Tag Archives: Soil
Two New Cleveland Select Pear Trees
I guess August is the time to plant Cleveland Select Pear Trees. It seems to be a trend around these parts. I have no idea why…maybe it’s because the landscaping rush is just about over in the big box stores … Continue reading
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Tagged Cleveland, cleveland select pear tree, compost, Crabapple, dry weather, Fall, front yard, hickory trees, Hillside, home depot, Landscaping, Leaves, lowe s, Maple, Maples, nursery area, peach, peach tree, peach trees, Pear, pear trees, Pictures, plant, root, roots, season, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Trees, trees and shrubs, trunks, water, weather
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Saving All Sorts of Money
I gotta tell ya, I’m getting pretty good at saving money. It’s really a change of mindset. There have been so many times in the past few months that I would have gone off and bought something that I didn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged cable, cable tv, compost, computer, evergreen, evergreen trees, excel spreadsheet, Financial, financial portfolio management, garbage, garbage pickup, google, google search, hose, little trees, magazine subscription, moisture, money, mulch, portfolio, rebalancing, root, roots, saving money, Soil, Summer, top dressing, tree, Trees, water, wood, Woods
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How To Stop Moles and Voles From Eating Your Holly Bushes
This is a real problem. Moles and Voles eating the roots of Holly bushes, that is. It’s infuriatingly maddening. It’s time, labor and money down the drain. I have read articles on the internet about people having big beautiful Holly … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, bush, bushes, dirt, fencing, ground, Holly, holly bush, holly bushes, hollys, lawn, mole, rabbit, rabbit cages, root, root system, root systems, roots, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Tunnel, tunnels, water
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Transplanting a Tree During Summer Months
I would say that my luck with transplanting is 50/50. I have more luck transplanting trees and shrub under certain conditions. I do okay if: – If I pull a tree (bare root) from some local woods – I transplant … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, compost, dirt, drought, early spring, heat, Maple, maple tree, Maples, March, month, Pine, Pines, plant, Planting, root, roots, Sapling, saplings, shrub, snow, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, transplant, Transplanting, transplanting trees, Trees, water, white pines, wind, Winter, wood, Woods
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Best Cool Season Grass Seed For Heat and Drought
Okay, so I am probably thinking the same thing everyone else out there is thinking right now. What is the best cool season grass for heat and drought? That’s right. If you are reading this post, you most likely live … Continue reading
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Tagged aerate, aerator, Autumn, Bluegrass, connecticut, cool season grasses, crabgrass, Dormant, dormant grass, drought, dry soil, Fall, Fescue, germinate, grass seed, grasses, heat, Kentucky, kentucky bluegrass, lawn, lawns, November, October, pennington, plant, root, roots, Scotts, September, Soil, Spring, Summer, Summer Months, tall fescue, water, weed, weeds, Winter
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Using a Soaker Hose For Drip Irrigation
I hope I don’t get beat up by some crazy gardener for saying that soaker hoses are used for drip irrigation. I am aware that there are two different systems out there…soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems. Here are my … Continue reading
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Tagged bush, cement, dirt, Dormant, dormant grass, drip, drip irrigation systems, drought, dryness, garden, gardener, grass, heat, hose, Irrigation, lawn, Leaves, plant, plants, rain, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, road, soaker, soaker hoses, Soil, sprinkler, sprinkler systems, sprinklers, Storm, Summer, Summer Months, thunderstorm, water, watering, watering plants
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Growing a Butterfly Bush
I have to tell you, we have this Butterfly Bush that continues to impress. When we first got this plant last year, I had no idea what to expect from it. I didn’t know how tall it was going to … Continue reading
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Tagged bush, Butterfly, butterfly bush, flower, flowers, plant, purple flower, purple flowers, root, roots, Soil
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Transplanting Rhododendrons
Earlier this Spring, I got a little nervous. I was nervous because the seven Rhododendron shrubs I had planted next to the driveway last year weren’t looking too good. I kept telling myself that I should be patient and that … Continue reading
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Tagged brown leaves, compost, Composting, driveway, Farm, growth, Leaves, photo, plant, Planting, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, shade, shrub, shrubs, Soil, Spring, Transplanted, Transplanting, tree, tree farm, wind, wood, wood chips
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Fertilizing The Lawn With Compost
Do you remember that post I wrote a few weeks back telling you that I ordered five yards of compost to be used as a lawn top dressing? Oh c’mon, sure you do (just click the link before this sentence). … Continue reading
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Tagged aerate, Autumn, compost, cow, cow manure, fertilize, fertilizer, Fertilizing, grass, grass seed, grass seedlings, lawn, Leaves, manure, mulch, new grass, new seed, Nitrogen, Organic, organic material, plant, Planting, Sand, Soil, top dressing, yard
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