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New House, New Baby, New Garden

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Tracy

In about a week, (Give or take a week) I am going to be giving birth.  This prompted the nesting instinct in my husband, and as a result, we are now living in a new house. Which means that there … Continue reading →

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Helping Potted Plants Survive Drought Conditions on a Budget

Posted on July 8, 2011 by Tracy

Drought times are especially tricky for container gardeners. Plants in pots have less soil volume and less access to water than plants placed in the ground. If your area is experiencing a drought, the local city may have started water … Continue reading →

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Fairy Gardens – Little Wonders in Containers

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Tracy

If you have younger kids in your home and you love container gardens, one good way to give them the gardening bug is to help them plant a fairy garden. A fairy garden is a miniature garden setting planted in … Continue reading →

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Pruning Tomato Plants

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Tracy

If you are growing indeterminate tomatoes in your garden, you will eventually have to prune them. Indeterminate tomato vines can grow up to 8 feet long. These vines also produce sucker side shoots. Pruning away the side shoots keeps the … Continue reading →

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Setting up an Irrigation Kit

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Tracy

Over the past few days, I have written about drip irrigation systems for watering your patio or balcony garden. Drip systems are a good time saver, and once you have one set up it will give your plants a consistent … Continue reading →

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Automated Watering Kits

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Tracy

Yesterday I wrote about the need to carefully monitor your containers and make sure that they get enough water. For many container gardeners, this means checking potted plants daily and watering them with a garden hose. But if you have … Continue reading →

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Proper Watering for Containers

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Tracy

The temperatures here in Arkansas have reached record highs for June. Each day has been in the low 90 degrees farenheit, which is more typical for late July and August. Although just two weeks ago my planters were flooded due … Continue reading →

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Combination Planters – A high-Impact Solution to No Space

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Tracy

If you are a container gardener like the kind that I used to be, you may have limited space to garden in. As a result, your balcony or patio may be crowded with bottles, jars and flower pots. One great … Continue reading →

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Herbs That Make Great Teas

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Tracy

Yesterday I wrote about how to use herbs from your own container garden in order to make tea. Here are some herbs and flowers that are good to grow for tea: Mint: Almost all of the mint family is good … Continue reading →

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Slugging it Out With Slugs

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Tracy

If all you grow is indoor potted plants, or of your container garden is on a balcony or deck, you may never have to deal with slugs. But if you have a patio or porch container garden on the ground, … Continue reading →

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