunately the likelihood of this scenario ever becoming a reality is being usurped by a new technology called Nanoleaves invented by <a href=\"http://www.solarbotanic.com/nanoleaves.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solar Botanic</a>. The concept takes the fundamentals of harnessing energy from the wind and sun and efficiently utilising it from each leaf on each tree. In essence, these artificial trees become energy creators but with far more aesthetic appeal than a large rotor blade chopping through the air or rows of blinding solar panels.\n\nSolar Botanic doesn’t offer too much detail in terms of when this product will hit the market so we will have to assume that it’s still some time away. Also, we’re not told the levels of energy that are able to be sourced so this technology is quite obviously in its infancy. But, we can dream…\nIf this technology ever does come to fruition, and I hope it does, we could see our office artificial trees become far more than a plant in the corner. They may even be the energy source for the entire building.\n\n<em>Source: <a href=\"http://cleantechnica.com/2008/10/14/artificial-trees-capture-solar-wind-and-rain-energy/\">Cleantechnica.com</a></em>', 'Artificial Trees Could Save The Planet', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1417-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:17:54', '2021-11-09 13:17:54', '', 1417, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1419', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1420, 1, '2021-11-09 08:19:06', '2021-11-09 13:19:06', 'We’ve been putting up with artificial lawn, plants, flavourings, colourings, you name it – we’ve tried to copy the genuine more times than we care to acknowledge. And while artificial trees aren’t the new-kid-on-the-block – you will most likely pull one down from the attic in the next month or so – there are new technologies associated with them.\n\nConsider, for a second, every tree that you pass on your way to work each day. Hundreds of them. Possibly thousands. Now consider if every one of them, apart from their ability to store carbon deposits and purify our air, could also produce enough energy to power our cities. Wow…wouldn’t that be novel!\n\nIf most futurists were given their way, our streets would be lined with windmills, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/08/a_wind_turbine_for_your_home.html\">wind turbines</a> and solar panels as far as the eye can see. If the sight of endless grey concrete depressed you then this image could possibly tip you over the edge.\n\nFortunately the likelihood of this scenario ever becoming a reality is being usurped by a new technology called Nanoleaves invented by Solar Botanic. The concept takes the fundamentals of harnessing energy from the wind and sun and efficiently utilising it from each leaf on each tree. In essence, these artificial trees become energy creators but with far more aesthetic appeal than a large rotor blade chopping through the air or rows of blinding solar panels.\n\nSolar Botanic doesn’t offer too much detail in terms of when this product will hit the market so we will have to assume that it’s still some time away. Also, we’re not told the levels of energy that are able to be sourced so this technology is quite obviously in its infancy. But, we can dream…\nIf this technology ever does come to fruition, and I hope it does, we could see our office artificial trees become far more than a plant in the corner. They may even be the energy source for the entire building.', 'Artificial Trees Could Save The Planet', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1417-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:19:06', '2021-11-09 13:19:06', '', 1417, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1420', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1421, 1, '2008-08-21 08:19:00', '2008-08-21 12:19:00', 'As energy companies seek to throw fists full of dollars attempting to find renewable sources, most homeowners are doing the same – but their paths could be going in different directions. While the energy companies invest in hydro-electrics, wind farms and even tidal solutions the home wind turbine has been taking leaps and bounds in it’s level of possibility.\n\nOne has only to type a few keywords into YouTube to discover the many backyard inventors trying to save money on their energy costs. Yet the average person, who doesn’t hold a degree in electrical physics, struggles to see how the technology can work in the home situation – and without the backyard looking like a NASA substation.\n\nEnter stage right, Mariah Power and their patented <a href=\"https://mariahpower.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windspire</a> wind turbine tailored specifically for the home market. This invention is quite revolutionary (pun fully intended!) in that it brings the technology that is currently available for mainstream energy companies down to the size required for the home situation. Here’s a vignette of the product and its possibilities.\n\nThe advantages of this system are that all the hard work has been done for you – it’s almost Plug-n-Play. And while you can assemble it yourself it’s probably in your best interests to have a qualified technician install it for you.\n\nProbably the most important advantage for the Windspire, and other similar models, is its ability to operate in light wind speeds and lower revolutions. While this may seem like a superfluous data tidbit for you the aerial wildlife in your area view it is a definite plus. One of the many criticisms against wind farms is that their turbines, operated with large propellers, are having a disastrous effect on the native bird populations.\n\nBefore you start dialling that number there are a few considerations to take into account. First, and definitely the most important, is whether your area averages the 12mph wind speeds required as a minimum (This data can be sourced by typing “Wind Maps” into your favourite search engine). If that didn’t knock you out of the first round then the next pre-requisite might – the minimum land specification for a home wind turbine is 1/2 acre! Gulp! I’m out already.\n\nIf you’re still in the hunt there’s the $4,995 price tag or the reduced $3,995 price sticker to consider as well – which may, or may not, be economised through power savings, but we’ll get to that in a minute. And, if you’re still in the running there’s the waiting list to negotiate also, and at the time of writing this post it was between 6-12 months.\n\nNow, before you race out and order one for each of your family members it might pay to crunch some numbers first. The economic calculator available on Mariah Power’s website allows you to quantify what one of these units will achieve in your situation.\n\nIn our household we annually consume 6,200 kWh at a rate of 12.76 cents per kWh. With average windspeeds of 12mph (20kmh) we’re not likely to break even on this system for 15.2 years – plus it will only produce 1/3 of our power needs. While Mariah Power will argue that rising electricity costs will reduce that time period one has to wonder what the Time Value of Money (TVM) is doing to these figures as well. In the end it’s probably an even-ing out effect.\n\nIn conclusion, would I get a home wind turbine? Maybe, but probably not this one. Firstly, I was ruled out it with the amount of land needed to house one and then the costs and low production of our energy needs made it completely inviable. But then there is the environmental issues to consider as well and how do you put a price-tag on that?\n\nMy response would be that I’m out to find a wind turbine for my home that will achieve both – financial savings plus environmentally advantageous.', 'A Wind Turbine For Your Home', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'a-wind-turbine-for-your-home', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:23:04', '2021-11-09 13:23:04', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1421', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1423, 1, '2021-11-09 08:22:30', '2021-11-09 13:22:30', 'As energy companies seek to throw fists full of dollars attempting to find renewable sources, most homeowners are doing the same – but their paths could be going in different directions. While the energy companies invest in hydro-electrics, wind farms and even tidal solutions the home wind turbine has been taking leaps and bounds in it’s level of possibility.\n\nOne has only to type a few keywords into YouTube to discover the many backyard inventors trying to save money on their energy costs. Yet the average person, who doesn’t hold a degree in electrical physics, struggles to see how the technology can work in the home situation – and without the backyard looking like a NASA substation.\n\nEnter stage right, Mariah Power and their patented <a href=\"https://mariahpower.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Windspire</a> wind turbine tailored specifically for the home market. This invention is quite revolutionary (pun fully intended!) in that it brings the technology that is currently available for mainstream energy companies down to the size required for the home situation. Here’s a vignette of the product and its possibilities.\n\nThe advantages of this system are that all the hard work has been done for you – it’s almost Plug-n-Play. And while you can assemble it yourself it’s probably in your best interests to have a qualified technician install it for you.\n\nProbably the most important advantage for the Windspire, and other similar models, is its ability to operate in light wind speeds and lower revolutions. While this may seem like a superfluous data tidbit for you the aerial wildlife in your area view it is a definite plus. One of the many criticisms against wind farms is that their turbines, operated with large propellers, are having a disastrous effect on the native bird populations.\n\nBefore you start dialling that number there are a few considerations to take into account. First, and definitely the most important, is whether your area averages the 12mph wind speeds required as a minimum (This data can be sourced by typing “Wind Maps” into your favourite search engine). If that didn’t knock you out of the first round then the next pre-requisite might – the minimum land specification for a home wind turbine is 1/2 acre! Gulp! I’m out already.\n\nIf you’re still in the hunt there’s the $4,995 price tag or the reduced $3,995 price sticker to consider as well – which may, or may not, be economised through power savings, but we’ll get to that in a minute. And, if you’re still in the running there’s the waiting list to negotiate also, and at the time of writing this post it was between 6-12 months.\n\nNow, before you race out and order one for each of your family members it might pay to crunch some numbers first. The economic calculator available on Mariah Power’s website allows you to quantify what one of these units will achieve in your situation.\n\nIn our household we annually consume 6,200 kWh at a rate of 12.76 cents per kWh. With average windspeeds of 12mph (20kmh) we’re not likely to break even on this system for 15.2 years – plus it will only produce 1/3 of our power needs. While Mariah Power will argue that rising electricity costs will reduce that time period one has to wonder what the Time Value of Money (TVM) is doing to these figures as well. In the end it’s probably an even-ing out effect.\nIn conclusion, would I get a home wind turbine? Maybe, but probably not this one. Firstly, I was ruled out it with the amount of land needed to house one and then the costs and low production of our energy needs made it completely inviable. But then there is the environmental issues to consider as well and how do you put a price-tag on that?\n\nMy response would be that I’m out to find a wind turbine for my home that will achieve both – financial savings plus environmentally advantageous.', 'A Wind Turbine For Your Home', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1421-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:22:30', '2021-11-09 13:22:30', '', 1421, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1423', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1424, 1, '2021-11-09 08:22:43', '2021-11-09 13:22:43', 'We’ve been putting up with artificial lawn, plants, flavourings, colourings, you name it – we’ve tried to copy the genuine more times than we care to acknowledge. And while artificial trees aren’t the new-kid-on-the-block – you will most likely pull one down from the attic in the next month or so – there are new technologies associated with them.\n\nConsider, for a second, every tree that you pass on your way to work each day. Hundreds of them. Possibly thousands. Now consider if every one of them, apart from their ability to store carbon deposits and purify our air, could also produce enough energy to power our cities. Wow…wouldn’t that be novel!\n\nIf most futurists were given their way, our streets would be lined with windmills, <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/a-wind-turbine-for-your-home/\">wind turbines</a> and solar panels as far as the eye can see. If the sight of endless grey concrete depressed you then this image could possibly tip you over the edge.\n\nFortunately the likelihood of this scenario ever becoming a reality is being usurped by a new technology called Nanoleaves invented by Solar Botanic. The concept takes the fundamentals of harnessing energy from the wind and sun and efficiently utilising it from each leaf on each tree. In essence, these artificial trees become energy creators but with far more aesthetic appeal than a large rotor blade chopping through the air or rows of blinding solar panels.\n\nSolar Botanic doesn’t offer too much detail in terms of when this product will hit the market so we will have to assume that it’s still some time away. Also, we’re not told the levels of energy that are able to be sourced so this technology is quite obviously in its infancy. But, we can dream…\nIf this technology ever does come to fruition, and I hope it does, we could see our office artificial trees become far more than a plant in the corner. They may even be the energy source for the entire building.', 'Artificial Trees Could Save The Planet', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1417-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:22:43', '2021-11-09 13:22:43', '', 1417, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1424', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1425, 1, '2008-09-30 08:53:00', '2008-09-30 12:53:00', 'I have a friend – it’s a loose term – who regularly reads my blog, not because he’s interested in gardening per se, more because he’s interested in finding things within my content to rib me about. In the interests of protecting the guilty we shall call my friend, Greg – mostly because that’s his name.\n\nGreg has just started his long service leave and one day into it he’s already bored enough to spend time making hanging baskets, such as the one above. To most gardeners, this would be a welcome surprise, but to readers who are thinking this way, let me inform you, this is NO gift. <em>Au contraire</em>.\n\nNo, this is the gardener’s version of a mafia “horse head.” Plants that seem so innocent and ordinary from all external appearances yet are tainted with symbolism that force you to run inside, lock all the windows and doors and hide in the bath-tub.\n\nOkay, maybe that’s a little extreme but let’s begin by identifying some of these plants. The tallest one in the centre (nice arranging BTW Gregory, did you get Leanne to do it for you?) is a snapdragon. Then on the edge are a few celosias with variegated spider plants dripping over the side.\n\nDo you see it now? No? It’s painfully obvious, I’m guessing you must be new to my blog. This is three of my five <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-5-most-hated-plants/\">most hated plants</a>, the only ones missing were amaranthus tricolor – bit hard to get that one in a hanging basket – and vincas. This is obviously a pointed attack and one that cannot go quietly under the carpet without revenge.\n\nSo, just for the record Gregory – you started it!\n\nWhat shall I do with the hanging basket? Probably <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/is-it-okay-to-re-gift-plants/\">regift</a> it, no doubt!', 'Thanks Greg… They Look Disgusting', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'thanks-greg-they-look-disgusting', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:00:46', '2021-11-09 14:00:46', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1425', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1426, 1, '2021-11-09 08:55:41', '2021-11-09 13:55:41', 'I have a friend – it’s a loose term – who regularly reads my blog, not because he’s interested in gardening per se, more because he’s interested in finding things within my content to rib me about. In the interests of protecting the guilty we shall call my friend, Greg – mostly because that’s his name.\n\nGreg has just started his long service leave and one day into it he’s already bored enough to spend time making hanging baskets, such as the one above. To most gardeners, this would be a welcome surprise, but to readers who are thinking this way, let me inform you, this is NO gift. <em>Au contraire</em>.\n\nNo, this is the gardener’s version of a mafia “horse head.” Plants that seem so innocent and ordinary from all external appearances yet are tainted with symbolism that force you to run inside, lock all the windows and doors and hide in the bath-tub.\n\nOkay, maybe that’s a little extreme but let’s begin by identifying some of these plants. The tallest one in the centre (nice arranging BTW Gregory, did you get Leanne to do it for you?) is a snapdragon. Then on the edge are a few celosias with variegated spider plants dripping over the side.\n\nDo you see it now? No? It’s painfully obvious, I’m guessing you must be new to my blog. This is three of my five <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/my_5_most_hated_plants.html\">most hated plants</a>, the only ones missing were amaranthus tricolor – bit hard to get that one in a hanging basket – and vincas. This is obviously a pointed attack and one that cannot go quietly under the carpet without revenge.\n\nSo, just for the record Gregory – you started it!\n\nWhat shall I do with the hanging basket? Probably <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/09/is_it_okay_to_regift_plants.html\">regift</a> it, no doubt!', 'Thanks Greg… They Look Disgusting', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1425-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:55:41', '2021-11-09 13:55:41', '', 1425, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1426', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1427, 1, '2008-09-24 08:56:00', '2008-09-24 12:56:00', 'Okay! Okay! I can here you tutting under your breath already…Maybe the head-shake is disbelief that I would consider not accepting a plant. Or, perhaps you have complete disdain for the selfish act of re-gifting. Whichever the case, it’s going to make this discussion an interesting one.\n\nLet’s start with the first proposition – not accepting a plant. As this is a gardening blog one would expect that plants are the quintessential ingredient. Correct. Yet while 99.9% of plants can grab, and hold, my attention there are a few that I honestly <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-5-most-hated-plants/\">do not like</a>. In fact, I struggle to stop myself from gagging whenever I see them used in a garden.\n\nSo, while most plants would excite me and would certainly make their way into my garden – somewhere – a few are certain candidates as regift potentials. And the reason they are is because so many people love them, which is, sadly, why they’re popular.\n\nBut the real question is whether to regift it or not? For those who may not understand the term “regift” it is the practice of passing the gift onto another person, for whom you may be obligated to give to, as though it were a present solely intended for that person. It’s a socially acceptable fraudulent act where the consequence of being found out is shame and constant ‘ribbing’ within that circle of influence.\n\nIf you think of all those times when a ‘gift’ is a social obligation – Mother’s Day, Thank you occasions, Housewarming parties and taking a token when visiting a family member – it makes perfect sense that a regifted plant could come in handy.\n\nBut as always, there are rules;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Never make the major faux pas of regifting to the same person that gave you the plant initially.</li>\n 	<li>Try and remember which friends may have seen the plant when you first received it – and ensure that it’s a different circle of friends when regifting.</li>\n 	<li>There is usually at least one person that you complained to about the gift – never regift it to that person.</li>\n 	<li>And, try and ensure that the original giver has very little, if indeed nothing, to do with the recipient of your regift.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd if all that sounds a little sneaky, underhanded and a little too much effort – you could always try and sell it at a local market.\nBut, there are rules on how you go about doing that… Another time, perhaps?\n\nHave you ever regifted a plant or found another way of disposing of it thoughtfully? Love to hear your thoughts.', 'Is it Okay to Re-Gift Plants?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'is-it-okay-to-re-gift-plants', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:59:40', '2021-11-09 13:59:40', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1427', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1428, 1, '2021-11-09 08:57:31', '2021-11-09 13:57:31', 'Okay! Okay! I can here you tutting under your breath already…Maybe the head-shake is disbelief that I would consider not accepting a plant. Or, perhaps you have complete disdain for the selfish act of re-gifting. Whichever the case, it’s going to make this discussion an interesting one.\n\nLet’s start with the first proposition – not accepting a plant. As this is a gardening blog one would expect that plants are the quintessential ingredient. Correct. Yet while 99.9% of plants can grab, and hold, my attention there are a few that I honestly <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/my_5_most_hated_plants.html\">do not like</a>. In fact, I struggle to stop myself from gagging whenever I see them used in a garden.\n\nSo, while most plants would excite me and would certainly make their way into my garden – somewhere – a few are certain candidates as regift potentials. And the reason they are is because so many people love them, which is, sadly, why they’re popular.\n\nBut the real question is whether to regift it or not? For those who may not understand the term “regift” it is the practice of passing the gift onto another person, for whom you may be obligated to give to, as though it were a present solely intended for that person. It’s a socially acceptable fraudulent act where the consequence of being found out is shame and constant ‘ribbing’ within that circle of influence.\n\nIf you think of all those times when a ‘gift’ is a social obligation – Mother’s Day, Thank you occasions, Housewarming parties and taking a token when visiting a family member – it makes perfect sense that a regifted plant could come in handy.\n\nBut as always, there are rules;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Never make the major faux pas of regifting to the same person that gave you the plant initially.</li>\n 	<li>Try and remember which friends may have seen the plant when you first received it – and ensure that it’s a different circle of friends when regifting.</li>\n 	<li>There is usually at least one person that you complained to about the gift – never regift it to that person.</li>\n 	<li>And, try and ensure that the original giver has very little, if indeed nothing, to do with the recipient of your regift.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd if all that sounds a little sneaky, underhanded and a little too much effort – you could always try and sell it at a local market.\nBut, there are rules on how you go about doing that… Another time, perhaps?\n\nHave you ever regifted a plant or found another way of disposing of it thoughtfully? Love to hear your thoughts.', 'Is it Okay to Re-Gift Plants?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1427-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:57:31', '2021-11-09 13:57:31', '', 1427, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1428', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1430, 1, '2021-11-09 08:57:52', '2021-11-09 13:57:52', 'I have a friend – it’s a loose term – who regularly reads my blog, not because he’s interested in gardening per se, more because he’s interested in finding things within my content to rib me about. In the interests of protecting the guilty we shall call my friend, Greg – mostly because that’s his name.\n\nGreg has just started his long service leave and one day into it he’s already bored enough to spend time making hanging baskets, such as the one above. To most gardeners, this would be a welcome surprise, but to readers who are thinking this way, let me inform you, this is NO gift. <em>Au contraire</em>.\n\nNo, this is the gardener’s version of a mafia “horse head.” Plants that seem so innocent and ordinary from all external appearances yet are tainted with symbolism that force you to run inside, lock all the windows and doors and hide in the bath-tub.\n\nOkay, maybe that’s a little extreme but let’s begin by identifying some of these plants. The tallest one in the centre (nice arranging BTW Gregory, did you get Leanne to do it for you?) is a snapdragon. Then on the edge are a few celosias with variegated spider plants dripping over the side.\n\nDo you see it now? No? It’s painfully obvious, I’m guessing you must be new to my blog. This is three of my five <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/my_5_most_hated_plants.html\">most hated plants</a>, the only ones missing were amaranthus tricolor – bit hard to get that one in a hanging basket – and vincas. This is obviously a pointed attack and one that cannot go quietly under the carpet without revenge.\n\nSo, just for the record Gregory – you started it!\n\nWhat shall I do with the hanging basket? Probably <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/is-it-okay-to-re-gift-plants/\">regift</a> it, no doubt!', 'Thanks Greg… They Look Disgusting', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1425-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:57:52', '2021-11-09 13:57:52', '', 1425, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1430', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1431, 1, '2006-01-17 08:58:00', '2006-01-17 13:58:00', 'I know, this sounds like a negative post and I should be doing one about my 5 most loved plants or 6 things I enjoy about gardening or something of that ilk. Well..I’m not going to. I feel like having a rant about plants that I really don’t like and I still wonder why they sell them in nurseries.\n\nI may change my mind at a later date so I’m going to qualify this post by saying that it’s My (Current) 5 most hated plants.\n\nDo you have a list of plants you’d rather not see growing in gardens? Tell us about them maybe we could form a posse and route them out.\n\nAnyway, without further adieu here is my list….\n\nThese are listed in most hated order so you can gauge the level of emotive dislike I have for these plants.\n<ol>\n 	<li><em><strong>Celosia</strong></em> maybe it’s the way people plant these in the garden that makes them so unappealing. Perhaps they would look good mass planted…perhaps! Though I doubt it very much. They just look so fake. In fact, if they made a fake version of this plant it would be the only imitated version that would look better than the original.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Vincas</strong></em> if you struggle to grow these in your garden you might contemplate changing hobbies. Anybody can grow these and usually do. They’re horrible!! Plant petunias or pansies instead.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Spider Plant</strong></em> now there are versions of the this plant that I really like that’s why this one is only in 3rd place. However, it is one of those plants that have been done to death and seem to trip over them everywhere.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Snapdragons</strong></em> I’ve even had these in previous gardens so I don’t hate them that much maybe it’s just another “everywhere” plant that people could, and should, find alternatives for. It’s like eating chicken every night – eventually you get tired of it. Once they start selling these seeds in Kiddie-gro packs you know there no longer a challenge.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Amaranthus Tricolor</strong></em> why do people grow these as display plants – they look stupid. Sure, I’ve seen them mass planted which looks ….well, ok…but growing them singularly [shaking head] I struggle to comprehend.</li>\n</ol>', 'My 5 Most Hated Plants', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'my-5-most-hated-plants', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:59:26', '2021-11-09 13:59:26', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1431', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1432, 1, '2021-11-09 08:59:24', '2021-11-09 13:59:24', 'I know, this sounds like a negative post and I should be doing one about my 5 most loved plants or 6 things I enjoy about gardening or something of that ilk. Well..I’m not going to. I feel like having a rant about plants that I really don’t like and I still wonder why they sell them in nurseries.\n\nI may change my mind at a later date so I’m going to qualify this post by saying that it’s My (Current) 5 most hated plants.\n\nDo you have a list of plants you’d rather not see growing in gardens? Tell us about them maybe we could form a posse and route them out.\n\nAnyway, without further adieu here is my list….\n\nThese are listed in most hated order so you can gauge the level of emotive dislike I have for these plants.\n<ol>\n 	<li><em><strong>Celosia</strong></em> maybe it’s the way people plant these in the garden that makes them so unappealing. Perhaps they would look good mass planted…perhaps! Though I doubt it very much. They just look so fake. In fact, if they made a fake version of this plant it would be the only imitated version that would look better than the original.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Vincas</strong></em> if you struggle to grow these in your garden you might contemplate changing hobbies. Anybody can grow these and usually do. They’re horrible!! Plant petunias or pansies instead.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Spider Plant</strong></em> now there are versions of the this plant that I really like that’s why this one is only in 3rd place. However, it is one of those plants that have been done to death and seem to trip over them everywhere.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Snapdragons</strong></em> I’ve even had these in previous gardens so I don’t hate them that much maybe it’s just another “everywhere” plant that people could, and should, find alternatives for. It’s like eating chicken every night – eventually you get tired of it. Once they start selling these seeds in Kiddie-gro packs you know there no longer a challenge.</li>\n 	<li><em><strong>Amaranthus Tricolor</strong></em> why do people grow these as display plants – they look stupid. Sure, I’ve seen them mass planted which looks ….well, ok…but growing them singularly [shaking head] I struggle to comprehend.