Gardening Tips

1. Some animal make digging up and eating your bulbs. To prevent from animals, Wrap them i a thin layer of steel wool, before you plant them.

2. Make a great insecticidal soap from washing up liquid, when you mix it with water. Take 1 to 3 tablespoons of washing up liquid, mix it into 1 gallon of water, put it in a spray bottle and spray the entire plant.

3. Cut Fresh flower stems at an angle, it creates a larger surface area for the flower to draw up more water and remember to put your flowers into water immediately, if you don't air pocket will form in the stems and cause the flower droop.

4. when planting tress bury some old garden hose alongside the roots, when you fill in the hole leave the other end of the garden hose out of the ground. This allow you to water the roots directly.

5. Use bubble wrap to line the pots of container grown plants it will keep the warm during the winter months.

6. Use old knitwear or newspaper for a low cost hanging basket liners.

7. Make sure you get a level edge when pruning garden hedges by fastening a length of rope to two points across the top.

8. Salted boiling water makes an excellent weed killer on paths and driveways.

9.Stop cats climbing into your garden by spraying your wooden fences with surgical sprint.

10. Deter dogs with unwanted perfume and aftershave and liberal sprinklings of pepper.

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Re: [Landscape_Pro_Tips] Re: Flower Bed Drainage Problem

Not clear on the point you're trying to make but plants that thrive in clay soils are moisture loving and are able to absorb more water than other plants. The other aspect especially if one uses native plants of their region is their root growth. Water can only peculate downward as far as roots penetrate the soil. Turf grass often in most cases have shallow roots, 1 to 2 inches deep is the norm so water can only penetrate 1 to 2 inches into a clay soil and this is the reason why after a heavy rainfall, a lawn might be under water where sees native plants roots often penetrate as little as 6 inches into the clay or as much as 10 feet thus a planting of native clay busters in a planting bed, after a heavy downpour and no puddles will be found.

--- On Sat, 9/27/08, Carlito B. Yap Imperial <cyapimperial54@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Carlito B. Yap Imperial <cyapimperial54@yahoo.com>
Subject: [Landscape_Pro_Tips] Re: Flower Bed Drainage Problem
To: Landscape_Pro_Tips@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008, 6:29 PM


In one sense you are right, but the obvious issue is still the ground
that you have to deal with. Though a plant that can thrive to a clay
soil, you still have issue on proper drainage to provide a good
planting area.

--- In Landscape_Pro_ Tips@yahoogroups .com, ivy <ivybrown86@ ...> wrote:
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> --- On Fri, 9/26/08, Frank Lawrence <fplawrence@ ...> wrote:
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> I often live by the mantra of " Don't Fight the Site " in other
words, drainage or clay is not a problem but choosing the wrong
plants is. Start thinking in terms of right plant, right place as
this is the common sense approach to planting. There are literally
thousands of plants that thrive in wet clay and if you choose these
plants you will never have a problem.
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> ++++++++++++
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> There is an excellent list of plants tolerant of wet sites at:
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> http://www.mortonar b.org/res/ CLINIC_selec_ PlantsWetSites. pdf
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> I printed out a copy and keep it in my car at all times - after
all, you never know when you're going to be driving by a plant
store!!!
>
> Ivy
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11. If you plant seeds in a straight line you'll be able to spot weeds as they come up.

12. Use length of Garden
hose or drainpipe to sow seeds if you have difficulty bending down.

13. For an instant plant pick me up give them a drink of non-diet coca cola.

14. Always water your lawn in the evening this allows time for the moisture to soak in overnight and prevents burnt spots.

15. Cut up old margarine tube and use them to create plant label.

16. Keep your drainpipes and guttering clear by inserting a ball of galvanised steel wool into the opening, it acts as a filter and prevents the pipes from becoming blocked.

17. Bring a sparkle back to your greenhouse windows by rubbing them with scrunched up newspaper dipped in water and vinegar.

18. Don't use cold water straight from the tap to water your houseplants, fill your watering can the night before, so that the water is a t room temperature.

19. During a long spell of hot weather leave grass dippings on the lawn to act as mulch.

20. Garden boots and wellies starting to smell, cut an orange into two and place one half in each over night, it works a treat.