</li>\n</ol>', 'My 5 Most Hated Plants', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1431-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:59:24', '2021-11-09 13:59:24', '', 1431, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1432', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1433, 1, '2021-11-09 08:59:39', '2021-11-09 13:59:39', 'Okay! Okay! I can here you tutting under your breath already…Maybe the head-shake is disbelief that I would consider not accepting a plant. Or, perhaps you have complete disdain for the selfish act of re-gifting. Whichever the case, it’s going to make this discussion an interesting one.\n\nLet’s start with the first proposition – not accepting a plant. As this is a gardening blog one would expect that plants are the quintessential ingredient. Correct. Yet while 99.9% of plants can grab, and hold, my attention there are a few that I honestly <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-5-most-hated-plants/\">do not like</a>. In fact, I struggle to stop myself from gagging whenever I see them used in a garden.\n\nSo, while most plants would excite me and would certainly make their way into my garden – somewhere – a few are certain candidates as regift potentials. And the reason they are is because so many people love them, which is, sadly, why they’re popular.\n\nBut the real question is whether to regift it or not? For those who may not understand the term “regift” it is the practice of passing the gift onto another person, for whom you may be obligated to give to, as though it were a present solely intended for that person. It’s a socially acceptable fraudulent act where the consequence of being found out is shame and constant ‘ribbing’ within that circle of influence.\n\nIf you think of all those times when a ‘gift’ is a social obligation – Mother’s Day, Thank you occasions, Housewarming parties and taking a token when visiting a family member – it makes perfect sense that a regifted plant could come in handy.\n\nBut as always, there are rules;\n<ul>\n 	<li>Never make the major faux pas of regifting to the same person that gave you the plant initially.</li>\n 	<li>Try and remember which friends may have seen the plant when you first received it – and ensure that it’s a different circle of friends when regifting.</li>\n 	<li>There is usually at least one person that you complained to about the gift – never regift it to that person.</li>\n 	<li>And, try and ensure that the original giver has very little, if indeed nothing, to do with the recipient of your regift.</li>\n</ul>\nAnd if all that sounds a little sneaky, underhanded and a little too much effort – you could always try and sell it at a local market.\nBut, there are rules on how you go about doing that… Another time, perhaps?\n\nHave you ever regifted a plant or found another way of disposing of it thoughtfully? Love to hear your thoughts.', 'Is it Okay to Re-Gift Plants?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1427-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 08:59:39', '2021-11-09 13:59:39', '', 1427, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1433', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1434, 1, '2021-11-09 09:00:44', '2021-11-09 14:00:44', 'I have a friend – it’s a loose term – who regularly reads my blog, not because he’s interested in gardening per se, more because he’s interested in finding things within my content to rib me about. In the interests of protecting the guilty we shall call my friend, Greg – mostly because that’s his name.\n\nGreg has just started his long service leave and one day into it he’s already bored enough to spend time making hanging baskets, such as the one above. To most gardeners, this would be a welcome surprise, but to readers who are thinking this way, let me inform you, this is NO gift. <em>Au contraire</em>.\n\nNo, this is the gardener’s version of a mafia “horse head.” Plants that seem so innocent and ordinary from all external appearances yet are tainted with symbolism that force you to run inside, lock all the windows and doors and hide in the bath-tub.\n\nOkay, maybe that’s a little extreme but let’s begin by identifying some of these plants. The tallest one in the centre (nice arranging BTW Gregory, did you get Leanne to do it for you?) is a snapdragon. Then on the edge are a few celosias with variegated spider plants dripping over the side.\n\nDo you see it now? No? It’s painfully obvious, I’m guessing you must be new to my blog. This is three of my five <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-5-most-hated-plants/\">most hated plants</a>, the only ones missing were amaranthus tricolor – bit hard to get that one in a hanging basket – and vincas. This is obviously a pointed attack and one that cannot go quietly under the carpet without revenge.\n\nSo, just for the record Gregory – you started it!\n\nWhat shall I do with the hanging basket? Probably <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/is-it-okay-to-re-gift-plants/\">regift</a> it, no doubt!', 'Thanks Greg… They Look Disgusting', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1425-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:00:44', '2021-11-09 14:00:44', '', 1425, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1434', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1435, 1, '2008-11-29 09:01:00', '2008-11-29 14:01:00', 'After the initial lawn removal, plant transfer and subsequent landscaping the weekend for planting had arrived. And while I would have loved to have spent hours circumnavigating a local nursery foraging for some wonderfully unique natives, local nurseries no longer exist in my part of the world. So, it was off to Bunnings to extend our arm’s-length relationship.\n\nAdmittedly it wasn’t all bad. Fortunately they are beginning to stock a larger range of natives and even have the odd specimen that one might not see everyday. Here’s the list of purchases;\n\n<strong>Grasses:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Phormium “Surfer Boy” – a medium growing flax with green and red foliage</li>\n 	<li>Juncus kraussii – a clumping sedge with brown seed pods dangling at their extremities</li>\n 	<li>Thysanotus multiflorus – the delightful Fringe Lily</li>\n 	<li>Anigozanthus viridis – WA’s own Kangaroo Paws</li>\n 	<li>Conostylis aculeata – small clumping foliage with 3D yellow stars</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Grey Foliage:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Eremophila “Kalbarri Carpet” – a prostrate Emu bush</li>\n 	<li>Leucophyta brownii – cushion bush that grows to about 1m high</li>\n 	<li>Olearia axillaris – the coastal daisybush</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>The Flowers:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Hypocalymma xantopetalum – very similar to the Leptospermum and Thryptomene families but with creamy, yellow flowers in late winter</li>\n 	<li>Leptospermum “Merinda” – a gorgeous red-head that starts as a prostrate but then forms into a tight shrub</li>\n 	<li>Verticordia chrysantha – to die for! A flurry of yellow blooms on an almost succulent foliage shrub</li>\n 	<li>Thryptomene saxicola – an almost prostrate bush with pink flowers that bloom in winter</li>\n 	<li>Darwinia citriodora – another prostrate with orange-red flowers</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>The Hedge:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Westringia “Karbeethong” – the Edna Walling Rosemary</li>\n</ul>\nOnce these were in the ground, with most of the grasses lining the dry creek bed, it was time to renovate the reticulation. This is always more fun in theory that in practice but it didn’t take too long to get it right – now we just have to get it working…\n\nFinding cheap drippers was the main challenge. It seemed that many of the options were overkill and priced accordingly so I settled for some little cheapies that delivered a maximum 2L per hour.\n\nThe last step in this yard’s makeover was applying a thick blanket of mulch and as you can see it creates the perfect backdrop to highlight the bed’s features and plants. One garden bed down…three to go…', 'Front Yard Makeover: Weekend 3', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'front-yard-makeover-weekend-3', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:02:32', '2021-11-09 14:02:32', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1435', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1436, 1, '2021-11-09 09:02:15', '2021-11-09 14:02:15', 'After the initial lawn removal, plant transfer and subsequent landscaping the weekend for planting had arrived. And while I would have loved to have spent hours circumnavigating a local nursery foraging for some wonderfully unique natives, local nurseries no longer exist in my part of the world. So, it was off to Bunnings to extend our arm’s-length relationship.\n\nAdmittedly it wasn’t all bad. Fortunately they are beginning to stock a larger range of natives and even have the odd specimen that one might not see everyday. Here’s the list of purchases;\n\n<strong>Grasses:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Phormium “Surfer Boy” – a medium growing flax with green and red foliage</li>\n 	<li>Juncus kraussii – a clumping sedge with brown seed pods dangling at their extremities</li>\n 	<li>Thysanotus multiflorus – the delightful Fringe Lily</li>\n 	<li>Anigozanthus viridis – WA’s own Kangaroo Paws</li>\n 	<li>Conostylis aculeata – small clumping foliage with 3D yellow stars</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>Grey Foliage:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Eremophila “Kalbarri Carpet” – a prostrate Emu bush</li>\n 	<li>Leucophyta brownii – cushion bush that grows to about 1m high</li>\n 	<li>Olearia axillaris – the coastal daisybush</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>The Flowers:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Hypocalymma xantopetalum – very similar to the Leptospermum and Thryptomene families but with creamy, yellow flowers in late winter</li>\n 	<li>Leptospermum “Merinda” – a gorgeous red-head that starts as a prostrate but then forms into a tight shrub</li>\n 	<li>Verticordia chrysantha – to die for! A flurry of yellow blooms on an almost succulent foliage shrub</li>\n 	<li>Thryptomene saxicola – an almost prostrate bush with pink flowers that bloom in winter</li>\n 	<li>Darwinia citriodora – another prostrate with orange-red flowers</li>\n</ul>\n<strong>The Hedge:</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Westringia “Karbeethong” – the Edna Walling Rosemary</li>\n</ul>\nOnce these were in the ground, with most of the grasses lining the dry creek bed, it was time to renovate the reticulation. This is always more fun in theory that in practice but it didn’t take too long to get it right – now we just have to get it working…\n\nFinding cheap drippers was the main challenge. It seemed that many of the options were overkill and priced accordingly so I settled for some little cheapies that delivered a maximum 2L per hour.\n\nThe last step in this yard’s makeover was applying a thick blanket of mulch and as you can see it creates the perfect backdrop to highlight the bed’s features and plants. One garden bed down…three to go…', 'Front Yard Makeover: Weekend 3', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1435-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:02:15', '2021-11-09 14:02:15', '', 1435, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1436', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1437, 1, '2008-09-27 09:04:00', '2008-09-27 13:04:00', 'Most grevilleas are known for their curling inflorescence that are reminiscent of nylon bristles, yet Grevillea Magnifica seems to buck the trend. It\'s flowers, by comparison, are soft and dainty and could easily fit into the Callistemon family (bottlebrushes).\n\nThe beautiful pinky, purples that blaze from its blooms are ideal for any native garden looking for that extra pizazz and it\'s the main reason we decided to give it a go in our garden. The other being its seemingly paranormal growing habit.\n\nWhile most of the grevilleas are compact shrubs holding their blooms close to their foliage, sometimes even hidden within their leaves, G. Magnifica is a little different. It shrubs, as most do, but then sends flowering canes skyward almost a metre above the main growth. Plus, it produces multiple flowers on each stem.\n\nLike most grevilleas they prefer a loamy to sandy soil and will struggle in clay environments. They don\'t require fertilising although a good slow-release applied in spring will aid in it\'s compact, shrubby growth. And pruning - leave it to the birds who will flock to these rather iridescent beacons - however, removing the dead flowering canes will keep it looking a treat.\n\nG. Magnifica will grow with a base of 1.5-2m and a height of the same. Then the flowering canes will add another metre at least at the end of winter and in early spring.\n\nPropagation is performed best via soft-wood cuttings or air-layering in late autumn.', 'Grevillea Magnifica is Truly Magnificent', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'grevillea-magnifica-is-truly-magnificent', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:05:22', '2021-11-09 14:05:22', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1437', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1438, 1, '2021-11-09 09:05:20', '2021-11-09 14:05:20', 'Most grevilleas are known for their curling inflorescence that are reminiscent of nylon bristles, yet Grevillea Magnifica seems to buck the trend. It\'s flowers, by comparison, are soft and dainty and could easily fit into the Callistemon family (bottlebrushes).\n\nThe beautiful pinky, purples that blaze from its blooms are ideal for any native garden looking for that extra pizazz and it\'s the main reason we decided to give it a go in our garden. The other being its seemingly paranormal growing habit.\n\nWhile most of the grevilleas are compact shrubs holding their blooms close to their foliage, sometimes even hidden within their leaves, G. Magnifica is a little different. It shrubs, as most do, but then sends flowering canes skyward almost a metre above the main growth. Plus, it produces multiple flowers on each stem.\n\nLike most grevilleas they prefer a loamy to sandy soil and will struggle in clay environments. They don\'t require fertilising although a good slow-release applied in spring will aid in it\'s compact, shrubby growth. And pruning - leave it to the birds who will flock to these rather iridescent beacons - however, removing the dead flowering canes will keep it looking a treat.\n\nG. Magnifica will grow with a base of 1.5-2m and a height of the same. Then the flowering canes will add another metre at least at the end of winter and in early spring.\n\nPropagation is performed best via soft-wood cuttings or air-layering in late autumn.', 'Grevillea Magnifica is Truly Magnificent', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1437-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:05:20', '2021-11-09 14:05:20', '', 1437, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1438', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1439, 1, '2008-09-26 09:06:00', '2008-09-26 13:06:00', 'The Busselton Times, our local community paper, have asked me to write an article for them once per month and the first one hits the papers today. It’s very exciting, yet ridiculously scary because I’ve been fairly anonymous behind my computer screen.\n\nHowever, to those readers who have turned up here because of the article I hope you enjoy poking around and finding other worthwhile tidbits to help in your garden. If you would like to get updated articles delivered via email then you can subscribe by entering your email address in the Get Fresh Posts In Your Inbox field in the right sidebar. Or, if you’re savvy with RSS subscribe via the Feedburner tag at the top.\n\nPlus, if this has opened up a whole new world of gardening for you then take the extra-steroid pill and head over to Blotanical where an even bigger world of garden blogs awaits.\n\nThanks again for visiting.', 'Welcome to Busselton Times readers', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'welcome-to-busselton-times-readers', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:36:38', '2021-11-09 14:36:38', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1439', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1440, 1, '2021-11-09 09:06:47', '2021-11-09 14:06:47', 'The Busselton Times, our local community paper, have asked me to write an article for them once per month and the first one hits the papers today. It’s very exciting, yet ridiculously scary because I’ve been fairly anonymous behind my computer screen.\n\nHowever, to those readers who have turned up here because of the article I hope you enjoy poking around and finding other worthwhile tidbits to help in your garden. If you would like to get updated articles delivered via email then you can subscribe by entering your email address in the Get Fresh Posts In Your Inbox field in the right sidebar. Or, if you’re savvy with RSS subscribe via the Feedburner tag at the top.\n\nPlus, if this has opened up a whole new world of gardening for you then take the extra-steroid pill and head over to Blotanical where an even bigger world of garden blogs awaits.\n\nThanks again for visiting.', 'Welcome to Busselton Times readers', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1439-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:06:47', '2021-11-09 14:06:47', '', 1439, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1440', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1443, 1, '2008-08-29 09:10:00', '2008-08-29 13:10:00', 'If you were given twenty seconds to list 5 herbs it’s guaranteed that thyme would make the draft. Quite possibly, it would even head the list. Yet it seems to be one herb that many gardeners don’t bother with.\n\nWe’re all replacing our common flavourings with coriander, gingers, Vietnamese mint and Kaffir Lime trees. The eternal herbs that our mums may have dabbled in – marjoram, thyme, parsley and perhaps oregano – have all had to take a back step. Asian is the new gardening and cooking ‘black’.\n\n[toc]\n\nBut few herbs have the versatility that thyme enjoys. Asian herbs, while presently the flavour of the month, are somewhat limited – they don’t work in Italian dishes and seem rudely out of place in your favourite Moussaka. But time-honoured thyme could lethargically handle itself in any dish.\nAnd, amazingly, the kitchen is not the only place that thyme presents well.\n\nI’m constantly intrigued by gardeners who don’t have at least one variety of thyme growing in their gardens. For me, it’s a no-brainer. This plant MUST be in my garden. In fact, I could almost build my entire garden around it and still feel like I haven’t paid it enough homage.\n<h3>How can an herb this good, be so versatile?</h3>\nI guess the biggest let-down for thyme is its phlegmatic subtlety. If it were more vivacious like coriander or basil then gardeners would be falling over themselves to get some in the ground. Yet, its weakness actually proves to be its strength.\n\nDuring my cooking days, our kitchens would always be filled with pots of thyme or bags of it would line the coolrooms. It would make its way into stocks, soups, marinades, pasta dishes, casseroles, and even desserts. There didn’t seem to be a dish where thyme wasn’t required and it made salt and pepper appear as distant orphans.\n<h3>Thyme varieties</h3>\nCommon (or French) thyme, <em>Thymus vulgaris</em>, was the dominate flavour but lemon thyme, <em>Thymus x citriodorus</em> came a close second. Then, if we felt adventurous we would play with caraway thyme or any of the other oddly flavoured thymes that would enter and exit the fastidiously, trendy industry that cooking was, and still is.\n\nAnd then there were the thymes that had no culinary benefit and were purely for the garden. Creeping thyme, the prostrate ground cover that works great in pathways or along the edge of perennial borders, or woolly thyme, another groundcover barely growing more than 1cm high.\nMost thymes are prostrate but even those that do form shrub status fail to get higher than 40cm.\n<h3>How to grow and care for Thyme</h3>\nThyme by name and time by nature. They’re not blindingly fast-growers but given the right conditions they can be matured within two or three seasons. Thyme is a perennial plant and like most herbs prefers a well-draining soil with at least 4-6 hours of sun per day. However, due to their prostrate growing habit they can mix it with the best of them in part-shade conditions and have even been known to survive completely dappled shade environments.\n\nFertilise thyme at the start of spring and again at the end of summer. They aren’t completely dependent on much water but they aren’t classified as drought-tolerant plants either.\n\nIf they’re culinary varieties and you use them often in the kitchen, then pruning shouldn’t be an issue. Otherwise, trim any dead stems and reduce any excessive foliage. They don’t require much pruning and it’s more about shape than plant management.\n<h3>Propagating Thyme</h3>\nThe main method of cultivating new plants is via division. Creeping thymes will often set down their own roots as they spread so these can easily be cut to form new plants. For those wanting a little more of a challenge, then softwood cuttings taken at the end of spring or hardwood cuttings in late autumn are another option.', 'Thyme Management: An herb for every occasion', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'thyme-management', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:13:06', '2021-11-09 14:13:06', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1443', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1445, 1, '2021-11-09 09:12:47', '2021-11-09 14:12:47', 'If you were given twenty seconds to list 5 herbs it’s guaranteed that thyme would make the draft. Quite possibly, it would even head the list. Yet it seems to be one herb that many gardeners don’t bother with.\n\nWe’re all replacing our common flavourings with coriander, gingers, Vietnamese mint and Kaffir Lime trees. The eternal herbs that our mums may have dabbled in – marjoram, thyme, parsley and perhaps oregano – have all had to take a back step. Asian is the new gardening and cooking ‘black’.\n\n[toc]\n\nBut few herbs have the versatility that thyme enjoys. Asian herbs, while presently the flavour of the month, are somewhat limited – they don’t work in Italian dishes and seem rudely out of place in your favourite Moussaka. But time-honoured thyme could lethargically handle itself in any dish.\nAnd, amazingly, the kitchen is not the only place that thyme presents well.\n\nI’m constantly intrigued by gardeners who don’t have at least one variety of thyme growing in their gardens. For me, it’s a no-brainer. This plant MUST be in my garden. In fact, I could almost build my entire garden around it and still feel like I haven’t paid it enough homage.\n<h3>How can an herb this good, be so versatile?</h3>\nI guess the biggest let-down for thyme is its phlegmatic subtlety. If it were more vivacious like coriander or basil then gardeners would be falling over themselves to get some in the ground. Yet, its weakness actually proves to be its strength.\n\nDuring my cooking days, our kitchens would always be filled with pots of thyme or bags of it would line the coolrooms. It would make its way into stocks, soups, marinades, pasta dishes, casseroles, and even desserts. There didn’t seem to be a dish where thyme wasn’t required and it made salt and pepper appear as distant orphans.\n<h3>Thyme varieties</h3>\nCommon (or French) thyme, <em>Thymus vulgaris</em>, was the dominate flavour but lemon thyme, <em>Thymus x citriodorus</em> came a close second. Then, if we felt adventurous we would play with caraway thyme or any of the other oddly flavoured thymes that would enter and exit the fastidiously, trendy industry that cooking was, and still is.\n\nAnd then there were the thymes that had no culinary benefit and were purely for the garden. Creeping thyme, the prostrate ground cover that works great in pathways or along the edge of perennial borders, or woolly thyme, another groundcover barely growing more than 1cm high.\nMost thymes are prostrate but even those that do form shrub status fail to get higher than 40cm.\n<h3>How to grow and care for Thyme</h3>\nThyme by name and time by nature. They’re not blindingly fast-growers but given the right conditions they can be matured within two or three seasons. Thyme is a perennial plant and like most herbs prefers a well-draining soil with at least 4-6 hours of sun per day. However, due to their prostrate growing habit they can mix it with the best of them in part-shade conditions and have even been known to survive completely dappled shade environments.\n\nFertilise thyme at the start of spring and again at the end of summer. They aren’t completely dependent on much water but they aren’t classified as drought-tolerant plants either.\n\nIf they’re culinary varieties and you use them often in the kitchen, then pruning shouldn’t be an issue. Otherwise, trim any dead stems and reduce any excessive foliage. They don’t require much pruning and it’s more about shape than plant management.\n<h3>Propagating Thyme</h3>\nThe main method of cultivating new plants is via division. Creeping thymes will often set down their own roots as they spread so these can easily be cut to form new plants. For those wanting a little more of a challenge, then softwood cuttings taken at the end of spring or hardwood cuttings in late autumn are another option.', 'Thyme Management: An herb for every occasion', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1443-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:12:47', '2021-11-09 14:12:47', '', 1443, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1445', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1446, 1, '2008-08-28 09:13:00', '2008-08-28 13:13:00', 'Keyhole gardens are a mix between square-foot gardening and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-make-a-herb-spiral/\">herb spirals</a>, blending the best of both practices to create something far more practical. In a word, the keyhole garden could be distilled down to ‘accessibility’. It allows gardeners to access their garden bed from within a small radius located in the centre of the plot.\n\nSquare-foot gardening has as its premise the ability to carve up garden plots into…well…square feet. This can be done on an individual square-foot size thereby forcing the gardener to navigate the perimeter of each bed. The alternative method is to mark beds into square-foot dimensions of the whole which means gardeners need to bend down to cultivate, tend or harvest their plots.\n\nSo, while square-foot gardening has come a long way in reducing the amount of effort required to tend our garden beds it falls short of keyhole gardens by a long shot.\n\nA keyhole garden offers as its main advantages the ability to tend your beds from the one position. You literally work from within the bed and rotate to access every inch of it. Plus, the bed is raised so you don’t need to get on your knees when conducting your gardening tasks.\n\nFor people with physical disabilities, and the elderly, the keyhole garden is the ultimate way to enjoy this recreational hobby.\n<h3>How do you build a keyhole garden?</h3>\nStart by driving a stake into the ground as your pivot point. Then attach a piece of string to the stake with a marker measured out at 50cm(20″) and draw your inner circle. This is where you will stand while performing your gardening tasks.\n\nThen, move the marker 1.5m (5′) away from the stake along the piece of string and draw another circle on the ground. This will become the outer perimeter of your garden bed and will allow you to reach all areas from your inner pivot position.\n\nYou will need to allow an access point of at least 50cm (20″) to get into the centre of the garden once it’s been built.\n\nOnce this has been done then it’s time to build the raised bed. You could use rocks, bricks, sleepers or any other material that can retain the soil within the beds. The height required will be at least 1m (3′ 3″) so it will need to be constructed well enough to hold all that soil.\n\nFinally, once the bed has been built fill it with soil, compost and animal manures to create your gardening plot.\n<h3>Why would I bother building one of these?</h3>\nThe ultimate answer, apart from the accessibility features mentioned earlier, is the efficient use of space. Consider creating a square, raised garden bed that you could access from every angle. It could only be 1m x 1m (3.3ft x 3.3ft) but would take up a space measuring 2m x 2m for access. Therefore, this one garden bed would require 4sq. mtrs but only provide 1sq. m of gardening plot. The arable portion of this plot is only 25%.\n\nA keyhole garden, on the other hand – with the measurements quoted earlier, would take up an area totaling 9 sq.ms and provide a plot size of 5.78 sq.ms. The arable portion of this plot is a whopping 64%.\n\nEven if you were to try and maximise the space used for the square garden beds the best percentage of arable land that you would get would still only be 36%, almost half that of the keyhole garden.\n\nSo, it makes complete sense to build these rather than waste valuable space constructing their square counterparts.', 'Create a Keyhole Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'create-a-keyhole-garden', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:15:23', '2021-11-09 14:15:23', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1446', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1447, 1, '2021-11-09 09:14:59', '2021-11-09 14:14:59', 'Keyhole gardens are a mix between square-foot gardening and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/how_to_make_a_herb_spiral.html\">herb spirals</a>, blending the best of both practices to create something far more practical. In a word, the keyhole garden could be distilled down to ‘accessibility’. It allows gardeners to access their garden bed from within a small radius located in the centre of the plot.\n\nSquare-foot gardening has as its premise the ability to carve up garden plots into…well…square feet. This can be done on an individual square-foot size thereby forcing the gardener to navigate the perimeter of each bed. The alternative method is to mark beds into square-foot dimensions of the whole which means gardeners need to bend down to cultivate, tend or harvest their plots.\n\nSo, while square-foot gardening has come a long way in reducing the amount of effort required to tend our garden beds it falls short of keyhole gardens by a long shot.\n\nA keyhole garden offers as its main advantages the ability to tend your beds from the one position. You literally work from within the bed and rotate to access every inch of it. Plus, the bed is raised so you don’t need to get on your knees when conducting your gardening tasks.\n\nFor people with physical disabilities, and the elderly, the keyhole garden is the ultimate way to enjoy this recreational hobby.\n<h3>How do you build a keyhole garden?</h3>\nStart by driving a stake into the ground as your pivot point. Then attach a piece of string to the stake with a marker measured out at 50cm(20″) and draw your inner circle. This is where you will stand while performing your gardening tasks.\n\nThen, move the marker 1.5m (5′) away from the stake along the piece of string and draw another circle on the ground. This will become the outer perimeter of your garden bed and will allow you to reach all areas from your inner pivot position.\n\nYou will need to allow an access point of at least 50cm (20″) to get into the centre of the garden once it’s been built.\n\nOnce this has been done then it’s time to build the raised bed. You could use rocks, bricks, sleepers or any other material that can retain the soil within the beds. The height required will be at least 1m (3′ 3″) so it will need to be constructed well enough to hold all that soil.\n\nFinally, once the bed has been built fill it with soil, compost and animal manures to create your gardening plot.\n<h3>Why would I bother building one of these?</h3>\nThe ultimate answer, apart from the accessibility features mentioned earlier, is the efficient use of space. Consider creating a square, raised garden bed that you could access from every angle. It could only be 1m x 1m (3.3ft x 3.3ft) but would take up a space measuring 2m x 2m for access. Therefore, this one garden bed would require 4sq. mtrs but only provide 1sq. m of gardening plot. The arable portion of this plot is only 25%.\n\nA keyhole garden, on the other hand – with the measurements quoted earlier, would take up an area totaling 9 sq.ms and provide a plot size of 5.78 sq.ms. The arable portion of this plot is a whopping 64%.\n\nEven if you were to try and maximise the space used for the square garden beds the best percentage of arable land that you would get would still only be 36%, almost half that of the keyhole garden.\n\nSo, it makes complete sense to build these rather than waste valuable space constructing their square counterparts.', 'Create a Keyhole Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1446-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:14:59', '2021-11-09 14:14:59', '', 1446, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1447', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1448, 1, '2021-11-09 09:15:22', '2021-11-09 14:15:22', 'Keyhole gardens are a mix between square-foot gardening and <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-make-a-herb-spiral/\">herb spirals</a>, blending the best of both practices to create something far more practical. In a word, the keyhole garden could be distilled down to ‘accessibility’. It allows gardeners to access their garden bed from within a small radius located in the centre of the plot.\n\nSquare-foot gardening has as its premise the ability to carve up garden plots into…well…square feet. This can be done on an individual square-foot size thereby forcing the gardener to navigate the perimeter of each bed. The alternative method is to mark beds into square-foot dimensions of the whole which means gardeners need to bend down to cultivate, tend or harvest their plots.\n\nSo, while square-foot gardening has come a long way in reducing the amount of effort required to tend our garden beds it falls short of keyhole gardens by a long shot.\n\nA keyhole garden offers as its main advantages the ability to tend your beds from the one position. You literally work from within the bed and rotate to access every inch of it. Plus, the bed is raised so you don’t need to get on your knees when conducting your gardening tasks.\n\nFor people with physical disabilities, and the elderly, the keyhole garden is the ultimate way to enjoy this recreational hobby.\n<h3>How do you build a keyhole garden?</h3>\nStart by driving a stake into the ground as your pivot point. Then attach a piece of string to the stake with a marker measured out at 50cm(20″) and draw your inner circle. This is where you will stand while performing your gardening tasks.\n\nThen, move the marker 1.5m (5′) away from the stake along the piece of string and draw another circle on the ground. This will become the outer perimeter of your garden bed and will allow you to reach all areas from your inner pivot position.\n\nYou will need to allow an access point of at least 50cm (20″) to get into the centre of the garden once it’s been built.\n\nOnce this has been done then it’s time to build the raised bed. You could use rocks, bricks, sleepers or any other material that can retain the soil within the beds. The height required will be at least 1m (3′ 3″) so it will need to be constructed well enough to hold all that soil.\n\nFinally, once the bed has been built fill it with soil, compost and animal manures to create your gardening plot.\n<h3>Why would I bother building one of these?</h3>\nThe ultimate answer, apart from the accessibility features mentioned earlier, is the efficient use of space. Consider creating a square, raised garden bed that you could access from every angle. It could only be 1m x 1m (3.3ft x 3.3ft) but would take up a space measuring 2m x 2m for access. Therefore, this one garden bed would require 4sq. mtrs but only provide 1sq. m of gardening plot. The arable portion of this plot is only 25%.\n\nA keyhole garden, on the other hand – with the measurements quoted earlier, would take up an area totaling 9 sq.ms and provide a plot size of 5.78 sq.ms. The arable portion of this plot is a whopping 64%.\n\nEven if you were to try and maximise the space used for the square garden beds the best percentage of arable land that you would get would still only be 36%, almost half that of the keyhole garden.\n\nSo, it makes complete sense to build these rather than waste valuable space constructing their square counterparts.', 'Create a Keyhole Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1446-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:15:22', '2021-11-09 14:15:22', '', 1446, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1448', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1449, 1, '2008-08-27 09:15:00', '2008-08-27 13:15:00', 'Spring and Autumn (Fall) are traditionally the seasons for planting out seedlings, potted plants and bulbs. Yet all the creative work doesn’t need to be relegated to these two times – summer and winter plantings can be just as successful.\n\nMost gardeners fail to establish plants in the hotter months because they employ the same methods they would use in the more temperate periods. While it may seem logical to protect winter installations with a warm <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/instant-garden-cloche/\">cloche</a>, preparing and protecting summer plantings from the extreme climate is often undervalued.\n\nSo, to debunk a few gardening myths, planting in the heat of summer is possible provided you take a few extra steps.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Plant after dawn or before dusk</strong> – obviously the coolest times of the day are the most likely periods for your plant’s success. Neither dawn nor dusk are better than the other but both have their own liabilities.For instance, if you plant in the morning your seedlings have to face a whole day of beating the heat before getting any respite. Dusk plantings, however, must contend with their first night in the ground fending off snails, slaters and other garden pests bent on devouring their tasty leaves. Both problems can be overcome but for your plant’s success you need to be aware of the obstacles.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Water well </strong>– just as the cloche provides protection against the winter elements, water is the friend of summer plantings. For the first week, water your plant at least twice a day before the sun gets to its peak or towards dusk. Then for the next month, keep watering it on a daily basis until it’s showing signs of becoming established with new growth.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soak before transplanting</strong> – one method I often use is to soak seedling punnets or pot plants in a bucket of water before planting out. Hold them under the water until all the air bubbles subside and the pot or punnet now has some weight to it. This ensures that the roots will have a readily available water source to help cope with transplant shock.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Save the ice for the martini</strong> – one of the big myths of summer plantings is to surround your plant with ice cubes. The rationale behind this is that the heat will eventually melt the ice providing a slow water source for the plant. The reasoning sounds good but in essence it would be the same as observing your plant piled with snow in the winter – it will inevitably freeze the soil, or the plant, or both.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Use slow-release water gels</strong> – if watering your new plant sounds too onerous then provide it with a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/plantminder-no-more-overwatering-plants/\">water bulb</a> or some slow-release water gels. Gels come in handy recyclable packaging and give your plants just the amount they need.A word of warning with these products is that if your plants are in full-sun all day then the likelihood of them heating up could be disastrous for your plants. Restrict your use of these to container plants or shade-lovers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Protect with shade cloth</strong> – while plastic has the ability to contain and employ heat, shade cloth has the opposite effect. Many of our exotic trees are encased with a shade cloth sleeve to filter the amount of light they get during the hottest months but also to protect them against summer winds. This gives them a much better chance of survival by shielding them from the elements.</li>\n</ul>\nAs you can see, planting in the heat is not impossible and can be very successful provided you take steps to ensure your plant’s well-being. Happy gardening.', 'How to Successfully Plant in the Heat', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'planting-in-the-heat', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:19:18', '2021-11-09 14:19:18', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1449', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1450, 1, '2021-11-09 09:17:08', '2021-11-09 14:17:08', 'Spring and Autumn (Fall) are traditionally the seasons for planting out seedlings, potted plants and bulbs. Yet all the creative work doesn’t need to be relegated to these two times – summer and winter plantings can be just as successful.\n\nMost gardeners fail to establish plants in the hotter months because they employ the same methods they would use in the more temperate periods. While it may seem logical to protect winter installations with a warm <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/11/instant_garden_cloche.html\">cloche</a>, preparing and protecting summer plantings from the extreme climate is often undervalued.\n\nSo, to debunk a few gardening myths, planting in the heat of summer is possible provided you take a few extra steps.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Plant after dawn or before dusk</strong> – obviously the coolest times of the day are the most likely periods for your plant’s success. Neither dawn nor dusk are better than the other but both have their own liabilities.For instance, if you plant in the morning your seedlings have to face a whole day of beating the heat before getting any respite. Dusk plantings, however, must contend with their first night in the ground fending off snails, slaters and other garden pests bent on devouring their tasty leaves. Both problems can be overcome but for your plant’s success you need to be aware of the obstacles.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Water well </strong>– just as the cloche provides protection against the winter elements, water is the friend of summer plantings. For the first week, water your plant at least twice a day before the sun gets to its peak or towards dusk. Then for the next month, keep watering it on a daily basis until it’s showing signs of becoming established with new growth.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soak before transplanting</strong> – one method I often use is to soak seedling punnets or pot plants in a bucket of water before planting out. Hold them under the water until all the air bubbles subside and the pot or punnet now has some weight to it. This ensures that the roots will have a readily available water source to help cope with transplant shock.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Save the ice for the martini</strong> – one of the big myths of summer plantings is to surround your plant with ice cubes. The rationale behind this is that the heat will eventually melt the ice providing a slow water source for the plant. The reasoning sounds good but in essence it would be the same as observing your plant piled with snow in the winter – it will inevitably freeze the soil, or the plant, or both.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Use slow-release water gels</strong> – if watering your new plant sounds too onerous then provide it with a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/11/plantminder_no_more_over_watering_plants.html\">water bulb</a> or some slow-release water gels. Gels come in handy recyclable packaging and give your plants just the amount they need.A word of warning with these products is that if your plants are in full-sun all day then the likelihood of them heating up could be disastrous for your plants. Restrict your use of these to container plants or shade-lovers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Protect with shade cloth</strong> – while plastic has the ability to contain and employ heat, shade cloth has the opposite effect. Many of our exotic trees are encased with a shade cloth sleeve to filter the amount of light they get during the hottest months but also to protect them against summer winds. This gives them a much better chance of survival by shielding them from the elements.</li>\n</ul>\nAs you can see, planting in the heat is not impossible and can be very successful provided you take steps to ensure your plant’s well-being. Happy gardening.', 'How to Successfully Plant in the Heat', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1449-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:17:08', '2021-11-09 14:17:08', '', 1449, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1450', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1451, 1, '2021-11-09 09:17:38', '2021-11-09 14:17:38', 'Spring and Autumn (Fall) are traditionally the seasons for planting out seedlings, potted plants and bulbs. Yet all the creative work doesn’t need to be relegated to these two times – summer and winter plantings can be just as successful.\n\nMost gardeners fail to establish plants in the hotter months because they employ the same methods they would use in the more temperate periods. While it may seem logical to protect winter installations with a warm <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/instant-garden-cloche/\">cloche</a>, preparing and protecting summer plantings from the extreme climate is often undervalued.\n\nSo, to debunk a few gardening myths, planting in the heat of summer is possible provided you take a few extra steps.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Plant after dawn or before dusk</strong> – obviously the coolest times of the day are the most likely periods for your plant’s success. Neither dawn nor dusk are better than the other but both have their own liabilities.For instance, if you plant in the morning your seedlings have to face a whole day of beating the heat before getting any respite. Dusk plantings, however, must contend with their first night in the ground fending off snails, slaters and other garden pests bent on devouring their tasty leaves. Both problems can be overcome but for your plant’s success you need to be aware of the obstacles.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Water well </strong>– just as the cloche provides protection against the winter elements, water is the friend of summer plantings. For the first week, water your plant at least twice a day before the sun gets to its peak or towards dusk. Then for the next month, keep watering it on a daily basis until it’s showing signs of becoming established with new growth.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soak before transplanting</strong> – one method I often use is to soak seedling punnets or pot plants in a bucket of water before planting out. Hold them under the water until all the air bubbles subside and the pot or punnet now has some weight to it. This ensures that the roots will have a readily available water source to help cope with transplant shock.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Save the ice for the martini</strong> – one of the big myths of summer plantings is to surround your plant with ice cubes. The rationale behind this is that the heat will eventually melt the ice providing a slow water source for the plant. The reasoning sounds good but in essence it would be the same as observing your plant piled with snow in the winter – it will inevitably freeze the soil, or the plant, or both.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Use slow-release water gels</strong> – if watering your new plant sounds too onerous then provide it with a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/11/plantminder_no_more_over_watering_plants.html\">water bulb</a> or some slow-release water gels. Gels come in handy recyclable packaging and give your plants just the amount they need.A word of warning with these products is that if your plants are in full-sun all day then the likelihood of them heating up could be disastrous for your plants. Restrict your use of these to container plants or shade-lovers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Protect with shade cloth</strong> – while plastic has the ability to contain and employ heat, shade cloth has the opposite effect. Many of our exotic trees are encased with a shade cloth sleeve to filter the amount of light they get during the hottest months but also to protect them against summer winds. This gives them a much better chance of survival by shielding them from the elements.</li>\n</ul>\nAs you can see, planting in the heat is not impossible and can be very successful provided you take steps to ensure your plant’s well-being. Happy gardening.', 'How to Successfully Plant in the Heat', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1449-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:17:38', '2021-11-09 14:17:38', '', 1449, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1451', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1452, 1, '2006-11-02 09:17:00', '2006-11-02 14:17:00', 'One idea that appears to have generated a plethora of new products has been one where a product of some description will continuously water your container plants for a short period of time. Many of these have been gel substances or solutions that not only water your plant but also add nutrients and chemicals.\n\nThe one problem with many that are on the market is that they are usually single-use and in an atmosphere where environmental conservation is pivotal are hardly tempting for the green gardener.\n\nWhat I find endearing about the PlantMinder&amp;trade water bulb is its propensity to being refilled. While a pack of 4 mini bulbs will set you back approximately US$24 (roughly $6 ea) they can be used over and over again. This may sound a little expensive but when you consider that many of the single-use water bulbs cost almost as much (and in some cases more) you will find that they are quite reasonable.\n\nAnother advantage of the PlantMinder&amp;trade water bulb is that they can be used all the time not just when you head off on holidays. The bulb can hold enough water to feed your plant for 6 weeks so you’ll never have to walk around with a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/garden-watering-cans-find-one-for-your-personality/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">watering can</a> again. PlantMinder&amp;trade has a mini-version as well which holds only enough water for 3 weeks but is also a little more discrete.\n\nWhat I like about the PlantMinder&amp;trade is it doesn’t look completely ugly either and can easily be hidden by your plant.\n\nIf you’ve had some experience with these or other water bulbs share your comments below.', 'PlantMinder – No More Overwatering Plants', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'plantminder-no-more-overwatering-plants', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:19:37', '2021-11-09 14:19:37', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1452', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1453, 1, '2021-11-09 09:18:50', '2021-11-09 14:18:50', 'One idea that appears to have generated a plethora of new products has been one where a product of some description will continuously water your container plants for a short period of time. Many of these have been gel substances or solutions that not only water your plant but also add nutrients and chemicals.\n\nThe one problem with many that are on the market is that they are usually single-use and in an atmosphere where environmental conservation is pivotal are hardly tempting for the green gardener.\n\nWhat I find endearing about the PlantMinder&amp;trade water bulb is its propensity to being refilled. While a pack of 4 mini bulbs will set you back approximately US$24 (roughly $6 ea) they can be used over and over again. This may sound a little expensive but when you consider that many of the single-use water bulbs cost almost as much (and in some cases more) you will find that they are quite reasonable.\n\nAnother advantage of the PlantMinder&amp;trade water bulb is that they can be used all the time not just when you head off on holidays. The bulb can hold enough water to feed your plant for 6 weeks so you’ll never have to walk around with a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/08/garden_watering_cans_find_one_for_your_personality_1.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">watering can</a> again. PlantMinder&amp;trade has a mini-version as well which holds only enough water for 3 weeks but is also a little more discrete.\n\nWhat I like about the PlantMinder&amp;trade is it doesn’t look completely ugly either and can easily be hidden by your plant.\n\nIf you’ve had some experience with these or other water bulbs share your comments below.', 'PlantMinder – No More Overwatering Plants', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1452-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:18:50', '2021-11-09 14:18:50', '', 1452, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1453', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1454, 1, '2021-11-09 09:19:16', '2021-11-09 14:19:16', 'Spring and Autumn (Fall) are traditionally the seasons for planting out seedlings, potted plants and bulbs. Yet all the creative work doesn’t need to be relegated to these two times – summer and winter plantings can be just as successful.\n\nMost gardeners fail to establish plants in the hotter months because they employ the same methods they would use in the more temperate periods. While it may seem logical to protect winter installations with a warm <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/instant-garden-cloche/\">cloche</a>, preparing and protecting summer plantings from the extreme climate is often undervalued.\n\nSo, to debunk a few gardening myths, planting in the heat of summer is possible provided you take a few extra steps.\n<ul>\n 	<li><strong>Plant after dawn or before dusk</strong> – obviously the coolest times of the day are the most likely periods for your plant’s success. Neither dawn nor dusk are better than the other but both have their own liabilities.For instance, if you plant in the morning your seedlings have to face a whole day of beating the heat before getting any respite. Dusk plantings, however, must contend with their first night in the ground fending off snails, slaters and other garden pests bent on devouring their tasty leaves. Both problems can be overcome but for your plant’s success you need to be aware of the obstacles.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Water well </strong>– just as the cloche provides protection against the winter elements, water is the friend of summer plantings. For the first week, water your plant at least twice a day before the sun gets to its peak or towards dusk. Then for the next month, keep watering it on a daily basis until it’s showing signs of becoming established with new growth.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soak before transplanting</strong> – one method I often use is to soak seedling punnets or pot plants in a bucket of water before planting out. Hold them under the water until all the air bubbles subside and the pot or punnet now has some weight to it. This ensures that the roots will have a readily available water source to help cope with transplant shock.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Save the ice for the martini</strong> – one of the big myths of summer plantings is to surround your plant with ice cubes. The rationale behind this is that the heat will eventually melt the ice providing a slow water source for the plant. The reasoning sounds good but in essence it would be the same as observing your plant piled with snow in the winter – it will inevitably freeze the soil, or the plant, or both.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Use slow-release water gels</strong> – if watering your new plant sounds too onerous then provide it with a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/plantminder-no-more-overwatering-plants/\">water bulb</a> or some slow-release water gels. Gels come in handy recyclable packaging and give your plants just the amount they need.A word of warning with these products is that if your plants are in full-sun all day then the likelihood of them heating up could be disastrous for your plants. Restrict your use of these to container plants or shade-lovers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Protect with shade cloth</strong> – while plastic has the ability to contain and employ heat, shade cloth has the opposite effect. Many of our exotic trees are encased with a shade cloth sleeve to filter the amount of light they get during the hottest months but also to protect them against summer winds. This gives them a much better chance of survival by shielding them from the elements.</li>\n</ul>\nAs you can see, planting in the heat is not impossible and can be very successful provided you take steps to ensure your plant’s well-being. Happy gardening.', 'How to Successfully Plant in the Heat', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1449-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:19:16', '2021-11-09 14:19:16', '', 1449, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1454', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1455, 1, '2021-11-09 09:19:35', '2021-11-09 14:19:35', 'One idea that appears to have generated a plethora of new products has been one where a product of some description will continuously water your container plants for a short period of time. Many of these have been gel substances or solutions that not only water your plant but also add nutrients and chemicals.\n\nThe one problem with many that are on the market is that they are usually single-use and in an atmosphere where environmental conservation is pivotal are hardly tempting for the green gardener.\n\nWhat I find endearing about the PlantMinder&amp;trade water bulb is its propensity to being refilled. While a pack of 4 mini bulbs will set you back approximately US$24 (roughly $6 ea) they can be used over and over again. This may sound a little expensive but when you consider that many of the single-use water bulbs cost almost as much (and in some cases more) you will find that they are quite reasonable.\n\nAnother advantage of the PlantMinder&amp;trade water bulb is that they can be used all the time not just when you head off on holidays. The bulb can hold enough water to feed your plant for 6 weeks so you’ll never have to walk around with a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/garden-watering-cans-find-one-for-your-personality/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">watering can</a> again. PlantMinder&amp;trade has a mini-version as well which holds only enough water for 3 weeks but is also a little more discrete.\n\nWhat I like about the PlantMinder&amp;trade is it doesn’t look completely ugly either and can easily be hidden by your plant.\n\nIf you’ve had some experience with these or other water bulbs share your comments below.', 'PlantMinder – No More Overwatering Plants', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1452-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:19:35', '2021-11-09 14:19:35', '', 1452, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1455', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1456, 1, '2008-08-26 09:19:00', '2008-08-26 13:19:00', 'As the fingerprint dusting concludes and the last shards of evidence are zip-locked for forensics, the investigation has already put out an APB for your arrest. The crime: the willful murder of the home garden.\n\n[toc]\n\nMore than a century has been spent creating this paradisaical wonderment and yet less than a decade has ruined it forever. The home garden, a retreat from the bustling world that sucks our creativity and enthusiasm for life, has been tainted and blemished beyond recognition. Even dental records and DNA testing would fail to identify its past glory.\n<h3>MOTIVE</h3>\nGreed. Pure, evil, insatiable greed. You stopped paying for quality and chose convenience over uniqueness. Taking risks on plants where life hung in the balance was swapped for guaranteed PBR (Plant Breeder’s Rights) manipulations…plants that had been bred to grow regardless of whether you watered, fertilised or nurtured it. And your neighbours bought the same plants.\n<h3>WEAPON</h3>\nMass-production. Economies of scale dictate the new world order and home gardens lack the power required to demand this weapon be cast down. Especially when one considers the motive. For some unknown reason, we would much prefer a store that stocks 2 million of the same friggin’ plant than one which prides itself on introducing a new species, sport or natural manifestation. These are all a little too risky.\n<h3>VICTIM</h3>\nSole operator nurseries and garden centres. When I moved to this region 13 years ago we proudly supported all 5 of our local nurseries. Today, none of them exist but instead they have been replaced by two big-box outlets selling the same <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">crap</span> plants that will still be there in 12 months time. And these two operators buy predominantly from the one large plant breeder – so you can grasp the level of uniqueness and originality that confronts the average gardener when they frequent these stores.\n<h3>ACCOMPLICES</h3>\nYour neighbours. Gardening shows. Garden related magazines. They all played their part. Take a drive through the ‘burbs and the picture doesn’t deviate much. The once glorious home garden is now a shadow of its former self. Postage stamp lawns, drought-tolerant flax borders and a gaudy water-feature are now the limit of our garden expression. We now compete on lawn-type, flax colours and the price tag of that hideous sculpture.\n\nSadly, I’m not sure a resurrection is possible. I think gardeners have bought into the consumption mentality and the days of sharing plants, swapping seeds and dividing perennials will be confined to the radical fundamentalists. The home garden, as an ideal, is dead…and we’ve all played a part in its demise.\n\n<em><strong>This post has been submitted as part of ProBlogger’s <a href=\"https://problogger.com/killer-titles/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Killer Titles – Group Writing Project</a></strong></em>', 'Death of the Home Garden…and Why YOU Murdered It', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'death-of-the-home-gardenand-why-you-murdered-it', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:22:00', '2021-11-09 14:22:00', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1456', 0, 'post', '', 1),
(1457, 1, '2021-11-09 09:21:34', '2021-11-09 14:21:34', 'As the fingerprint dusting concludes and the last shards of evidence are zip-locked for forensics, the investigation has already put out an APB for your arrest. The crime: the willful murder of the home garden.\n\n[toc]\n\nMore than a century has been spent creating this paradisaical wonderment and yet less than a decade has ruined it forever. The home garden, a retreat from the bustling world that sucks our creativity and enthusiasm for life, has been tainted and blemished beyond recognition. Even dental records and DNA testing would fail to identify its past glory.\n<h3>MOTIVE</h3>\nGreed. Pure, evil, insatiable greed. You stopped paying for quality and chose convenience over uniqueness. Taking risks on plants where life hung in the balance was swapped for guaranteed PBR (Plant Breeder’s Rights) manipulations…plants that had been bred to grow regardless of whether you watered, fertilised or nurtured it. And your neighbours bought the same plants.\n<h3>WEAPON</h3>\nMass-production. Economies of scale dictate the new world order and home gardens lack the power required to demand this weapon be cast down. Especially when one considers the motive. For some unknown reason, we would much prefer a store that stocks 2 million of the same friggin’ plant than one which prides itself on introducing a new species, sport or natural manifestation. These are all a little too risky.\n<h3>VICTIM</h3>\nSole operator nurseries and garden centres. When I moved to this region 13 years ago we proudly supported all 5 of our local nurseries. Today, none of them exist but instead they have been replaced by two big-box outlets selling the same <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">crap</span> plants that will still be there in 12 months time. And these two operators buy predominantly from the one large plant breeder – so you can grasp the level of uniqueness and originality that confronts the average gardener when they frequent these stores.\n<h3>ACCOMPLICES</h3>\nYour neighbours. Gardening shows. Garden related magazines. They all played their part. Take a drive through the ‘burbs and the picture doesn’t deviate much. The once glorious home garden is now a shadow of its former self. Postage stamp lawns, drought-tolerant flax borders and a gaudy water-feature are now the limit of our garden expression. We now compete on lawn-type, flax colours and the price tag of that hideous sculpture.\n\nSadly, I’m not sure a resurrection is possible. I think gardeners have bought into the consumption mentality and the days of sharing plants, swapping seeds and dividing perennials will be confined to the radical fundamentalists. The home garden, as an ideal, is dead…and we’ve all played a part in its demise.\n\n<em><strong>This post has been submitted as part of ProBlogger’s <a href=\"http://www.problogger.net/archives/2008/08/25/killer-titles/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Killer Titles – Group Writing Project</a></strong></em>', 'Death of the Home Garden…and Why YOU Murdered It', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1456-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:21:34', '2021-11-09 14:21:34', '', 1456, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1457', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1458, 1, '2021-11-09 09:21:59', '2021-11-09 14:21:59', 'As the fingerprint dusting concludes and the last shards of evidence are zip-locked for forensics, the investigation has already put out an APB for your arrest. The crime: the willful murder of the home garden.\n\n[toc]\n\nMore than a century has been spent creating this paradisaical wonderment and yet less than a decade has ruined it forever. The home garden, a retreat from the bustling world that sucks our creativity and enthusiasm for life, has been tainted and blemished beyond recognition. Even dental records and DNA testing would fail to identify its past glory.\n<h3>MOTIVE</h3>\nGreed. Pure, evil, insatiable greed. You stopped paying for quality and chose convenience over uniqueness. Taking risks on plants where life hung in the balance was swapped for guaranteed PBR (Plant Breeder’s Rights) manipulations…plants that had been bred to grow regardless of whether you watered, fertilised or nurtured it. And your neighbours bought the same plants.\n<h3>WEAPON</h3>\nMass-production. Economies of scale dictate the new world order and home gardens lack the power required to demand this weapon be cast down. Especially when one considers the motive. For some unknown reason, we would much prefer a store that stocks 2 million of the same friggin’ plant than one which prides itself on introducing a new species, sport or natural manifestation. These are all a little too risky.\n<h3>VICTIM</h3>\nSole operator nurseries and garden centres. When I moved to this region 13 years ago we proudly supported all 5 of our local nurseries. Today, none of them exist but instead they have been replaced by two big-box outlets selling the same <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">crap</span> plants that will still be there in 12 months time. And these two operators buy predominantly from the one large plant breeder – so you can grasp the level of uniqueness and originality that confronts the average gardener when they frequent these stores.\n<h3>ACCOMPLICES</h3>\nYour neighbours. Gardening shows. Garden related magazines. They all played their part. Take a drive through the ‘burbs and the picture doesn’t deviate much. The once glorious home garden is now a shadow of its former self. Postage stamp lawns, drought-tolerant flax borders and a gaudy water-feature are now the limit of our garden expression. We now compete on lawn-type, flax colours and the price tag of that hideous sculpture.\n\nSadly, I’m not sure a resurrection is possible. I think gardeners have bought into the consumption mentality and the days of sharing plants, swapping seeds and dividing perennials will be confined to the radical fundamentalists. The home garden, as an ideal, is dead…and we’ve all played a part in its demise.\n\n<em><strong>This post has been submitted as part of ProBlogger’s <a href=\"https://problogger.com/killer-titles/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Killer Titles – Group Writing Project</a></strong></em>', 'Death of the Home Garden…and Why YOU Murdered It', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1456-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:21:59', '2021-11-09 14:21:59', '', 1456, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1458', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1459, 1, '2008-07-30 09:24:00', '2008-07-30 13:24:00', 'Using human hair in the garden is not a new concept and it’s already had many bloggers discussing its merits. Julie from <a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/human_hair_in_the_potting_shed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Human Flower Project</a>, Dave from <a href=\"http://www.albertahomegardening.com/is-human-hair-really-a-great-fertilizer-for-your-garden/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alberta Home Gardening</a> and Elizabeth at <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2008/02/this-is-interes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GardenRant</a> had all written about it before this <a href=\"http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071608/bus_304340624.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article</a> came to my attention.\n\nWhat strikes me as completely odd, even after reading through these articles, is the lack of excitement for a commodity that is currently wasted by the bucket-load. Unless you’re classed within the masculine form of the human species and suffer from Male-Patterned Baldness we all get our hair cut regularly. This vain activity results in a resource that is completely undervalued and in most cases destined for the trash can.\n\nMy mother would cut our hair when we were growing up and swore that it was always good for the roses. Rather than discarding this clump of human waste she would dress her rose bushes in it as though it had some magical properties and was originally created for such a task. As a rose grower she was very successful – which was the opposite of her hairdressing skills – so I wasn’t about to argue with her.\n\nThree decades later it seems that my wise mum might have known a thing or two.\n<h3>Why is human hair good for the garden?</h3>\n<ol>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Mulch</h4>\nThe main benefit for this resource is using it as a mulch. It’s natural interweaving effect allows water in but reduces evaporating out. It also acts as a warm blanket keeping the soil warm in winter and cool in summer much like its purpose upon our dome-shaped heads.</li>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Weed-suppressant</h4>\nAs it is so beneficial as a mulch it is equally as useful to suppress the weeds. Trials have shown that weeds have to grow around it because they aren’t successful in growing through it.</li>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Fertiliser Trap</h4>\nMany of the articles have discussed human hair as a fertiliser of which I’m extremely doubtful – unless, of course, you haven’t been washing your hair and it now contains all manner of organisms. For most of us though, our hair is devoid of nutritional benefits. However, as a fertiliser trap, human hair is proving to be quite successful.\n\nIn sandy soils one of the biggest problems that gardeners face is nutrient leeching. Therefore they are continually bulking up the soil with composts and manures to properly feed their plants. The idea of human hair as a trap is to position it beneath your plants where it will hold nutrient run-off – especially nitrogen – for later use.</li>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Deer Repellant</h4>\nI’ve never seen a deer in my garden here in Oz, so maybe there’s something in it after all!</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the greatest benefit of human hair as a gardening resource is its availability. While SmartGrow only access their hair from China and India I’m almost certain that people in the US, UK, Canada and Australia also get their hair cut from time to time. Perhaps it’s a regulated commodity in these countries but there’s nothing stopping you from asking your local hairdresser for their weekly discards.\n\nAnd before you start to cringe about touching other people’s hair consider momentarily that you probably have no issue with building your veggie patch up with animal manures – I know what I would rather handle! Plus, you could always wear gloves if its that disconcerting – just think of all the trees you’ve just saved from being pulverized into wood chips.', 'The Secret of Human Hair in the Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'the-secret-of-human-hair-in-the-garden', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:26:57', '2021-11-09 14:26:57', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1459', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1460, 1, '2021-11-09 09:26:55', '2021-11-09 14:26:55', 'Using human hair in the garden is not a new concept and it’s already had many bloggers discussing its merits. Julie from <a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/human_hair_in_the_potting_shed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Human Flower Project</a>, Dave from <a href=\"http://www.albertahomegardening.com/is-human-hair-really-a-great-fertilizer-for-your-garden/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alberta Home Gardening</a> and Elizabeth at <a href=\"http://www.gardenrant.com/my_weblog/2008/02/this-is-interes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GardenRant</a> had all written about it before this <a href=\"http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/071608/bus_304340624.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">article</a> came to my attention.\n\nWhat strikes me as completely odd, even after reading through these articles, is the lack of excitement for a commodity that is currently wasted by the bucket-load. Unless you’re classed within the masculine form of the human species and suffer from Male-Patterned Baldness we all get our hair cut regularly. This vain activity results in a resource that is completely undervalued and in most cases destined for the trash can.\n\nMy mother would cut our hair when we were growing up and swore that it was always good for the roses. Rather than discarding this clump of human waste she would dress her rose bushes in it as though it had some magical properties and was originally created for such a task. As a rose grower she was very successful – which was the opposite of her hairdressing skills – so I wasn’t about to argue with her.\n\nThree decades later it seems that my wise mum might have known a thing or two.\n<h3>Why is human hair good for the garden?</h3>\n<ol>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Mulch</h4>\nThe main benefit for this resource is using it as a mulch. It’s natural interweaving effect allows water in but reduces evaporating out. It also acts as a warm blanket keeping the soil warm in winter and cool in summer much like its purpose upon our dome-shaped heads.</li>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Weed-suppressant</h4>\nAs it is so beneficial as a mulch it is equally as useful to suppress the weeds. Trials have shown that weeds have to grow around it because they aren’t successful in growing through it.</li>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Fertiliser Trap</h4>\nMany of the articles have discussed human hair as a fertiliser of which I’m extremely doubtful – unless, of course, you haven’t been washing your hair and it now contains all manner of organisms. For most of us though, our hair is devoid of nutritional benefits. However, as a fertiliser trap, human hair is proving to be quite successful.\n\nIn sandy soils one of the biggest problems that gardeners face is nutrient leeching. Therefore they are continually bulking up the soil with composts and manures to properly feed their plants. The idea of human hair as a trap is to position it beneath your plants where it will hold nutrient run-off – especially nitrogen – for later use.</li>\n 	<li>\n<h4>Deer Repellant</h4>\nI’ve never seen a deer in my garden here in Oz, so maybe there’s something in it after all!</li>\n</ol>\nProbably the greatest benefit of human hair as a gardening resource is its availability. While SmartGrow only access their hair from China and India I’m almost certain that people in the US, UK, Canada and Australia also get their hair cut from time to time. Perhaps it’s a regulated commodity in these countries but there’s nothing stopping you from asking your local hairdresser for their weekly discards.\n\nAnd before you start to cringe about touching other people’s hair consider momentarily that you probably have no issue with building your veggie patch up with animal manures – I know what I would rather handle! Plus, you could always wear gloves if its that disconcerting – just think of all the trees you’ve just saved from being pulverized into wood chips.', 'The Secret of Human Hair in the Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1459-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:26:55', '2021-11-09 14:26:55', '', 1459, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1460', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1461, 1, '2008-07-29 09:27:00', '2008-07-29 13:27:00', 'My apologies for taking my time in posting again but I have a valid excuse. I spent most of the weekend away at a local retreat with some young people, which was awesome but left me a tad fatigued. I’ve since developed a nasty head cold and haven’t been feeling the best so today I thought I would just share some of the eye candy that surrounded our lodgings.\n\nThe house we retreated to was on a 64 acre block of virgin forest overlooking the ocean with views everywhere. While the owners had stripped some of the bush for their own garden it was the native flora that really exploded if you took the time to look.\n\nI’m unsure as to the names of most of these plants so if you see any you recognise then by all means feel free to identify them for me.', 'Some Native Floral Eye Candy', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'some-native-floral-eye-candy', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:28:50', '2021-11-09 14:28:50', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1461', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1462, 1, '2021-11-09 09:28:49', '2021-11-09 14:28:49', 'My apologies for taking my time in posting again but I have a valid excuse. I spent most of the weekend away at a local retreat with some young people, which was awesome but left me a tad fatigued. I’ve since developed a nasty head cold and haven’t been feeling the best so today I thought I would just share some of the eye candy that surrounded our lodgings.\n\nThe house we retreated to was on a 64 acre block of virgin forest overlooking the ocean with views everywhere. While the owners had stripped some of the bush for their own garden it was the native flora that really exploded if you took the time to look.\n\nI’m unsure as to the names of most of these plants so if you see any you recognise then by all means feel free to identify them for me.', 'Some Native Floral Eye Candy', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1461-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:28:49', '2021-11-09 14:28:49', '', 1461, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1462', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1463, 1, '2008-07-25 09:29:00', '2008-07-25 13:29:00', 'Most gardeners who read this blog, I’m assuming, have all senses working at normal levels. Sure, as we grow older our hearing wanes and our eyesight becomes fuzzy but in general most of us don’t miss out completely on any one of our senses?\n\n[toc]\n\nBut what if we did? Hypothetically, if you were told that you were going to lose one of them and you had the choice of which one to ditch, which one could you omit – and still enjoy gardening?\n\nBefore you make up your mind let’s recap what it is that you would actually lose.\n<h3>Sight</h3>\nI take my hat off to those gardeners who have learned to enjoy their hobby without the use of their eyes. This would have to be the sense that I would struggle to do without the most because gardening is a very visual experience. It would be similar to painting without eyesight – while you may have completed a masterpiece you will never get to enjoy the finished product and this, too me, would be debilitatingly frustrating.\n\nWithout sight you would struggle to choose seeds, enjoy your garden vistas, dig, hoe, rake or do anything without the aid of some assistance.\n<h3>Hearing</h3>\nSurely hearing’s a peripheral sense. One that we could easily omit and still enjoy our gardening experiences. Or is it?\nNo birds. No running water. No rustle of leaves as the wind whistles through the upper canopy. No excited giggles from children as they explore your garden. Not to mention how dangerous it would be to use power tools in the garden without this sense. You wouldn’t be able to tell if the lawn-mower was on or off or if the edger was labouring and needing some attention.\n\nIt would still be quite difficult to garden without this sense.\n<h3>Smell</h3>\nWhat gardener in their right mind would give this one up? Taking time to ‘smell the roses’ would be as useless as making ice cubes in Antarctica and we would be completely oblivious to the scents of spring.\n\nFragrant blooms and perfumed herbs would be wasted in our garden and while it possibly wouldn’t affect our gardening practise it would certainly limit our enjoyment.\n\nOne benefit would be that you could stick your head in a bag of rotting manure and not be affected – but that’s about the only plus.\n<h3>Touch</h3>\nOn the surface our sense of touch may seem as incidental as the sense of smell. However, probe into a day without this sense long enough and you will soon discover that it’s far more essential than one might expect. Without the sense of touch planting out seedlings would be an almost impossibility and you can forget sowing seed. Picking lettuces would be a challenge and even navigating your garden beds with a hoe would prove difficult.\n\nTouch is one of those senses that we take for granted, moreso than the others. Yet living without it would make gardening a chore more than an enjoyable pastime. It could actually be as important as our sense of hearing.\n<h3>Taste</h3>\nIf there were one that we had to give up then surely taste will be the fall-guy! Heck, what’s taste got to do with gardening anyway?\n\nFor starters, try growing vegetables without it – you’ll end up enjoying turnips as much as vine-ripened tomatoes. But then you probably wouldn’t bother ripening them on the bush because it wouldn’t matter. In fact, you could pick them when they were still green and delight in them just as much.\n\nAnd herbs would just be space fillers!\n\nSo, which one could you easily lose and have no effect on your gardening enjoyment?', 'Which Sense Could You Omit in Your Garden?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'which-sense-could-you-omit-in-your-garden', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:33:04', '2021-11-09 14:33:04', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1463', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1465, 1, '2021-11-09 09:32:26', '2021-11-09 14:32:26', 'Most gardeners who read this blog, I’m assuming, have all senses working at normal levels. Sure, as we grow older our hearing wanes and our eyesight becomes fuzzy but in general most of us don’t miss out completely on any one of our senses?\n\nBut what if we did? Hypothetically, if you were told that you were going to lose one of them and you had the choice of which one to ditch, which one could you omit – and still enjoy gardening?\n\nBefore you make up your mind let’s recap what it is that you would actually lose.\n<h3>Sight</h3>\nI take my hat off to those gardeners who have learned to enjoy their hobby without the use of their eyes. This would have to be the sense that I would struggle to do without the most because gardening is a very visual experience. It would be similar to painting without eyesight – while you may have completed a masterpiece you will never get to enjoy the finished product and this, too me, would be debilitatingly frustrating.\n\nWithout sight you would struggle to choose seeds, enjoy your garden vistas, dig, hoe, rake or do anything without the aid of some assistance.\n<h3>Hearing</h3>\nSurely hearing’s a peripheral sense. One that we could easily omit and still enjoy our gardening experiences. Or is it?\nNo birds. No running water. No rustle of leaves as the wind whistles through the upper canopy. No excited giggles from children as they explore your garden. Not to mention how dangerous it would be to use power tools in the garden without this sense. You wouldn’t be able to tell if the lawn-mower was on or off or if the edger was labouring and needing some attention.\n\nIt would still be quite difficult to garden without this sense.\n<h3>Smell</h3>\nWhat gardener in their right mind would give this one up? Taking time to ‘smell the roses’ would be as useless as making ice cubes in Antarctica and we would be completely oblivious to the scents of spring.\n\nFragrant blooms and perfumed herbs would be wasted in our garden and while it possibly wouldn’t affect our gardening practise it would certainly limit our enjoyment.\n\nOne benefit would be that you could stick your head in a bag of rotting manure and not be affected – but that’s about the only plus.\n<h3>Touch</h3>\nOn the surface our sense of touch may seem as incidental as the sense of smell. However, probe into a day without this sense long enough and you will soon discover that it’s far more essential than one might expect. Without the sense of touch planting out seedlings would be an almost impossibility and you can forget sowing seed. Picking lettuces would be a challenge and even navigating your garden beds with a hoe would prove difficult.\n\nTouch is one of those senses that we take for granted, moreso than the others. Yet living without it would make gardening a chore more than an enjoyable pastime. It could actually be as important as our sense of hearing.\n<h3>Taste</h3>\nIf there were one that we had to give up then surely taste will be the fall-guy! Heck, what’s taste got to do with gardening anyway?\nFor starters, try growing vegetables without it – you’ll end up enjoying turnips as much as vine-ripened tomatoes. But then you probably wouldn’t bother ripening them on the bush because it wouldn’t matter. In fact, you could pick them when they were still green and delight in them just as much.\n\nAnd herbs would just be space fillers!\n\nSo, which one could you easily lose and have no effect on your gardening enjoyment?', 'Which Sense Could You Omit in Your Garden?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1463-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:32:26', '2021-11-09 14:32:26', '', 1463, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1465', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1466, 1, '2021-11-09 09:33:03', '2021-11-09 14:33:03', 'Most gardeners who read this blog, I’m assuming, have all senses working at normal levels. Sure, as we grow older our hearing wanes and our eyesight becomes fuzzy but in general most of us don’t miss out completely on any one of our senses?\n\n[toc]\n\nBut what if we did? Hypothetically, if you were told that you were going to lose one of them and you had the choice of which one to ditch, which one could you omit – and still enjoy gardening?\n\nBefore you make up your mind let’s recap what it is that you would actually lose.\n<h3>Sight</h3>\nI take my hat off to those gardeners who have learned to enjoy their hobby without the use of their eyes. This would have to be the sense that I would struggle to do without the most because gardening is a very visual experience. It would be similar to painting without eyesight – while you may have completed a masterpiece you will never get to enjoy the finished product and this, too me, would be debilitatingly frustrating.\n\nWithout sight you would struggle to choose seeds, enjoy your garden vistas, dig, hoe, rake or do anything without the aid of some assistance.\n<h3>Hearing</h3>\nSurely hearing’s a peripheral sense. One that we could easily omit and still enjoy our gardening experiences. Or is it?\nNo birds. No running water. No rustle of leaves as the wind whistles through the upper canopy. No excited giggles from children as they explore your garden. Not to mention how dangerous it would be to use power tools in the garden without this sense. You wouldn’t be able to tell if the lawn-mower was on or off or if the edger was labouring and needing some attention.\n\nIt would still be quite difficult to garden without this sense.\n<h3>Smell</h3>\nWhat gardener in their right mind would give this one up? Taking time to ‘smell the roses’ would be as useless as making ice cubes in Antarctica and we would be completely oblivious to the scents of spring.\n\nFragrant blooms and perfumed herbs would be wasted in our garden and while it possibly wouldn’t affect our gardening practise it would certainly limit our enjoyment.\n\nOne benefit would be that you could stick your head in a bag of rotting manure and not be affected – but that’s about the only plus.\n<h3>Touch</h3>\nOn the surface our sense of touch may seem as incidental as the sense of smell. However, probe into a day without this sense long enough and you will soon discover that it’s far more essential than one might expect. Without the sense of touch planting out seedlings would be an almost impossibility and you can forget sowing seed. Picking lettuces would be a challenge and even navigating your garden beds with a hoe would prove difficult.\n\nTouch is one of those senses that we take for granted, moreso than the others. Yet living without it would make gardening a chore more than an enjoyable pastime. It could actually be as important as our sense of hearing.\n<h3>Taste</h3>\nIf there were one that we had to give up then surely taste will be the fall-guy! Heck, what’s taste got to do with gardening anyway?\n\nFor starters, try growing vegetables without it – you’ll end up enjoying turnips as much as vine-ripened tomatoes. But then you probably wouldn’t bother ripening them on the bush because it wouldn’t matter. In fact, you could pick them when they were still green and delight in them just as much.\n\nAnd herbs would just be space fillers!\n\nSo, which one could you easily lose and have no effect on your gardening enjoyment?', 'Which Sense Could You Omit in Your Garden?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1463-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:33:03', '2021-11-09 14:33:03', '', 1463, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1466', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1467, 1, '2008-07-24 09:33:00', '2008-07-24 13:33:00', 'If you thought ‘seed bombs’ were an impressive concept then you are going to be blow away with the subtlety of this new weapon. While seed bombs are an amazing piece of ingenuity their effectiveness compared with this piece of GG arsenal could be likened to a one-shot rifle versus a semi-automatic.\n\nEmbrace the next wave of blooming terror to hit our concrete jungles – <a href=\"http://www.design21sdn.com/competitions/11/entries/3147/gallery/18793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check it out….</a>', 'Guerrilla Gardener’s Newest Weapon – Pedal Power', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'guerrilla-gardeners-newest-weapon-pedal-power', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:34:37', '2021-11-09 14:34:37', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1467', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1468, 1, '2021-11-09 09:34:19', '2021-11-09 14:34:19', 'If you thought ‘seed bombs’ were an impressive concept then you are going to be blow away with the subtlety of this new weapon. While seed bombs are an amazing piece of ingenuity their effectiveness compared with this piece of GG arsenal could be likened to a one-shot rifle versus a semi-automatic.\nEmbrace the next wave of blooming terror to hit our concrete jungles – <a href=\"http://www.design21sdn.com/competitions/11/entries/3147/gallery/18793\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">check it out….</a>', 'Guerrilla Gardener’s Newest Weapon – Pedal Power', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1467-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:34:19', '2021-11-09 14:34:19', '', 1467, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1468', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1469, 1, '2008-06-30 09:36:00', '2008-06-30 13:36:00', 'Yesterday I ventured off with a few of our kids hoping to get some firewood as stocks were desperately running low. I say hoping as I found a great tree last time that filled my trailer and yet it seemed like I had hardly touched it. So I was eager to find out whether someone else had also enjoyed my discovery or whether it would still be there for me to continue scavenging from.\n\nFortunately it hadn’t been touched since I was last there. I was able to fill my trailer again (usually 6 weeks worth of firewood) and there is probably still a load or two to go.\n\nOne of the great things about collecting firewood is the enjoyment I, and the kids, get out of being in the forest. While I’m sawing away they will go exploring and become infatuated with some awesome discovery keen to show me once the saw’s been cut off. And, in between fuel refills I’ll take the opportunity to get the camera and snap some of our gorgeous flora. Here’s a selection of some of our bounty;\nThis is the tree that I’ve been cutting. The one standing upright is a Red Gum.\n\nFirewood of choice comes from these beautiful Jarrah’s (Swan River Mahogany). A hard wood tree that can reach 30-50m when mature and are straight as a pin. When they burn they leave a tiny amount of white ash and very little mess.\n\nThis is almost the perfect toadstool that you often see in kid’s story books. Obviously poisonous from its dark red cap but nice to photograph.\n\nEremophila sp. (Emu Bush). These grow in abundance throughout our forests and while breeders have now managed multiple colours this is the original.\n\nI’m not sure what this one is but was intrigued by it’s gorgeous florets. I’m guessing it’s a relative of the grevillea family.\n\nAnother plant that we found growing in abundance and flowering their heads off. Notice the spiky foliage that the plant requires to withstand the fauna. Incredible.', 'Pics From The Forest', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'pics-from-the-forest', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:39:55', '2021-11-09 14:39:55', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1469', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1470, 1, '2021-11-09 09:39:53', '2021-11-09 14:39:53', 'Yesterday I ventured off with a few of our kids hoping to get some firewood as stocks were desperately running low. I say hoping as I found a great tree last time that filled my trailer and yet it seemed like I had hardly touched it. So I was eager to find out whether someone else had also enjoyed my discovery or whether it would still be there for me to continue scavenging from.\n\nFortunately it hadn’t been touched since I was last there. I was able to fill my trailer again (usually 6 weeks worth of firewood) and there is probably still a load or two to go.\n\nOne of the great things about collecting firewood is the enjoyment I, and the kids, get out of being in the forest. While I’m sawing away they will go exploring and become infatuated with some awesome discovery keen to show me once the saw’s been cut off. And, in between fuel refills I’ll take the opportunity to get the camera and snap some of our gorgeous flora. Here’s a selection of some of our bounty;\nThis is the tree that I’ve been cutting. The one standing upright is a Red Gum.\n\nFirewood of choice comes from these beautiful Jarrah’s (Swan River Mahogany). A hard wood tree that can reach 30-50m when mature and are straight as a pin. When they burn they leave a tiny amount of white ash and very little mess.\n\nThis is almost the perfect toadstool that you often see in kid’s story books. Obviously poisonous from its dark red cap but nice to photograph.\n\nEremophila sp. (Emu Bush). These grow in abundance throughout our forests and while breeders have now managed multiple colours this is the original.\n\nI’m not sure what this one is but was intrigued by it’s gorgeous florets. I’m guessing it’s a relative of the grevillea family.\n\nAnother plant that we found growing in abundance and flowering their heads off. Notice the spiky foliage that the plant requires to withstand the fauna. Incredible.', 'Pics From The Forest', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1469-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:39:53', '2021-11-09 14:39:53', '', 1469, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1470', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1471, 1, '2008-06-27 09:40:00', '2008-06-27 13:40:00', 'Honestly, I’m pathetic when it comes to making decisions about plants in the garden. I justify my hesitation – and it is hesitation, please don’t confuse this with mercy – on a deep-seated desire to believe in miracles. That somehow my plants will receive a generous dose of divine intervention and be fine by the morning. Kind of like taking paracetamol and resting for a while – when all you needed was the rest.\n\n[toc]\n\nFortunately I have a wife who’s a little more realistic than I am. She seems to know when a plant isn’t going to make it – the brown receding leaves appear to offer her some valuable clues – while I just ignore it hoping that time will heal all wounds. The only clue I seem to get is when she’s carting it by the root ball over to the compost heap – and even then I’m looking for ways to try and save it.\n\nIt’s tragic, isn’t it? A grown man frozen by indecision and emasculated by plants that don’t want to grow.\n\nSo, I thought I would come up with a quick Ready Reckoner that might empower me to be more decisive in the garden.\n<h3>If it’s dead – rip it out</h3>\nIf it’s dead – it’s dead. Unless you have faith in your own resurrective powers this plant will never grow another leaf nor sport another bud. It’s kaput! Fini! Dead! The only reason you might want to keep it is because it hides another vista far uglier. Apart from that, remove it and plant something that will grow.\n<h3>If it’s dying – fertilise and give it another chance</h3>\nOkay, I will do this for only one season though. If it doesn’t improve after I’ve applied some TLC then it’s coming out – possibly! But it makes sense doesn’t it? If a plant isn’t growing well in a particular location then why persevere with it? There are possibly hundreds of other plants that would love to ‘get a guernsey’ in our gardens.\n<h3>If it takes too much time – rip it out</h3>\nThis is a hard one, isn’t it? You know the type of plant that seems to snooker you every time you walk around your garden. It obviously suffers from A.D.D. whining that it needs something else done to it or it won’t perform to your expectations. Oh, I hate these type of plants. My decision from now on will be to rip it out rather than avoid that section of the garden. There are much nicer plants out there…\n<h3>If it hasn’t flowered for 2 seasons or more – rip it out</h3>\nOh, yes. The non-flowering plant. Fine if it’s a foliage plant and you bought it just for the texture and colour of its leaves. But if it refuses to bloom regardless of the love and attention I lavish upon it, then it’s coming out.\n<h3>If it didn’t grow the first time – don’t buy another one</h3>\nMy weakness, when visiting nurseries, is purchasing plants that fail time and time again in my garden. It’s as if I think that these new ones will finally achieve what none of it predecessors could. No matter what the hurdles were that sealed the fate of the last ones, these new ones will finally succeed. Realistically, they probably won’t!\n<h3>If pests devour it – then find ways to protect it while it grows OR don’t grow it</h3>\nAnd finally, the one decision that makes profit for chemical companies is finding ways to make your plants grow no matter what. It seldom occurs to me that possibly these plants weren’t supposed to grow in my climate or location. So rather than give up, I’d prefer to coax them to success with a little “whatever-it-takes”.\n\nI feel empowered already. Suddenly my garden looks richer and healthier – apart from those brown conifers which I might decorate with tinsel (they’re a little off-colour at the moment, but they’ll come good – you’ll see!).', 'Decisive Gardening: Tips to Empower You in the Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'decisive-gardening-tips-to-empower-you-in-the-garden', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:41:43', '2021-11-09 14:41:43', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1471', 0, 'post', '', 0);
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(1472, 1, '2021-11-09 09:41:42', '2021-11-09 14:41:42', 'Honestly, I’m pathetic when it comes to making decisions about plants in the garden. I justify my hesitation – and it is hesitation, please don’t confuse this with mercy – on a deep-seated desire to believe in miracles. That somehow my plants will receive a generous dose of divine intervention and be fine by the morning. Kind of like taking paracetamol and resting for a while – when all you needed was the rest.\n\n[toc]\n\nFortunately I have a wife who’s a little more realistic than I am. She seems to know when a plant isn’t going to make it – the brown receding leaves appear to offer her some valuable clues – while I just ignore it hoping that time will heal all wounds. The only clue I seem to get is when she’s carting it by the root ball over to the compost heap – and even then I’m looking for ways to try and save it.\n\nIt’s tragic, isn’t it? A grown man frozen by indecision and emasculated by plants that don’t want to grow.\n\nSo, I thought I would come up with a quick Ready Reckoner that might empower me to be more decisive in the garden.\n<h3>If it’s dead – rip it out</h3>\nIf it’s dead – it’s dead. Unless you have faith in your own resurrective powers this plant will never grow another leaf nor sport another bud. It’s kaput! Fini! Dead! The only reason you might want to keep it is because it hides another vista far uglier. Apart from that, remove it and plant something that will grow.\n<h3>If it’s dying – fertilise and give it another chance</h3>\nOkay, I will do this for only one season though. If it doesn’t improve after I’ve applied some TLC then it’s coming out – possibly! But it makes sense doesn’t it? If a plant isn’t growing well in a particular location then why persevere with it? There are possibly hundreds of other plants that would love to ‘get a guernsey’ in our gardens.\n<h3>If it takes too much time – rip it out</h3>\nThis is a hard one, isn’t it? You know the type of plant that seems to snooker you every time you walk around your garden. It obviously suffers from A.D.D. whining that it needs something else done to it or it won’t perform to your expectations. Oh, I hate these type of plants. My decision from now on will be to rip it out rather than avoid that section of the garden. There are much nicer plants out there…\n<h3>If it hasn’t flowered for 2 seasons or more – rip it out</h3>\nOh, yes. The non-flowering plant. Fine if it’s a foliage plant and you bought it just for the texture and colour of its leaves. But if it refuses to bloom regardless of the love and attention I lavish upon it, then it’s coming out.\n<h3>If it didn’t grow the first time – don’t buy another one</h3>\nMy weakness, when visiting nurseries, is purchasing plants that fail time and time again in my garden. It’s as if I think that these new ones will finally achieve what none of it predecessors could. No matter what the hurdles were that sealed the fate of the last ones, these new ones will finally succeed. Realistically, they probably won’t!\n<h3>If pests devour it – then find ways to protect it while it grows OR don’t grow it</h3>\nAnd finally, the one decision that makes profit for chemical companies is finding ways to make your plants grow no matter what. It seldom occurs to me that possibly these plants weren’t supposed to grow in my climate or location. So rather than give up, I’d prefer to coax them to success with a little “whatever-it-takes”.\n\nI feel empowered already. Suddenly my garden looks richer and healthier – apart from those brown conifers which I might decorate with tinsel (they’re a little off-colour at the moment, but they’ll come good – you’ll see!).', 'Decisive Gardening: Tips to Empower You in the Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1471-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:41:42', '2021-11-09 14:41:42', '', 1471, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1472', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1473, 1, '2008-06-24 09:42:00', '2008-06-24 13:42:00', 'One of the questions that is raised <em>ad nauseum</em> on gardening forums and on garden talk-back radio is, “Can I plant an avocado seed and will it grow into an avocado tree?” Duh! Of course it will grow into an avocado tree – were you expecting to see pumpkins!\n\nThe question really isn’t about whether it will grow, it’s more about whether it will produce – and if that produce has any resemblance to a ‘normal’ avocado. Just like the question I answered on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/seed-germination-how-to-grow-an-apple-tree-from-seeds/\">planting apple seeds</a> you want to know that your effort is going to be rewarded.\n\n[toc]\n\nWell, can I start off by saying that if you want to grow an avocado tree from its seed you will need the ‘patience of Job’ to see it through to completion. This is no overnight process and Voila! you’re eating your own avocados next season. No, this process takes years and years so don’t plant it in the ground if you’re planning on moving within the next 5-10.\n<h3>Germinating an Avocado Seed</h3>\nThe first step in the process is to get the seed to germinate. The best way to do this is to suspend the seed, using a few toothpicks dug into the sides, above a glass of water. The base of the seed needs to be resting in the water so this will require refilling during the process. Then, leave the suspended seed on a window sill or in a cold frame where it will be kept warm by the sunlight.\n\nEventually the seed will crack open and new sprouts will emerge and roots will begin to feed into the water. This can take anywhere between 3-6 months depending upon the amount of sunlight the seed receives and whether you’ve been disciplined in keeping the water level up to the base of the pip.\n\nOnce the sprouts and roots emerge, it’s time to begin planting.\n<h3>Planting an Avocado Seed</h3>\nThe next step is to get the seed into some growing medium. A mix of one-third compost, one-third vermiculite and one-third river sand would be ideal to start your propagated avocado. In the centre of the pot, make a small hole where you can plant just the roots and bottom base of the seed. Then back-fill and shake any air bubbles out the mix before lightly watering.\n\nThis new plant will then need to go into a location where it can receive at least 6-8 hours of sunlight every day. A <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3bVb4db\">small greenhouse</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000S6OH1O\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> is ideal but if this isn’t a possibility then the edge of a sheltered porch or patio may be a great option.\n\nOnce it has grown about a metre tall it will then be ready to start transplanting.\n<h3>Transplanting Your Avocado Plant</h3>\nAs I mentioned earlier, if you’re planning to move from your current residence in the next 5-10 years then planting this in the ground will be a waste of time. You’re probably far better off to transplant it into a large mobile pot that you can take with you.\n\nPrepare the pot with a good draining potting mix and place the avocado plant into the middle keeping the top of the avocado soil level with the height of the new pot. At this point, add a stake before backfilling and tie the plant securely to it. You may even want to tie some hessian cloth around the pot to protect the plant from the elements.\n\nIf you do decide to plant your avocado in the ground then dig a hole twice as wide as the current root-ball and twice as deep. Add some well-rotted compost into the hole and plant the avocado on top. Stake it as mentioned before and then backfill the hole. Water deeply to remove any air-pockets and to help the plant deal with the transplant shock.\n\nFinally, in both cases – pot or ground – I would add some bonemeal fertiliser and then mulch with lucerne hay.\n<h3>Enjoying the fruits of your labour</h3>\nNow, while your avocado tree may grow quite quickly once you’ve transplanted it out it won’t produce any fruit for possibly the first 7 years of its life – hence the ‘patience of Job’ required. Most growers usually become disenchanted with their trees long before this and either remove them or just ignore them. But, if you’re willing to wait the time they will eventually produce the most amazing avocado fruits and will continue to do so for years to come.\n\nIf you’ve decided that this process is too long and you want to buy an already established tree then make sure you ask the nursery owner how long the trees have been growing for. If not, you may end up only missing the first two steps in the process and still have years before you get to enjoy any fruit.\n\nAll the best.', 'Planting Avocado Seeds: A Step-by-Step Guide', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'planting-avocado-seeds-a-step-by-step-guide', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:44:25', '2021-11-09 14:44:25', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1473', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1474, 1, '2021-11-09 09:43:49', '2021-11-09 14:43:49', 'One of the questions that is raised <em>ad nauseum</em> on gardening forums and on garden talk-back radio is, “Can I plant an avocado seed and will it grow into an avocado tree?” Duh! Of course it will grow into an avocado tree – were you expecting to see pumpkins!\n\nThe question really isn’t about whether it will grow, it’s more about whether it will produce – and if that produce has any resemblance to a ‘normal’ avocado. Just like the question I answered on <a href=\"https://www.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/seed_germination_how_to_grow_an_apple_tree_from_seeds.html\">planting apple seeds</a> you want to know that your effort is going to be rewarded.\n\n[toc]\n\nWell, can I start off by saying that if you want to grow an avocado tree from its seed you will need the ‘patience of Job’ to see it through to completion. This is no overnight process and Voila! you’re eating your own avocados next season. No, this process takes years and years so don’t plant it in the ground if you’re planning on moving within the next 5-10.\n<h3>Germinating an Avocado Seed</h3>\nThe first step in the process is to get the seed to germinate. The best way to do this is to suspend the seed, using a few toothpicks dug into the sides, above a glass of water. The base of the seed needs to be resting in the water so this will require refilling during the process. Then, leave the suspended seed on a window sill or in a cold frame where it will be kept warm by the sunlight.\n\nEventually the seed will crack open and new sprouts will emerge and roots will begin to feed into the water. This can take anywhere between 3-6 months depending upon the amount of sunlight the seed receives and whether you’ve been disciplined in keeping the water level up to the base of the pip.\n\nOnce the sprouts and roots emerge, it’s time to begin planting.\n<h3>Planting an Avocado Seed</h3>\nThe next step is to get the seed into some growing medium. A mix of one-third compost, one-third vermiculite and one-third river sand would be ideal to start your propagated avocado. In the centre of the pot, make a small hole where you can plant just the roots and bottom base of the seed. Then back-fill and shake any air bubbles out the mix before lightly watering.\n\nThis new plant will then need to go into a location where it can receive at least 6-8 hours of sunlight every day. A <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3bVb4db\">small greenhouse</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000S6OH1O\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> is ideal but if this isn’t a possibility then the edge of a sheltered porch or patio may be a great option.\n\nOnce it has grown about a metre tall it will then be ready to start transplanting.\n<h3>Transplanting Your Avocado Plant</h3>\nAs I mentioned earlier, if you’re planning to move from your current residence in the next 5-10 years then planting this in the ground will be a waste of time. You’re probably far better off to transplant it into a large mobile pot that you can take with you.\n\nPrepare the pot with a good draining potting mix and place the avocado plant into the middle keeping the top of the avocado soil level with the height of the new pot. At this point, add a stake before backfilling and tie the plant securely to it. You may even want to tie some hessian cloth around the pot to protect the plant from the elements.\n\nIf you do decide to plant your avocado in the ground then dig a hole twice as wide as the current root-ball and twice as deep. Add some well-rotted compost into the hole and plant the avocado on top. Stake it as mentioned before and then backfill the hole. Water deeply to remove any air-pockets and to help the plant deal with the transplant shock.\n\nFinally, in both cases – pot or ground – I would add some bonemeal fertiliser and then mulch with lucerne hay.\n<h3>Enjoying the fruits of your labour</h3>\nNow, while your avocado tree may grow quite quickly once you’ve transplanted it out it won’t produce any fruit for possibly the first 7 years of its life – hence the ‘patience of Job’ required. Most growers usually become disenchanted with their trees long before this and either remove them or just ignore them. But, if you’re willing to wait the time they will eventually produce the most amazing avocado fruits and will continue to do so for years to come.\n\nIf you’ve decided that this process is too long and you want to buy an already established tree then make sure you ask the nursery owner how long the trees have been growing for. If not, you may end up only missing the first two steps in the process and still have years before you get to enjoy any fruit.\n\nAll the best.', 'Planting Avocado Seeds: A Step-by-Step Guide', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1473-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:43:49', '2021-11-09 14:43:49', '', 1473, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1474', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1475, 1, '2021-11-09 09:44:23', '2021-11-09 14:44:23', 'One of the questions that is raised <em>ad nauseum</em> on gardening forums and on garden talk-back radio is, “Can I plant an avocado seed and will it grow into an avocado tree?” Duh! Of course it will grow into an avocado tree – were you expecting to see pumpkins!\n\nThe question really isn’t about whether it will grow, it’s more about whether it will produce – and if that produce has any resemblance to a ‘normal’ avocado. Just like the question I answered on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/seed-germination-how-to-grow-an-apple-tree-from-seeds/\">planting apple seeds</a> you want to know that your effort is going to be rewarded.\n\n[toc]\n\nWell, can I start off by saying that if you want to grow an avocado tree from its seed you will need the ‘patience of Job’ to see it through to completion. This is no overnight process and Voila! you’re eating your own avocados next season. No, this process takes years and years so don’t plant it in the ground if you’re planning on moving within the next 5-10.\n<h3>Germinating an Avocado Seed</h3>\nThe first step in the process is to get the seed to germinate. The best way to do this is to suspend the seed, using a few toothpicks dug into the sides, above a glass of water. The base of the seed needs to be resting in the water so this will require refilling during the process. Then, leave the suspended seed on a window sill or in a cold frame where it will be kept warm by the sunlight.\n\nEventually the seed will crack open and new sprouts will emerge and roots will begin to feed into the water. This can take anywhere between 3-6 months depending upon the amount of sunlight the seed receives and whether you’ve been disciplined in keeping the water level up to the base of the pip.\n\nOnce the sprouts and roots emerge, it’s time to begin planting.\n<h3>Planting an Avocado Seed</h3>\nThe next step is to get the seed into some growing medium. A mix of one-third compost, one-third vermiculite and one-third river sand would be ideal to start your propagated avocado. In the centre of the pot, make a small hole where you can plant just the roots and bottom base of the seed. Then back-fill and shake any air bubbles out the mix before lightly watering.\n\nThis new plant will then need to go into a location where it can receive at least 6-8 hours of sunlight every day. A <a href=\"https://amzn.to/3bVb4db\">small greenhouse</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B000S6OH1O\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /> <em>(aff.)</em> is ideal but if this isn’t a possibility then the edge of a sheltered porch or patio may be a great option.\n\nOnce it has grown about a metre tall it will then be ready to start transplanting.\n<h3>Transplanting Your Avocado Plant</h3>\nAs I mentioned earlier, if you’re planning to move from your current residence in the next 5-10 years then planting this in the ground will be a waste of time. You’re probably far better off to transplant it into a large mobile pot that you can take with you.\n\nPrepare the pot with a good draining potting mix and place the avocado plant into the middle keeping the top of the avocado soil level with the height of the new pot. At this point, add a stake before backfilling and tie the plant securely to it. You may even want to tie some hessian cloth around the pot to protect the plant from the elements.\n\nIf you do decide to plant your avocado in the ground then dig a hole twice as wide as the current root-ball and twice as deep. Add some well-rotted compost into the hole and plant the avocado on top. Stake it as mentioned before and then backfill the hole. Water deeply to remove any air-pockets and to help the plant deal with the transplant shock.\n\nFinally, in both cases – pot or ground – I would add some bonemeal fertiliser and then mulch with lucerne hay.\n<h3>Enjoying the fruits of your labour</h3>\nNow, while your avocado tree may grow quite quickly once you’ve transplanted it out it won’t produce any fruit for possibly the first 7 years of its life – hence the ‘patience of Job’ required. Most growers usually become disenchanted with their trees long before this and either remove them or just ignore them. But, if you’re willing to wait the time they will eventually produce the most amazing avocado fruits and will continue to do so for years to come.\n\nIf you’ve decided that this process is too long and you want to buy an already established tree then make sure you ask the nursery owner how long the trees have been growing for. If not, you may end up only missing the first two steps in the process and still have years before you get to enjoy any fruit.\n\nAll the best.', 'Planting Avocado Seeds: A Step-by-Step Guide', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1473-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:44:23', '2021-11-09 14:44:23', '', 1473, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1475', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1476, 1, '2008-06-23 09:44:00', '2008-06-23 13:44:00', 'Here’s a hypothetical scenario for you to ponder: Imagine that while digging in your backyard you discover an oil reservoir with enough pressure to possibly drill. Do you (a) bottle it up and not let anyone know about it, (b) file for a drilling licence, or (c) sell your home to a large oil company and retire to garden elsewhere for the rest of your life?\n\nI guess the question really becomes, How attached to your garden are you? If in the case of the oil discovery would you be willing to keep it hush-hush so that you could continue growing your garden instead of taking the money? Or, would the money give you a few more options?\n\nIf you distilled it right down to the core, is it the GARDEN or the GARDENING?\n\nIn my case it’s certainly the GARDENING. While I love my garden and have enjoyed creating it from scratch it’s still a postage stamp compared to the dreams I have. A couple million dollars could definitely keep me entertained on a larger block with better views and no set budget for plant and landscaping purposes. I might even be able to employ a few gardeners to work alongside me, wouldn’t that be neat?\n\nBut, I’m still fairly young (just turned 21 *ahem* last week – you can ask my 4 kids) and I’ve had this garden for less than 5 years. What about those who have gardened in the same spot all their lives? You would assume that their gardens are quite possibly a large part of who they are, almost another appendage perhaps. Would these gardeners be willing to sell out?\n\nPerhaps another way to look at the hypothetical scenario is to consider whether your garden has a price tag. Let’s ignore the messy oil discovery for a moment and concentrate purely on the dollars and cents issue. Could you walk away from your garden tomorrow for money and how much would it take?\n\nIt’s an interesting dilemma, isn’t it! If you consider the amount of back-breaking pain, blood, sweat and tears that you’ve poured into your flourishing habitat could there be a price-tag that matched all that effort? And, can dollars provide enough comfort for the memories you may be selling off?', 'Good or Bad: An Oil Discovery in Your Backyard?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'good-or-bad-an-oil-discovery-in-your-backyard', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:46:05', '2021-11-09 14:46:05', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1476', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1477, 1, '2021-11-09 09:46:04', '2021-11-09 14:46:04', 'Here’s a hypothetical scenario for you to ponder: Imagine that while digging in your backyard you discover an oil reservoir with enough pressure to possibly drill. Do you (a) bottle it up and not let anyone know about it, (b) file for a drilling licence, or (c) sell your home to a large oil company and retire to garden elsewhere for the rest of your life?\n\nI guess the question really becomes, How attached to your garden are you? If in the case of the oil discovery would you be willing to keep it hush-hush so that you could continue growing your garden instead of taking the money? Or, would the money give you a few more options?\n\nIf you distilled it right down to the core, is it the GARDEN or the GARDENING?\n\nIn my case it’s certainly the GARDENING. While I love my garden and have enjoyed creating it from scratch it’s still a postage stamp compared to the dreams I have. A couple million dollars could definitely keep me entertained on a larger block with better views and no set budget for plant and landscaping purposes. I might even be able to employ a few gardeners to work alongside me, wouldn’t that be neat?\n\nBut, I’m still fairly young (just turned 21 *ahem* last week – you can ask my 4 kids) and I’ve had this garden for less than 5 years. What about those who have gardened in the same spot all their lives? You would assume that their gardens are quite possibly a large part of who they are, almost another appendage perhaps. Would these gardeners be willing to sell out?\n\nPerhaps another way to look at the hypothetical scenario is to consider whether your garden has a price tag. Let’s ignore the messy oil discovery for a moment and concentrate purely on the dollars and cents issue. Could you walk away from your garden tomorrow for money and how much would it take?\n\nIt’s an interesting dilemma, isn’t it! If you consider the amount of back-breaking pain, blood, sweat and tears that you’ve poured into your flourishing habitat could there be a price-tag that matched all that effort? And, can dollars provide enough comfort for the memories you may be selling off?', 'Good or Bad: An Oil Discovery in Your Backyard?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1476-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:46:04', '2021-11-09 14:46:04', '', 1476, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1477', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1478, 1, '2008-05-30 09:46:00', '2008-05-30 13:46:00', 'I often find myself getting to a point in my gardening where I need some new challenges or inspiration. It usually comes after walking around some of the big-box nurseries where everything soon becomes blah! The same plants. The same features. Even gardening tools can become a little boring – and that’s saying something.\n\nSo, it’s about time to take a look at some fresh gardening books that have just hit the shelves.\n<h3>On Guerrilla Gardening</h3>\n<em>Richard Reynolds</em>\nReynolds is the founder of <a href=\"http://guerrillagardening.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GuerrillaGardening.org</a> a daily blog devoted to encouraging others to take up arms in the fight against urban blight. His book <em>On Guerrilla Gardening</em> hit the shelf this month and is sure to secure a cult following amongst those who love to beautify their concrete jungles.\n<blockquote>Reynolds has researched the subject with guerrilla gardeners from thirty different countries and compiles their advice on what to grow, how to cope with adverse environmental conditions, how to seed bomb effectively and to use propaganda to win support.\nOn Guerrilla Gardening gives entertaining inspiration, practical reference and no excuses for not getting out there and gardening.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3qq4nbt\">On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1596914491\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>\n<h3>Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition</h3>\n<em>Robert Pogue Harrison</em>\nHarrison takes a very poignant view of gardens and their role within culture. It almost borders on the philosophy of gardening rather than the art and Harrison delves deep into religious, cultural and economic stimulants to our ways of methods of gardening.\nOne reviewer wrote;\n<blockquote>Harrison is a cultural historian alive to the poetry of science as well as insights poetry offers to the natural history of humankind. In Gardens, he explores the meanings of gardening, from the lofty height of Homer and the Bible to the poignant plots tended by homeless people in New York. Our fascination with gardens endures, even as the gardens themselves come and go with the seasons. They”re not meant to last, Harrison reminds us; it’s their job to ‘re-enchant the present’.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3mZGNAe\">Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0226317897\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>\n<h3>Avant Gardeners</h3>\n<em>Tim Richardson – Foreword by Martha Schwartz</em>\nIf you’re looking for some serious landscaping eye-candy then this book is going to be your perfect coffee table accompaniment. Featuring 50 of the most exciting contemporary landscape design practices from around the world this offering should be able to stir some creative juices within.\n\nLike most gardeners, I do really well with pictures moreso than with words so ogling some garden photos is usually very helpful to pick out ideas that may work in our gardens. Sure, these are high profile landscapes and most won’t work in the suburban backyard but there is much to gain from simple ideas throughout this book.\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3c1A965\">Avant Gardeners</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0500513937\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>\n<h3>Creative Vegetable Gardening</h3>\n<em>Joy Larkcom</em>\nJoy Larkcom is no new-comer to vegetable gardening and has numerous books already written on the subject of her passion. This new issue is sure to be a best-seller with great ideas to incorporate vegetables into your garden beds in creative ways. It even comes with 5 plans for potager gardens that you can start building in your yard.\n<blockquote>Working from the belief that a vegetable garden, whatever its size, can be as beautiful as a conventional garden of flowers and shrubs, this colorful guide shows how to apply the principles of good design to a kitchen plot. Find out how to use the vibrant texture, colors, and forms of vegetables, herbs, and fruit to create glorious effects and intriguing patterns without jeopardizing their productivity. A range of gardening techniques are described and illustrated with full-color step-by-step images, and an A-Z directory includes more than 150 edible plants to work with.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3c1AdCR\">Creative Vegetable Gardening</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=184533390X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>', 'May’s Hot New Gardening Books', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'mays-hot-new-gardening-books', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:50:15', '2021-11-09 14:50:15', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1478', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1479, 1, '2021-11-09 09:50:14', '2021-11-09 14:50:14', 'I often find myself getting to a point in my gardening where I need some new challenges or inspiration. It usually comes after walking around some of the big-box nurseries where everything soon becomes blah! The same plants. The same features. Even gardening tools can become a little boring – and that’s saying something.\n\nSo, it’s about time to take a look at some fresh gardening books that have just hit the shelves.\n<h3>On Guerrilla Gardening</h3>\n<em>Richard Reynolds</em>\nReynolds is the founder of <a href=\"http://guerrillagardening.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GuerrillaGardening.org</a> a daily blog devoted to encouraging others to take up arms in the fight against urban blight. His book <em>On Guerrilla Gardening</em> hit the shelf this month and is sure to secure a cult following amongst those who love to beautify their concrete jungles.\n<blockquote>Reynolds has researched the subject with guerrilla gardeners from thirty different countries and compiles their advice on what to grow, how to cope with adverse environmental conditions, how to seed bomb effectively and to use propaganda to win support.\nOn Guerrilla Gardening gives entertaining inspiration, practical reference and no excuses for not getting out there and gardening.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3qq4nbt\">On Guerrilla Gardening: A Handbook for Gardening Without Boundaries</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1596914491\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>\n<h3>Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition</h3>\n<em>Robert Pogue Harrison</em>\nHarrison takes a very poignant view of gardens and their role within culture. It almost borders on the philosophy of gardening rather than the art and Harrison delves deep into religious, cultural and economic stimulants to our ways of methods of gardening.\nOne reviewer wrote;\n<blockquote>Harrison is a cultural historian alive to the poetry of science as well as insights poetry offers to the natural history of humankind. In Gardens, he explores the meanings of gardening, from the lofty height of Homer and the Bible to the poignant plots tended by homeless people in New York. Our fascination with gardens endures, even as the gardens themselves come and go with the seasons. They”re not meant to last, Harrison reminds us; it’s their job to ‘re-enchant the present’.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3mZGNAe\">Gardens: An Essay on the Human Condition</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0226317897\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>\n<h3>Avant Gardeners</h3>\n<em>Tim Richardson – Foreword by Martha Schwartz</em>\nIf you’re looking for some serious landscaping eye-candy then this book is going to be your perfect coffee table accompaniment. Featuring 50 of the most exciting contemporary landscape design practices from around the world this offering should be able to stir some creative juices within.\n\nLike most gardeners, I do really well with pictures moreso than with words so ogling some garden photos is usually very helpful to pick out ideas that may work in our gardens. Sure, these are high profile landscapes and most won’t work in the suburban backyard but there is much to gain from simple ideas throughout this book.\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3c1A965\">Avant Gardeners</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0500513937\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>\n<h3>Creative Vegetable Gardening</h3>\n<em>Joy Larkcom</em>\nJoy Larkcom is no new-comer to vegetable gardening and has numerous books already written on the subject of her passion. This new issue is sure to be a best-seller with great ideas to incorporate vegetables into your garden beds in creative ways. It even comes with 5 plans for potager gardens that you can start building in your yard.\n<blockquote>Working from the belief that a vegetable garden, whatever its size, can be as beautiful as a conventional garden of flowers and shrubs, this colorful guide shows how to apply the principles of good design to a kitchen plot. Find out how to use the vibrant texture, colors, and forms of vegetables, herbs, and fruit to create glorious effects and intriguing patterns without jeopardizing their productivity. A range of gardening techniques are described and illustrated with full-color step-by-step images, and an A-Z directory includes more than 150 edible plants to work with.</blockquote>\n<a href=\"https://amzn.to/3c1AdCR\">Creative Vegetable Gardening</a><img src=\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=amatgardforno-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=184533390X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" /><em>(aff.)</em>', 'May’s Hot New Gardening Books', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1478-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:50:14', '2021-11-09 14:50:14', '', 1478, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1479', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1480, 1, '2008-05-27 09:50:00', '2008-05-27 13:50:00', 'If there’s one advantage of winter and autumn rains it’s that I can gleefully turn off the reticulation system and let nature take care of my plants. Well, that’s what one would expect, anyway!\n\nThe reality, unfortunately, is far different. It’s quite easy to lull yourself into a false sense of security believing your plants’ needs are catered for and that there’s little for you to do. Wrong! As I found out when I had to throw out a few dead plants this week.\n\nThe source of devastation was quickly identified in not too dissimilar fashion from episodes of CSI – basic detective work. I observed the dead plant and after drawing a chalk line for further investigation noticed that the soil was bone dry while other plants, mere metres away, were dripping with condensation. Then I looked up and the obvious hit me like the proverbial “ton of bricks”. My plants were being shielded from the rain thanks to the eaves of our roof line.\n\nHere was I resting upon my laurels completely at ease and enjoying the dripping upon our tin roof. Sadly, the rain was so loud that I didn’t hear the screams of those poor plants dying of thirst and missed their final gasps as they slipped away to “plant heaven”.\n\nHow could I have been so thoughtless? How did I miss their hour of need? So many questions were racing through my head and each one started with “What if?”\n\nIf only I could turn back time…\n\nIt’s heart-wrenching even to admit this and after so many posts on watering you would think I should have at least got it right myself! Such shame.\n\nNeedless to say, I’m now outside watering in the rain. The ignorant observer stares at me in disbelief but I know that my garden needs me – come rain, hail or shine.', 'Watering in the Rain', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'watering-in-the-rain', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:53:14', '2021-11-09 14:53:14', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1480', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1481, 1, '2021-11-09 09:53:00', '2021-11-09 14:53:00', 'If there’s one advantage of winter and autumn rains it’s that I can gleefully turn off the reticulation system and let nature take care of my plants. Well, that’s what one would expect, anyway!\n\nThe reality, unfortunately, is far different. It’s quite easy to lull yourself into a false sense of security believing your plants’ needs are catered for and that there’s little for you to do. Wrong! As I found out when I had to throw out a few dead plants this week.\n\nThe source of devastation was quickly identified in not too dissimilar fashion from episodes of CSI – basic detective work. I observed the dead plant and after drawing a chalk line for further investigation noticed that the soil was bone dry while other plants, mere metres away, were dripping with condensation. Then I looked up and the obvious hit me like the proverbial “ton of bricks”. My plants were being shielded from the rain thanks to the eaves of our roof line.\n\nHere was I resting upon my laurels completely at ease and enjoying the dripping upon our tin roof. Sadly, the rain was so loud that I didn’t hear the screams of those poor plants dying of thirst and missed their final gasps as they slipped away to “plant heaven”.\n\nHow could I have been so thoughtless? How did I miss their hour of need? So many questions were racing through my head and each one started with “What if?”\n\nIf only I could turn back time…\n\nIt’s heart-wrenching even to admit this and after so many posts on watering you would think I should have at least got it right myself! Such shame.\nNeedless to say, I’m now outside watering in the rain. The ignorant observer stares at me in disbelief but I know that my garden needs me – come rain, hail or shine.', 'Watering in the Rain', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1480-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:53:00', '2021-11-09 14:53:00', '', 1480, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1481', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1482, 1, '2008-05-21 09:53:00', '2008-05-21 13:53:00', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/21-skills-every-gardener-should-have/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/tips-on-selecting-garden-shears/\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/basic-gardening-tools-the-garden-fork/\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-hose-review/\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-new-garden-chipper-shredder-a-review/\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-simple-soil-tests-to-get-your-garden-in-shape/\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-use-a-soil-testing-kit-in-your-garden/\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '21-tools-every-gardener-should-have', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:08:16', '2021-11-09 15:08:16', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1482', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1484, 1, '2021-11-09 09:56:39', '2021-11-09 14:56:39', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/01/21_skills_every_gardener_should_have.html\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/tips_on_selecting_garden_shears.html\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/09/basic_gardening_tools_the_garden_fork.html\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/12/the_garden_hose_review.html\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/07/my_new_garden_chipper_shredder_a_review.html\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a &lt;href=\"http: www.gardeningtipsnideas.com=\"\" 2006=\"\" 08=\"\" garden_watering_cans_find_one_for_your_personality_1.html\"=\"\"&gt;watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.&lt;/href=\"http:&gt;</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/10_simple_soil_tests_to_get_your_garden_in_shape.html\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/how_to_use_a_soil_testing_kit_in_your_garden.html\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1482-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:56:39', '2021-11-09 14:56:39', '', 1482, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1484', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1486, 1, '2021-11-09 09:57:30', '2021-11-09 14:57:30', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/01/21_skills_every_gardener_should_have.html\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/tips-on-selecting-garden-shears/\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/basic-gardening-tools-the-garden-fork/\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/12/the_garden_hose_review.html\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/07/my_new_garden_chipper_shredder_a_review.html\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a &lt;href=\"http: www.gardeningtipsnideas.com=\"\" 2006=\"\" 08=\"\" garden_watering_cans_find_one_for_your_personality_1.html\"=\"\"&gt;watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.&lt;/href=\"http:&gt;</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/10_simple_soil_tests_to_get_your_garden_in_shape.html\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/how_to_use_a_soil_testing_kit_in_your_garden.html\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1482-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 09:57:30', '2021-11-09 14:57:30', '', 1482, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1486', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1488, 1, '2006-04-14 09:59:00', '2006-04-14 13:59:00', 'When the leaves on your plants start turning mottled colours or they begin to wilt and drop off without any explanation it may be a clue that your soil is having a few issues. It could be too alkaline or acidic, it may be missing some essential nutrients for the type of plants that you’re growing or it may even be that there is just not enough organic matter to give your soil the structure it needs.\n\nThe biggest areas of trouble that most people have with their plants are (1) pests, (2) virus strains and moulds, and (3) their soil. If you get the soil right you may have inadvertently fixed the other two because healthier plants can usually ward off, or at last handle, an attack from pests and diseases.\nSo how do you know whether the problem is with the plant or with the soil?\n\nThe more experience you have as a gardener will help you to answer this question. You can probably tell instantly that the leaf discolouration you’re shrub is experiencing is from a lack of manganese, or the stunted growth your plant’s suffering is due to a lack of magnesium. While this is great when you’re experienced you have to start somewhere and learn the basics.\n\nThe best way to begin learning about your soil is by analysing it with a soil testing kit. These are usually available from your local nursery or hardware store and can vary in price and the things they analyse.\n<h3>What to expect in your soil testing kit</h3>\nThe very least you should expect from any testing kit is an analysis tool that can test your soil for it’s pH levels. This test will show whether your garden is becoming too acidic or alkaline or possibly if it’s neutral. None of these conditions are bad in them self but they could be if your plants are requiring a specific soil type. For instance, if you have a garden bed filled with camellia’s, gardenia’s and azaleas you would want your soil to be fairly acidic (approx 5.0 – 6.0 pH). Alkaline loving plants prefer a soil of 7.8 to 8.5 pH.\n\nThe test kit should also be able to measure the amount of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) in your soil. These readings can help you find out the cause of some of the problems with your plants. If there is too much nitrogen the leaves of your plants will burn.\n<h3>How to remedy your soil after you have tested it</h3>\nIf your soil is becoming too alkaline you may want to change the brand of fertiliser you’re using because it may be made up of too much salts. Try mulching with compost or adding blood and bone to the soil plus other composted manures rich in nitrogen.\nIf the soil is becoming too acidic, lay off composting as a mulch and add some lime to the soil.', 'How To Use a Soil Testing Kit in Your Garden', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'how-to-use-a-soil-testing-kit-in-your-garden', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:01:39', '2021-11-09 15:01:39', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1488', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1489, 1, '2021-11-09 10:01:11', '2021-11-09 15:01:11', 'When the leaves on your plants start turning mottled colours or they begin to wilt and drop off without any explanation it may be a clue that your soil is having a few issues. It could be too alkaline or acidic, it may be missing some essential nutrients for the type of plants that you’re growing or it may even be that there is just not enough organic matter to give your soil the structure it needs.\n\nThe biggest areas of trouble that most people have with their plants are (1) pests, (2) virus strains and moulds, and (3) their soil. If you get the soil right you may have inadvertently fixed the other two because healthier plants can usually ward off, or at last handle, an attack from pests and diseases.\nSo how do you know whether the problem is with the plant or with the soil?\n\nThe more experience you have as a gardener will help you to answer this question. You can probably tell instantly that the leaf discolouration you’re shrub is experiencing is from a lack of manganese, or the stunted growth your plant’s suffering is due to a lack of magnesium. While this is great when you’re experienced you have to start somewhere and learn the basics.\n\nThe best way to begin learning about your soil is by analysing it with a soil testing kit. These are usually available from your local nursery or hardware store and can vary in price and the things they analyse.\n<h3>What to expect in your soil testing kit</h3>\nThe very least you should expect from any testing kit is an analysis tool that can test your soil for it’s pH levels. This test will show whether your garden is becoming too acidic or alkaline or possibly if it’s neutral. None of these conditions are bad in them self but they could be if your plants are requiring a specific soil type. For instance, if you have a garden bed filled with camellia’s, gardenia’s and azaleas you would want your soil to be fairly acidic (approx 5.0 – 6.0 pH). Alkaline loving plants prefer a soil of 7.8 to 8.5 pH.\n\nThe test kit should also be able to measure the amount of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) in your soil. These readings can help you find out the cause of some of the problems with your plants. If there is too much nitrogen the leaves of your plants will burn.\nRead this <a href=\"http://www.gardenguides.com/articles/yellowleaves2.htm\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">article</a> for further definition of these problems.\n<h3>How to remedy your soil after you have tested it</h3>\nIf your soil is becoming too alkaline you may want to change the brand of fertiliser you’re using because it may be made up of too much salts. Try mulching with compost or adding blood and bone to the soil plus other composted manures rich in nitrogen.\nIf the soil is becoming too acidic, lay off composting as a mulch and add some lime to the soil.', 'How To Use a Soil Testing Kit in Your Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1488-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:01:11', '2021-11-09 15:01:11', '', 1488, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1489', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1490, 1, '2021-11-09 10:01:37', '2021-11-09 15:01:37', 'When the leaves on your plants start turning mottled colours or they begin to wilt and drop off without any explanation it may be a clue that your soil is having a few issues. It could be too alkaline or acidic, it may be missing some essential nutrients for the type of plants that you’re growing or it may even be that there is just not enough organic matter to give your soil the structure it needs.\n\nThe biggest areas of trouble that most people have with their plants are (1) pests, (2) virus strains and moulds, and (3) their soil. If you get the soil right you may have inadvertently fixed the other two because healthier plants can usually ward off, or at last handle, an attack from pests and diseases.\nSo how do you know whether the problem is with the plant or with the soil?\n\nThe more experience you have as a gardener will help you to answer this question. You can probably tell instantly that the leaf discolouration you’re shrub is experiencing is from a lack of manganese, or the stunted growth your plant’s suffering is due to a lack of magnesium. While this is great when you’re experienced you have to start somewhere and learn the basics.\n\nThe best way to begin learning about your soil is by analysing it with a soil testing kit. These are usually available from your local nursery or hardware store and can vary in price and the things they analyse.\n<h3>What to expect in your soil testing kit</h3>\nThe very least you should expect from any testing kit is an analysis tool that can test your soil for it’s pH levels. This test will show whether your garden is becoming too acidic or alkaline or possibly if it’s neutral. None of these conditions are bad in them self but they could be if your plants are requiring a specific soil type. For instance, if you have a garden bed filled with camellia’s, gardenia’s and azaleas you would want your soil to be fairly acidic (approx 5.0 – 6.0 pH). Alkaline loving plants prefer a soil of 7.8 to 8.5 pH.\n\nThe test kit should also be able to measure the amount of nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K) in your soil. These readings can help you find out the cause of some of the problems with your plants. If there is too much nitrogen the leaves of your plants will burn.\n<h3>How to remedy your soil after you have tested it</h3>\nIf your soil is becoming too alkaline you may want to change the brand of fertiliser you’re using because it may be made up of too much salts. Try mulching with compost or adding blood and bone to the soil plus other composted manures rich in nitrogen.\nIf the soil is becoming too acidic, lay off composting as a mulch and add some lime to the soil.', 'How To Use a Soil Testing Kit in Your Garden', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1488-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:01:37', '2021-11-09 15:01:37', '', 1488, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1490', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1491, 1, '2021-11-09 10:01:50', '2021-11-09 15:01:50', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/01/21_skills_every_gardener_should_have.html\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/tips-on-selecting-garden-shears/\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/basic-gardening-tools-the-garden-fork/\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-hose-review/\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-new-garden-chipper-shredder-a-review/\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/10_simple_soil_tests_to_get_your_garden_in_shape.html\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-use-a-soil-testing-kit-in-your-garden/\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1482-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:01:50', '2021-11-09 15:01:50', '', 1482, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1491', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1492, 1, '2007-05-23 10:02:00', '2007-05-23 14:02:00', 'Your garden soil is your greatest asset. If it’s kept healthy and alive then growing plants won’t be a problem. But, if you ignore it, abuse it, or work it too hard you will find that your plants aren’t going to stick around.\n\nOrganic Gardening came up with this great list of tests that you can perform in your own garden to bring your soil up to speed.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong><u>Soil structure &amp; tilth</u></strong>\nDig a hole to the depth of a shovel and crumble the soil in your hand. It will either be cloddy, powdery, or granular. Granular is the ideal as it allows better movement of air and water.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Compaction</u></strong>\nDrive a piece of thin wire into the soil. The point at which it bends displays where the soil is becoming too compact. A foot or more of easily penetrable soil is ideal as compacted soil inhibits root growth.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Workability</u></strong>\nSimply judge the effort necessary to prepare beds for planting. If it’s too hard to work with your soil then you will have many problems with your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Soil Organisms</u></strong>\nDig a hole about 6 inches deep and inspect the animal life present. This includes earthworms, centipedes, spiders and other insects. If you count less than 10, your soil does not have enough active players in the food chain. The reason why this is so important is that the more active life beneath the surface of your soil, the less chance of disease and other pests.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Earthworms</u></strong>\nAs with the last test, dig another hole and count the number of wriggling earthworms. Three worms are good, five are better. No worms = low quality organic soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Plant residue</u></strong>\nOne month after turning over your cover crop, re-dig the area and inspect the decomposition. If you can still recognise plant parts as well as plant fibers and darkly colored humus this demonstrates that the soil activity is good.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Plant vigor</u></strong>\nAll factors being equal (no adverse climate problems or seed timing issues) then your plants should be healthy. They should also be relatively uniform in their growing stages, size and colour.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Root development</u></strong>\nDig up a growing weed and inspect its root development. The roots should have white, fine strands that appear healthy. Brown roots indicate drainage problems and stunted roots may show that disease has set in.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Water infiltration</u></strong>\nRemove the bottom from a tin can and insert it into the soil leaving 3 inches above the surface. Fill with water and time how long it takes for the water to dissipate. Repeat this several times until the rate of absorption slows and your times become consistent. Anything slower than 1/2 to 1 inch per hour is an indication of compacted soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Water availability</u></strong>\nAfter a soaking rain record how long it takes for your plants to show signs of thirst. The basic lesson is that if plants require more frequent watering than typical for your region, your soil is probably the culprit.</li>\n</ol>', '10 Simple Soil Tests to Get your Garden in Shape', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', '10-simple-soil-tests-to-get-your-garden-in-shape', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:04:54', '2021-11-09 15:04:54', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1492', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1494, 1, '2021-11-09 10:04:52', '2021-11-09 15:04:52', 'Your garden soil is your greatest asset. If it’s kept healthy and alive then growing plants won’t be a problem. But, if you ignore it, abuse it, or work it too hard you will find that your plants aren’t going to stick around.\n\nOrganic Gardening came up with this great list of tests that you can perform in your own garden to bring your soil up to speed.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong><u>Soil structure &amp; tilth</u></strong>\nDig a hole to the depth of a shovel and crumble the soil in your hand. It will either be cloddy, powdery, or granular. Granular is the ideal as it allows better movement of air and water.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Compaction</u></strong>\nDrive a piece of thin wire into the soil. The point at which it bends displays where the soil is becoming too compact. A foot or more of easily penetrable soil is ideal as compacted soil inhibits root growth.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Workability</u></strong>\nSimply judge the effort necessary to prepare beds for planting. If it’s too hard to work with your soil then you will have many problems with your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Soil Organisms</u></strong>\nDig a hole about 6 inches deep and inspect the animal life present. This includes earthworms, centipedes, spiders and other insects. If you count less than 10, your soil does not have enough active players in the food chain. The reason why this is so important is that the more active life beneath the surface of your soil, the less chance of disease and other pests.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Earthworms</u></strong>\nAs with the last test, dig another hole and count the number of wriggling earthworms. Three worms are good, five are better. No worms = low quality organic soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Plant residue</u></strong>\nOne month after turning over your cover crop, re-dig the area and inspect the decomposition. If you can still recognise plant parts as well as plant fibers and darkly colored humus this demonstrates that the soil activity is good.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Plant vigor</u></strong>\nAll factors being equal (no adverse climate problems or seed timing issues) then your plants should be healthy. They should also be relatively uniform in their growing stages, size and colour.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Root development</u></strong>\nDig up a growing weed and inspect its root development. The roots should have white, fine strands that appear healthy. Brown roots indicate drainage problems and stunted roots may show that disease has set in.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Water infiltration</u></strong>\nRemove the bottom from a tin can and insert it into the soil leaving 3 inches above the surface. Fill with water and time how long it takes for the water to dissipate. Repeat this several times until the rate of absorption slows and your times become consistent. Anything slower than 1/2 to 1 inch per hour is an indication of compacted soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong><u>Water availability</u></strong>\nAfter a soaking rain record how long it takes for your plants to show signs of thirst. The basic lesson is that if plants require more frequent watering than typical for your region, your soil is probably the culprit.</li>\n</ol>', '10 Simple Soil Tests to Get your Garden in Shape', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1492-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:04:52', '2021-11-09 15:04:52', '', 1492, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1494', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1495, 1, '2021-11-09 10:05:28', '2021-11-09 15:05:28', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/01/21_skills_every_gardener_should_have.html\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/tips-on-selecting-garden-shears/\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/basic-gardening-tools-the-garden-fork/\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-hose-review/\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-new-garden-chipper-shredder-a-review/\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-simple-soil-tests-to-get-your-garden-in-shape/\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-use-a-soil-testing-kit-in-your-garden/\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1482-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:05:28', '2021-11-09 15:05:28', '', 1482, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1495', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1496, 1, '2008-01-08 10:05:00', '2008-01-08 15:05:00', 'This time last year I wrote a post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/if-youre-not-a-gardener-how-can-you-become-one/\">how to become a gardener if you weren’t already one</a>. In it, I listed 10 rules to keep in mind which would help someone to grapple with the basics.\n\nThis year I want to lift the bar a little and identify 21 Skills that even the most basic gardener should be able to grasp. With these skills in their toolbox, gardeners should be able to handle almost any gardening scenario and will also be capable to troubleshoot any problems that might occur.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Propagating softwood cuttings</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Growing herbs from cuttings – Savvy Gardener</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/propagating-from-softwood-cuttings/\">Propagating from softwood cuttings</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Germinating vegetable seeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Growing vegetables from seed – [pdf] AESUT</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Making compost</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>How to Start Composting: VIDEO – Ed Bruske <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li>Making compost in a backyard bin <em>[Link since removed]</em> – via <a href=\"http://welchwrite.com/agn/blog/archive/2006_01_01_agn.asp\">WelchWrite</a></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-make-compost-by-someone-who-did-it/\">How to make compost – by someone who did it</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Roses</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Rose Pruning – Garden Girl Gab</li>\n 	<li>Pruning Roses – GardenMob</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/333/\">When to cut back roses and how </a>– The Human Flower Project</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Shrubs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/10/forsythia-pruning-before-and-after/#more-773\">Forsythia Pruning: Before and After</a> – Cold Climate Gardening</li>\n 	<li>A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs – VCE</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dividing Bulbs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/propagating-by-division/\">Propagating by division</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/planting-and-transplanting-tulip-bulbs/\">Planting and transplanting tulip bulbs</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/overwatering-plants/\">Overwatering plants</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-ideas-to-save-water-in-the-garden/\">10 ideas to save water in the garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Staking Trees</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>How to Stake a Tree – Grounds Maintenance Magazine</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_14666_stake-tie-tree.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Stake and Tie a Tree</a> – eHow</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulching Garden Beds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-i-mulch-and-why-you-should-too.html\">Why I mulch and why you should too</a> – Our Little Acre</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/mulch-your-garden/\">Mulch your garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Killing Weeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Backyard Gardening: Tips for Controlling Garden Weeds – Learn how to have a better garden</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-best-way-to-eliminate-weeds/\">The best way to eliminate weeds</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Handling Pests</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://soekershof.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/pest-and-disease-control/\">Pest and disease control; the ‘green’ way</a> – Soekershof</li>\n 	<li>Safe Garden Pest Control Tips Integrated Pest Management – Glenns Garden</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Improving Your Soil</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=261\">Cover crops in the veggie garden</a> – Ellis Hollow</li>\n 	<li>Soil Texture Test – Bare Bones Gardening</li>\n 	<li>Sowing Green Manure – VegMonkey <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant a tree or perennial shrub</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/blog/2007/10/how-to-plant-tree.html\">How to Plant a Tree</a> – Daley’s Fruit</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ravengrrl.blogspot.com/2007/07/plant-tree.html\">Plant a tree</a> – Raven’s Nest</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-plant-a-shrub/\">How to Plant a Shrub</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Repair a lawn</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Lawn Repair in Spring – UME <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li>Reseeding your receding lawn – Lawn Mower Review <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Ability to maintain your garden tools</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>How to handle rust on your gardening tools – Keen Grower <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/an-easy-tip-for-cleaning-garden-tools/\">An easy tip for cleaning garden tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li>Repairing tools – Ed Hume Seeds <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fertilising plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Fertilizing my vegetable garden – I Wet My Plants <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/when-is-the-best-time-to-fertilize/\">When is the best time to fertilise</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Basic Plant Identification</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/flower-identification-tools/\">Flower Identification Tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to spot a nursery bargain</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/planning-a-trip-to-the-nurseries/\">Planning a trip to the nurseries</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to use the Web to find gardening information</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Blogging: Art and Practice – Your Blog Helper <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/learning-how-to-use-your-new-gardening-tool-the-web/\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool – the Web</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Learning to relax and enjoy your garden</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-ways-to-relax-in-your-garden/\">10 Ways to Relax in Your Garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/your-garden-as-a-refuge/\">Your Garden as a meditation refuge</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\nAnd that’s it. 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(1497, 1, '2021-11-09 10:07:02', '2021-11-09 15:07:02', 'This time last year I wrote a post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/01/if_youre_not_a_gardener_how_can_you_become_one.html\">how to become a gardener if you weren’t already one</a>. In it, I listed 10 rules to keep in mind which would help someone to grapple with the basics.\n\nThis year I want to lift the bar a little and identify 21 Skills that even the most basic gardener should be able to grasp. With these skills in their toolbox, gardeners should be able to handle almost any gardening scenario and will also be capable to troubleshoot any problems that might occur.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Propagating softwood cuttings</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Growing herbs from cuttings – Savvy Gardener</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_from_softwood_cuttings.html\">Propagating from softwood cuttings</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Germinating vegetable seeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP291-B.pdf\">Growing vegetables from seed</a> – [pdf] AESUT</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Making compost</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>How to Start Composting: VIDEO – Ed Bruske <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li>Making compost in a backyard bin <em>[Link since removed]</em> – via <a href=\"http://welchwrite.com/agn/blog/archive/2006_01_01_agn.asp\">WelchWrite</a></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/how_to_make_compost_by_someone_who_did_it.html\">How to make compost – by someone who did it</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Roses</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Rose Pruning – Garden Girl Gab</li>\n 	<li>Pruning Roses – GardenMob</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/333/\">When to cut back roses and how </a>– The Human Flower Project</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Shrubs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/10/forsythia-pruning-before-and-after/#more-773\">Forsythia Pruning: Before and After</a> – Cold Climate Gardening</li>\n 	<li>A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs – VCE</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dividing Bulbs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_by_division.html\">Propagating by division</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/planting_and_transplanting_tulip_bulbs.html\">Planting and transplanting tulip bulbs</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/overwatering_plants.html\">Overwatering plants</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/10_ideas_to_save_water_in_the_garden.html\">10 ideas to save water in the garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Staking Trees</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://grounds-mag.com/trees/grounds_maintenance_stake_tree/\">How to Stake a Tree</a> – Grounds Maintenance Magazine</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_14666_stake-tie-tree.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Stake and Tie a Tree</a> – eHow</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulching Garden Beds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-i-mulch-and-why-you-should-too.html\">Why I mulch and why you should too</a> – Our Little Acre</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/mulch_your_garden.html\">Mulch your garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Killing Weeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Backyard Gardening: Tips for Controlling Garden Weeds – Learn how to have a better garden</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/the_best_way_to_eliminate_weeds.html\">The best way to eliminate weeds</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Handling Pests</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://soekershof.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/pest-and-disease-control/\">Pest and disease control; the ‘green’ way</a> – Soekershof</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.glenns-garden.com/?p=59\">Safe Garden Pest Control Tips Integrated Pest Management</a> – Glenns Garden</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Improving Your Soil</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=261\">Cover crops in the veggie garden</a> – Ellis Hollow</li>\n 	<li>Soil Texture Test – Bare Bones Gardening</li>\n 	<li>Sowing Green Manure – VegMonkey <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant a tree or perennial shrub</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/blog/2007/10/how-to-plant-tree.html\">How to Plant a Tree</a> – Daley’s Fruit</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ravengrrl.blogspot.com/2007/07/plant-tree.html\">Plant a tree</a> – Raven’s Nest</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/how_to_plant_a_shrub.html\">How to Plant a Shrub</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Repair a lawn</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Lawn Repair in Spring – UME <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://lawn-mowers.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/reseeding_your_receding_lawn.html\">Reseeding your receding lawn</a> – Lawn Mower Review</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Ability to maintain your garden tools</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.keengrower.com/2007/07/03/how-to-handle-rust-on-you-gardening-tools/\">How to handle rust on your gardening tools</a> – Keen Grower</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/06/an_easy_tip_for_cleaning_garden_tools.html\">An easy tip for cleaning garden tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humeseeds.com/tools.htm\">Repairing tools</a> – Ed Hume Seeds</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fertilising plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://iwetmyplants.com/2007/06/26/fertilizing-my-vegetable-garden/\">Fertilizing my vegetable garden</a> – I Wet My Plants</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/when_is_the_best_time_to_fertilize.html\">When is the best time to fertilise</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Basic Plant Identification</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/flower_identification_tools.html\">Flower Identification Tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to spot a nursery bargain</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/planning_a_trip_to_the_nurseries.html\">Planning a trip to the nurseries</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to use the Web to find gardening information</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.yourbloghelper.com/\">Blogging: Art and Practice</a> – Your Blog Helper</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/learning_how_to_use_your_new_gardening_tool_the_web.html\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool – the Web</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Learning to relax and enjoy your garden</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/09/10_ways_to_relax_in_your_garden.html\">10 Ways to Relax in Your Garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/your_garden_as_a_refuge.html\">Your Garden as a meditation refuge</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\nAnd that’s it. 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(1498, 1, '2021-11-09 10:07:16', '2021-11-09 15:07:16', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2008/01/21_skills_every_gardener_should_have.html\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/tips-on-selecting-garden-shears/\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/basic-gardening-tools-the-garden-fork/\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-hose-review/\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-new-garden-chipper-shredder-a-review/\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-simple-soil-tests-to-get-your-garden-in-shape/\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-use-a-soil-testing-kit-in-your-garden/\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1482-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:07:16', '2021-11-09 15:07:16', '', 1482, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1498', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1499, 1, '2021-11-09 10:07:48', '2021-11-09 15:07:48', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/21-skills-every-gardener-should-have/\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/tips-on-selecting-garden-shears/\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/basic-gardening-tools-the-garden-fork/\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-hose-review/\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-new-garden-chipper-shredder-a-review/\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-simple-soil-tests-to-get-your-garden-in-shape/\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-use-a-soil-testing-kit-in-your-garden/\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1482-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:07:48', '2021-11-09 15:07:48', '', 1482, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1499', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1500, 1, '2021-11-09 10:08:14', '2021-11-09 15:08:14', 'Earlier this year I wrote a post titled <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/21-skills-every-gardener-should-have/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">21 Skills Every Gardener Should Have</a> that offered some suggestions for skills each gardener might require in their gardening repertoire. Yet, while skills are important they\'re seemingly redundant unless you have the right garden tools at your disposal.\n\nFor instance, what\'s the purpose of knowing how to till the soil properly if you only have a stick? Or, amending your soil when you have no idea what\'s lacking?\n\nTherefore, it seems a little trite to have all these skills under your belt - when you possibly don\'t have a gardening belt.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Trowel</strong> - Arguably the most important tool in the garden. While some gardeners don\'t require the use of a spade or shovel, all of us need a garden towel. Their effectiveness in transplanting our new purchases or seedlings is second to none.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Secateurs (Garden Shears)</strong> - with a trowel and a set of <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/tips-on-selecting-garden-shears/\">garden shears</a> most of our gardening tasks can be achieved relatively with ease. This hand tool is essential for pruning, taking cuttings for propagation, deadheading spent blooms or cutting flowers for the vase. Rarely would I step out into the garden without a pair in my hand.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spade</strong> - of the larger garden tool necessities, the humble garden spade is a must. Digging, turning the soil, shoveling mulch or prising rocks from the ground the spade deserves a home in any garden shed.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Fork </strong>- while a spade can do many things around your yard it can\'t equal the usefulness of a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/basic-gardening-tools-the-garden-fork/\">garden fork</a>. The separated tines of the fork enable it to perform tasks that a bladed shovel or spade couldn\'t. For example, try pitching your spade into a compost heap and you will immediately see how useless it is at this activity. Attempt the same task with a garden fork and it becomes effortless and incredibly efficient.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hoe</strong> - if you want to discuss the benefits of garden hoes then it\'s worth your while to read up on Carol\'s <a href=\"http://www.hoecollection.blogspot.com/2006/06/entire-hoe-collection.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hoe collection</a> over at <strong>May Dream\'s Garden</strong>. Until I stumbled upon her assortment I thought one was enough - trust me, it\'s not!</li>\n 	<li><strong>Rake</strong> - this tool is up for debate. While hoes can mostly cater for any soil movement you require, I do find that a rigid rake is essential, especially in areas where rocks and pebbles are abundant. Plus, rakes are great for spreading mulch and have become essential items in Japanese rock gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dibbler/ Bulb Planter</strong> - if you grow bulbs in your garden then you will want to have access to a dibbler stick or a bulb planter. These make the chore of planting out multitudes of bulbs a much simpler task.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Hose</strong> - probably one of the most under-appreciated tools is the <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/the-garden-hose-review/\">garden hose</a>. We curse it when it doesn\'t wrap properly, we leave it lying in the sun and we blame it for all manner of problems. In reality though, very few gardeners could live without one and it can save \'watering-can loads\' of time keeping your plants moist and growing.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Lawn Mower</strong> - regardless of what many environmentalists claim, most gardeners need a lawn mower. Unless every patch of your yard is garden bed, paved or concreted there will be a need to mow it - even lawn substitutes require mowing at some point. So, while a petrol-guzzling reel mower may not make it to your shed a lightweight push-mower may still be an essential item.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulcher</strong> - I still don\'t get why most gardeners don\'t have these. Unless you don\'t have the space to compost or garden area where prunings are a regular material, then every gardener should have a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/my-new-garden-chipper-shredder-a-review/\">chipper shredder</a>. Our garden prunings shouldn\'t be going off to landfill but instead be returning back into our gardens.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Spray Kit</strong> - while most gardeners will associate a spray kit with chemical usage and avoid them like the plague, the humble sprayer has much more to offer. Spraying your compost tea or organic foliar fertilisers is much easier from one of these tools. However, if you do use chemicals make sure you have a separate one for your fertilisers.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Wheelbarrow</strong> - if not a wheelbarrow then at least a mobile cart. Mine comes in useful for carting mulch, compost, soil, mixing potting mix and carrying prunings to the compost heap. It is easily one of the most used tools I have in the garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Leaf Rake</strong> - for most gardeners, the leaf rake has a short period of use, namely autumn (Fall). But for those who share their gardens with large trees and maintain lawn at the same time, a leaf rake is an essential garden tool.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Gloves</strong> - the most controversial of all garden tools, in terms of necessity, are the humble garden gloves. Some swear BY them while others swear AT them. Me, I use them sometimes for different tasks but far prefer getting my hands dirty when it comes to soil.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Can</strong> - for places where a garden hose is too cumbersome a watering can is a great tool. And, for smaller gardens they can easily replace a spray pack for feeding liquid fertilisers to your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Soil Testing Kit</strong> - there are some good <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/10-simple-soil-tests-to-get-your-garden-in-shape/\">soil tests</a> you can perform within your garden but to be more accurate you can\'t ignore a <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/how-to-use-a-soil-testing-kit-in-your-garden/\">soil test kit</a>. These kits are an invaluable resource for determining nutrient deficiencies and pH scales that could be threatening your plants.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Compost Bin</strong> - whether you buy one or make one, a compost bin is a necessity in today\'s modern garden. They\'ve always been with us, and quite possibly could have become extinct during the last century\'s progress, but they have remained a faithful stayer. Any gardener who does not compost in some form or another should seriously assess whether they are a gardener at all. It\'s a big claim for the use of a garden tool but they really are that important.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Garden Journal</strong> - I began flicking through a garden journal that a friend gave me a few years ago and noted that I haven\'t written even one iota of information into it. Maybe I\'m slack, but I find that journaling via my blog here has been much easier and more exciting. It keeps all the information I need and has become an archival history of my garden.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant Labels</strong> - possibly less important the farther you explore gardening as a hobby. Most plant names become committed to memory and don\'t require any identification. However, these little resources are helpful when planting out bulbs or sowing seeds or may even be useful if you get lots of visitors to your yard.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Camera</strong> - while this tool may not reside in the garden shed along with the rake, spades and trowels it is fast becoming one of my essential resources. Photos of seedlings becoming shrubs; images of bulbs spearing through the soil and then flowering their heads off and keeping a pictorial archive of your garden\'s history is a great way to cheer away those winter blues.</li>\n 	<li><strong>Your Health</strong> - it may not seem like a tool, but try gardening without it. In fact, one could argue that this is by far our most precious resource and should be cherished above the previous twenty. The irony of our fragile health is that while you can maintain it you can just as easily lose it and once it\'s gone it\'s very hard to get back. Keep this tool in check and it will be worth having all the others but if you don\'t the others won\'t be worth one iota.</li>\n</ol>\nThere you have it - a list that\'s hardly exhaustive but certainly complete. Every gardener should possess these 21 garden tools, at least. How did you go? Did you have all twenty-one? Are there some I missed?', '21 Tools Every Gardener Should Have', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1482-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:08:14', '2021-11-09 15:08:14', '', 1482, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1500', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1501, 1, '2021-11-09 10:08:44', '2021-11-09 15:08:44', 'This time last year I wrote a post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/01/if_youre_not_a_gardener_how_can_you_become_one.html\">how to become a gardener if you weren’t already one</a>. In it, I listed 10 rules to keep in mind which would help someone to grapple with the basics.\n\nThis year I want to lift the bar a little and identify 21 Skills that even the most basic gardener should be able to grasp. With these skills in their toolbox, gardeners should be able to handle almost any gardening scenario and will also be capable to troubleshoot any problems that might occur.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Propagating softwood cuttings</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Growing herbs from cuttings – Savvy Gardener</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_from_softwood_cuttings.html\">Propagating from softwood cuttings</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Germinating vegetable seeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP291-B.pdf\">Growing vegetables from seed</a> – [pdf] AESUT</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Making compost</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>How to Start Composting: VIDEO – Ed Bruske <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li>Making compost in a backyard bin <em>[Link since removed]</em> – via <a href=\"http://welchwrite.com/agn/blog/archive/2006_01_01_agn.asp\">WelchWrite</a></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/how_to_make_compost_by_someone_who_did_it.html\">How to make compost – by someone who did it</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Roses</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Rose Pruning – Garden Girl Gab</li>\n 	<li>Pruning Roses – GardenMob</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/333/\">When to cut back roses and how </a>– The Human Flower Project</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Shrubs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/10/forsythia-pruning-before-and-after/#more-773\">Forsythia Pruning: Before and After</a> – Cold Climate Gardening</li>\n 	<li>A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs – VCE</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dividing Bulbs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_by_division.html\">Propagating by division</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/planting_and_transplanting_tulip_bulbs.html\">Planting and transplanting tulip bulbs</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/overwatering_plants.html\">Overwatering plants</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/10_ideas_to_save_water_in_the_garden.html\">10 ideas to save water in the garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Staking Trees</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://grounds-mag.com/trees/grounds_maintenance_stake_tree/\">How to Stake a Tree</a> – Grounds Maintenance Magazine</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_14666_stake-tie-tree.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Stake and Tie a Tree</a> – eHow</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulching Garden Beds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-i-mulch-and-why-you-should-too.html\">Why I mulch and why you should too</a> – Our Little Acre</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/mulch_your_garden.html\">Mulch your garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Killing Weeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Backyard Gardening: Tips for Controlling Garden Weeds – Learn how to have a better garden</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/the_best_way_to_eliminate_weeds.html\">The best way to eliminate weeds</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Handling Pests</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://soekershof.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/pest-and-disease-control/\">Pest and disease control; the ‘green’ way</a> – Soekershof</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.glenns-garden.com/?p=59\">Safe Garden Pest Control Tips Integrated Pest Management</a> – Glenns Garden</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Improving Your Soil</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=261\">Cover crops in the veggie garden</a> – Ellis Hollow</li>\n 	<li>Soil Texture Test – Bare Bones Gardening</li>\n 	<li>Sowing Green Manure – VegMonkey <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant a tree or perennial shrub</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/blog/2007/10/how-to-plant-tree.html\">How to Plant a Tree</a> – Daley’s Fruit</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ravengrrl.blogspot.com/2007/07/plant-tree.html\">Plant a tree</a> – Raven’s Nest</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/how_to_plant_a_shrub.html\">How to Plant a Shrub</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Repair a lawn</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Lawn Repair in Spring – UME <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://lawn-mowers.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/reseeding_your_receding_lawn.html\">Reseeding your receding lawn</a> – Lawn Mower Review</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Ability to maintain your garden tools</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.keengrower.com/2007/07/03/how-to-handle-rust-on-you-gardening-tools/\">How to handle rust on your gardening tools</a> – Keen Grower</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/06/an_easy_tip_for_cleaning_garden_tools.html\">An easy tip for cleaning garden tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humeseeds.com/tools.htm\">Repairing tools</a> – Ed Hume Seeds</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fertilising plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://iwetmyplants.com/2007/06/26/fertilizing-my-vegetable-garden/\">Fertilizing my vegetable garden</a> – I Wet My Plants</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/when_is_the_best_time_to_fertilize.html\">When is the best time to fertilise</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Basic Plant Identification</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/flower_identification_tools.html\">Flower Identification Tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to spot a nursery bargain</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/planning_a_trip_to_the_nurseries.html\">Planning a trip to the nurseries</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to use the Web to find gardening information</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.yourbloghelper.com/\">Blogging: Art and Practice</a> – Your Blog Helper</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/learning_how_to_use_your_new_gardening_tool_the_web.html\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool – the Web</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Learning to relax and enjoy your garden</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/09/10_ways_to_relax_in_your_garden.html\">10 Ways to Relax in Your Garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/your_garden_as_a_refuge.html\">Your Garden as a meditation refuge</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\nAnd that’s it. 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(1502, 1, '2007-01-10 10:13:00', '2007-01-10 15:13:00', 'With Carol asking the very poignant question <a href=\"https://caroljmichel.com/blog/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">“What makes a Gardener”</a> and the BBC’s HGTV offering a two-part series on <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">“How to be a Gardener”</a> one would think that that people might be queuing up to become part of this international obsession.\n\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1503\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mg-female-digging.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"208\" />Of all the pastimes and hobbies available to people, gardening is quite unique. Like a patchwork you can hang plants on the wall. You can collect and source plants like a philatelist collects stamps – and these collections have value like stamps do. You can even join clubs and hang out with like-minded people in the same way a golfer might become a member of their local organisation.\n\nBut what really makes a gardener a “Gardener”?\n\nWhile many people have gardens (which in most cases should be removed from them like the child of a negligent parent) not many would claim their “Gardener-ship”. So how do you become a gardener? Are there any skills you need to have at your disposal? And, as with all hobbies, what jargon needs to be learnt?\n\nWell here’s a few rules to help you out in becoming a gardener; – BTW rules always have their irregularities and most are made to be broken.\n<ol>\n 	<li> Understand the basics – plants need water, food and light.</li>\n 	<li>Plant in spring.</li>\n 	<li>Prune when the plant is not it’s growing season (key jargon – dormant!)</li>\n 	<li>Soil is king – Scott’s will tell you otherwise because they can’t market mulch well.</li>\n 	<li>Propagation (another key jargon word!) isn’t hard – its just a matter of finding the method that works the best for your plant.</li>\n 	<li>Other local gardeners are your best source of inspiration and help – not TV gardeners.</li>\n 	<li>Even the best Master Gardeners have plants that fail</li>\n 	<li>Worms are good – do not try to kill them with pesticides</li>\n 	<li>Talking to your plants is not a sign of insanity</li>\n 	<li>Finally, if every plant you ever put in the ground dies – take up macrame.</li>\n</ol>\nThat’s it – gardening in a nutshell. The rest you will learn along the way. Just enjoy it and have fun as it is supposed to be a hobby!', 'If You’re Not a Gardener How Can You Become One?', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'if-youre-not-a-gardener-how-can-you-become-one', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:17:13', '2021-11-09 15:17:13', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1502', 0, 'post', '', 0),
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(1504, 1, '2021-11-09 10:16:21', '2021-11-09 15:16:21', 'With Carol asking the very poignant question <a href=\"http://maydreamsgardens.blogspot.com/index.html\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">“What makes a Gardener”</a> and the BBC’s HGTV offering a two-part series on <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">“How to be a Gardener”</a> one would think that that people might be queuing up to become part of this international obsession.\n\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1503\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mg-female-digging.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"208\" />Of all the pastimes and hobbies available to people, gardening is quite unique. Like a patchwork you can hang plants on the wall. You can collect and source plants like a philatelist collects stamps – and these collections have value like stamps do. You can even join clubs and hang out with like-minded people in the same way a golfer might become a member of their local organisation.\n\nBut what really makes a gardener a “Gardener”?\n\nWhile many people have gardens (which in most cases should be removed from them like the child of a negligent parent) not many would claim their “Gardener-ship”. So how do you become a gardener? Are there any skills you need to have at your disposal? And, as with all hobbies, what jargon needs to be learnt?\n\nWell here’s a few rules to help you out in becoming a gardener; – BTW rules always have their irregularities and most are made to be broken.\n<ol>\n 	<li> Understand the basics – plants need water, food and light.</li>\n 	<li>Plant in spring.</li>\n 	<li>Prune when the plant is not it’s growing season (key jargon – dormant!)</li>\n 	<li>Soil is king – Scott’s will tell you otherwise because they can’t market mulch well.</li>\n 	<li>Propagation (another key jargon word!) isn’t hard – its just a matter of finding the method that works the best for your plant.</li>\n 	<li>Other local gardeners are your best source of inspiration and help – not TV gardeners.</li>\n 	<li>Even the best Master Gardeners have plants that fail</li>\n 	<li>Worms are good – do not try to kill them with pesticides</li>\n 	<li>Talking to your plants is not a sign of insanity</li>\n 	<li>Finally, if every plant you ever put in the ground dies – take up macrame.</li>\n</ol>\nThat’s it – gardening in a nutshell. The rest you will learn along the way. Just enjoy it and have fun as it is supposed to be a hobby!', 'If You’re Not a Gardener How Can You Become One?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1502-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:16:21', '2021-11-09 15:16:21', '', 1502, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1504', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1505, 1, '2021-11-09 10:16:36', '2021-11-09 15:16:36', 'This time last year I wrote a post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/if-youre-not-a-gardener-how-can-you-become-one/\">how to become a gardener if you weren’t already one</a>. In it, I listed 10 rules to keep in mind which would help someone to grapple with the basics.\n\nThis year I want to lift the bar a little and identify 21 Skills that even the most basic gardener should be able to grasp. With these skills in their toolbox, gardeners should be able to handle almost any gardening scenario and will also be capable to troubleshoot any problems that might occur.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Propagating softwood cuttings</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Growing herbs from cuttings – Savvy Gardener</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_from_softwood_cuttings.html\">Propagating from softwood cuttings</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Germinating vegetable seeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP291-B.pdf\">Growing vegetables from seed</a> – [pdf] AESUT</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Making compost</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>How to Start Composting: VIDEO – Ed Bruske <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li>Making compost in a backyard bin <em>[Link since removed]</em> – via <a href=\"http://welchwrite.com/agn/blog/archive/2006_01_01_agn.asp\">WelchWrite</a></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/how_to_make_compost_by_someone_who_did_it.html\">How to make compost – by someone who did it</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Roses</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Rose Pruning – Garden Girl Gab</li>\n 	<li>Pruning Roses – GardenMob</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/333/\">When to cut back roses and how </a>– The Human Flower Project</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Shrubs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/10/forsythia-pruning-before-and-after/#more-773\">Forsythia Pruning: Before and After</a> – Cold Climate Gardening</li>\n 	<li>A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs – VCE</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dividing Bulbs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_by_division.html\">Propagating by division</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/planting_and_transplanting_tulip_bulbs.html\">Planting and transplanting tulip bulbs</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/overwatering_plants.html\">Overwatering plants</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/10_ideas_to_save_water_in_the_garden.html\">10 ideas to save water in the garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Staking Trees</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://grounds-mag.com/trees/grounds_maintenance_stake_tree/\">How to Stake a Tree</a> – Grounds Maintenance Magazine</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_14666_stake-tie-tree.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Stake and Tie a Tree</a> – eHow</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulching Garden Beds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-i-mulch-and-why-you-should-too.html\">Why I mulch and why you should too</a> – Our Little Acre</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/mulch_your_garden.html\">Mulch your garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Killing Weeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Backyard Gardening: Tips for Controlling Garden Weeds – Learn how to have a better garden</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/the_best_way_to_eliminate_weeds.html\">The best way to eliminate weeds</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Handling Pests</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://soekershof.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/pest-and-disease-control/\">Pest and disease control; the ‘green’ way</a> – Soekershof</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.glenns-garden.com/?p=59\">Safe Garden Pest Control Tips Integrated Pest Management</a> – Glenns Garden</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Improving Your Soil</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=261\">Cover crops in the veggie garden</a> – Ellis Hollow</li>\n 	<li>Soil Texture Test – Bare Bones Gardening</li>\n 	<li>Sowing Green Manure – VegMonkey <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant a tree or perennial shrub</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/blog/2007/10/how-to-plant-tree.html\">How to Plant a Tree</a> – Daley’s Fruit</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ravengrrl.blogspot.com/2007/07/plant-tree.html\">Plant a tree</a> – Raven’s Nest</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/how_to_plant_a_shrub.html\">How to Plant a Shrub</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Repair a lawn</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Lawn Repair in Spring – UME <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://lawn-mowers.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/reseeding_your_receding_lawn.html\">Reseeding your receding lawn</a> – Lawn Mower Review</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Ability to maintain your garden tools</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.keengrower.com/2007/07/03/how-to-handle-rust-on-you-gardening-tools/\">How to handle rust on your gardening tools</a> – Keen Grower</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/06/an_easy_tip_for_cleaning_garden_tools.html\">An easy tip for cleaning garden tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humeseeds.com/tools.htm\">Repairing tools</a> – Ed Hume Seeds</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fertilising plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://iwetmyplants.com/2007/06/26/fertilizing-my-vegetable-garden/\">Fertilizing my vegetable garden</a> – I Wet My Plants</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/when_is_the_best_time_to_fertilize.html\">When is the best time to fertilise</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Basic Plant Identification</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/flower_identification_tools.html\">Flower Identification Tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to spot a nursery bargain</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/planning_a_trip_to_the_nurseries.html\">Planning a trip to the nurseries</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to use the Web to find gardening information</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.yourbloghelper.com/\">Blogging: Art and Practice</a> – Your Blog Helper</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/learning_how_to_use_your_new_gardening_tool_the_web.html\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool – the Web</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Learning to relax and enjoy your garden</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/09/10_ways_to_relax_in_your_garden.html\">10 Ways to Relax in Your Garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/your_garden_as_a_refuge.html\">Your Garden as a meditation refuge</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\nAnd that’s it. 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(1506, 1, '2021-11-09 10:17:11', '2021-11-09 15:17:11', 'With Carol asking the very poignant question <a href=\"https://caroljmichel.com/blog/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">“What makes a Gardener”</a> and the BBC’s HGTV offering a two-part series on <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener\">“How to be a Gardener”</a> one would think that that people might be queuing up to become part of this international obsession.\n\n<img class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1503\" src=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/mg-female-digging.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"208\" />Of all the pastimes and hobbies available to people, gardening is quite unique. Like a patchwork you can hang plants on the wall. You can collect and source plants like a philatelist collects stamps – and these collections have value like stamps do. You can even join clubs and hang out with like-minded people in the same way a golfer might become a member of their local organisation.\n\nBut what really makes a gardener a “Gardener”?\n\nWhile many people have gardens (which in most cases should be removed from them like the child of a negligent parent) not many would claim their “Gardener-ship”. So how do you become a gardener? Are there any skills you need to have at your disposal? And, as with all hobbies, what jargon needs to be learnt?\n\nWell here’s a few rules to help you out in becoming a gardener; – BTW rules always have their irregularities and most are made to be broken.\n<ol>\n 	<li> Understand the basics – plants need water, food and light.</li>\n 	<li>Plant in spring.</li>\n 	<li>Prune when the plant is not it’s growing season (key jargon – dormant!)</li>\n 	<li>Soil is king – Scott’s will tell you otherwise because they can’t market mulch well.</li>\n 	<li>Propagation (another key jargon word!) isn’t hard – its just a matter of finding the method that works the best for your plant.</li>\n 	<li>Other local gardeners are your best source of inspiration and help – not TV gardeners.</li>\n 	<li>Even the best Master Gardeners have plants that fail</li>\n 	<li>Worms are good – do not try to kill them with pesticides</li>\n 	<li>Talking to your plants is not a sign of insanity</li>\n 	<li>Finally, if every plant you ever put in the ground dies – take up macrame.</li>\n</ol>\nThat’s it – gardening in a nutshell. The rest you will learn along the way. Just enjoy it and have fun as it is supposed to be a hobby!', 'If You’re Not a Gardener How Can You Become One?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1502-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:17:11', '2021-11-09 15:17:11', '', 1502, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1506', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1507, 1, '2006-02-16 10:17:00', '2006-02-16 15:17:00', 'Softwood cuttings are taken from the new green tips of perennial shrubs during their growing season in Spring. It’s best to take your cuttings (usually about 10cm) first thing in the morning when they’re holding the most water and keep them moist to avoid wilting. Remove almost all of the foliage bar a couple of leaves at the top of the cutting.\n\nDip the end of the cutting into some rooting hormone powder and then place into a good potting medium. I usually place about 5 cuttings per 200mm pot and then cover it with an a 2L soft drink bottle that’s had its base removed. This produces a wonderful greenhouse effect and gives the cuttings a great start. Remember to label and date the cuttings and keep them in a shaded location.\n\nOnce the cuttings have taken root (usually 3-6 months) plant them out in to their own pots trying not to disturb their new root ball.', 'Propagating From Softwood Cuttings', '', 'publish', 'open', 'open', '', 'propagating-from-softwood-cuttings', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:19:04', '2021-11-09 15:19:04', '', 0, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1507', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1508, 1, '2021-11-09 10:19:03', '2021-11-09 15:19:03', 'Softwood cuttings are taken from the new green tips of perennial shrubs during their growing season in Spring. It’s best to take your cuttings (usually about 10cm) first thing in the morning when they’re holding the most water and keep them moist to avoid wilting. Remove almost all of the foliage bar a couple of leaves at the top of the cutting.\n\nDip the end of the cutting into some rooting hormone powder and then place into a good potting medium. I usually place about 5 cuttings per 200mm pot and then cover it with an a 2L soft drink bottle that’s had its base removed. This produces a wonderful greenhouse effect and gives the cuttings a great start. Remember to label and date the cuttings and keep them in a shaded location.\n\nOnce the cuttings have taken root (usually 3-6 months) plant them out in to their own pots trying not to disturb their new root ball.', 'Propagating From Softwood Cuttings', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1507-revision-v1', '', '', '2021-11-09 10:19:03', '2021-11-09 15:19:03', '', 1507, 'https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/?p=1508', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1509, 1, '2021-11-09 10:19:19', '2021-11-09 15:19:19', 'This time last year I wrote a post on <a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/if-youre-not-a-gardener-how-can-you-become-one/\">how to become a gardener if you weren’t already one</a>. In it, I listed 10 rules to keep in mind which would help someone to grapple with the basics.\n\nThis year I want to lift the bar a little and identify 21 Skills that even the most basic gardener should be able to grasp. With these skills in their toolbox, gardeners should be able to handle almost any gardening scenario and will also be capable to troubleshoot any problems that might occur.\n<ol>\n 	<li><strong>Propagating softwood cuttings</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Growing herbs from cuttings – Savvy Gardener</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/propagating-from-softwood-cuttings/\">Propagating from softwood cuttings</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Germinating vegetable seeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.utextension.utk.edu/publications/spfiles/SP291-B.pdf\">Growing vegetables from seed</a> – [pdf] AESUT</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Making compost</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>How to Start Composting: VIDEO – Ed Bruske <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li>Making compost in a backyard bin <em>[Link since removed]</em> – via <a href=\"http://welchwrite.com/agn/blog/archive/2006_01_01_agn.asp\">WelchWrite</a></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/05/how_to_make_compost_by_someone_who_did_it.html\">How to make compost – by someone who did it</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Roses</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Rose Pruning – Garden Girl Gab</li>\n 	<li>Pruning Roses – GardenMob</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humanflowerproject.com/index.php/weblog/comments/333/\">When to cut back roses and how </a>– The Human Flower Project</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Pruning Shrubs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.coldclimategardening.com/2007/07/10/forsythia-pruning-before-and-after/#more-773\">Forsythia Pruning: Before and After</a> – Cold Climate Gardening</li>\n 	<li>A Guide to Successful Pruning, Pruning Shrubs – VCE</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Dividing Bulbs</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/02/propagating_by_division.html\">Propagating by division</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/planting_and_transplanting_tulip_bulbs.html\">Planting and transplanting tulip bulbs</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Watering Plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/overwatering_plants.html\">Overwatering plants</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/03/10_ideas_to_save_water_in_the_garden.html\">10 ideas to save water in the garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Staking Trees</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://grounds-mag.com/trees/grounds_maintenance_stake_tree/\">How to Stake a Tree</a> – Grounds Maintenance Magazine</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.ehow.com/how_14666_stake-tie-tree.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">How to Stake and Tie a Tree</a> – eHow</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Mulching Garden Beds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ourlittleacre.blogspot.com/2007/05/why-i-mulch-and-why-you-should-too.html\">Why I mulch and why you should too</a> – Our Little Acre</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/07/mulch_your_garden.html\">Mulch your garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Killing Weeds</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Backyard Gardening: Tips for Controlling Garden Weeds – Learn how to have a better garden</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/04/the_best_way_to_eliminate_weeds.html\">The best way to eliminate weeds</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Handling Pests</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://soekershof.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/pest-and-disease-control/\">Pest and disease control; the ‘green’ way</a> – Soekershof</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.glenns-garden.com/?p=59\">Safe Garden Pest Control Tips Integrated Pest Management</a> – Glenns Garden</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Improving Your Soil</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=261\">Cover crops in the veggie garden</a> – Ellis Hollow</li>\n 	<li>Soil Texture Test – Bare Bones Gardening</li>\n 	<li>Sowing Green Manure – VegMonkey <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Plant a tree or perennial shrub</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.daleysfruit.com.au/blog/2007/10/how-to-plant-tree.html\">How to Plant a Tree</a> – Daley’s Fruit</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://ravengrrl.blogspot.com/2007/07/plant-tree.html\">Plant a tree</a> – Raven’s Nest</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/01/how_to_plant_a_shrub.html\">How to Plant a Shrub</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Repair a lawn</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li>Lawn Repair in Spring – UME <em>[Link since removed]</em></li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://lawn-mowers.gardeningtipsnideas.com/2006/05/reseeding_your_receding_lawn.html\">Reseeding your receding lawn</a> – Lawn Mower Review</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Ability to maintain your garden tools</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.keengrower.com/2007/07/03/how-to-handle-rust-on-you-gardening-tools/\">How to handle rust on your gardening tools</a> – Keen Grower</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/06/an_easy_tip_for_cleaning_garden_tools.html\">An easy tip for cleaning garden tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.humeseeds.com/tools.htm\">Repairing tools</a> – Ed Hume Seeds</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Fertilising plants</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://iwetmyplants.com/2007/06/26/fertilizing-my-vegetable-garden/\">Fertilizing my vegetable garden</a> – I Wet My Plants</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/when_is_the_best_time_to_fertilize.html\">When is the best time to fertilise</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Basic Plant Identification</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/flower_identification_tools.html\">Flower Identification Tools</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to spot a nursery bargain</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/04/planning_a_trip_to_the_nurseries.html\">Planning a trip to the nurseries</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>How to use the Web to find gardening information</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"http://www.yourbloghelper.com/\">Blogging: Art and Practice</a> – Your Blog Helper</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/10/learning_how_to_use_your_new_gardening_tool_the_web.html\">Learning how to use your new gardening tool – the Web</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n 	<li><strong>Learning to relax and enjoy your garden</strong>\n<ul>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/09/10_ways_to_relax_in_your_garden.html\">10 Ways to Relax in Your Garden</a> – GTNI</li>\n 	<li><a href=\"https://gardeningtipsnideas.com/2007/02/your_garden_as_a_refuge.html\">Your Garden as a meditation refuge</a> – GTNI</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ol>\nAnd that’s it. 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