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		<title>Secrets Revealed on Grape Growing!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 08:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassidy Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you've been wondering whether or not this might be possible to develop grapes on your own garden, or if you want to implement your own grape business, but you're undecided about or know what to do. Below are a few ideas in regards to what considerations to start on before proceeding to developing grapes. Location: This is obviously the first thing that we need to do today to begin growing grapes. The place determines exactly how your grapes will grow. Also , there are grapes which grow in specific locations, so plan your local area first and not being hasty and simply plant your seeds anywhere. You will additionally require to think about the drainage, required slope, vines, and trellises.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve been wondering whether or not this might be possible to develop grapes on your own garden, or if you want to implement your own grape business, but you&#8217;re undecided about or know what to do. Below are a few ideas in regards to what considerations to start on before proceeding to developing grapes. Location: This is obviously the first thing that we need to do today to begin growing grapes. The place determines exactly how your grapes will grow. Also , there are grapes which grow in specific locations, so plan your local area first and not being hasty and simply plant your seeds anywhere. You will additionally require to think about the drainage, required slope, vines, and trellises.</p>
<p>Soil Choice: Grapes are comfortable with big and well-drained loam soils. Clay soils or sandy-like solids will just often retain excessive water or drain an excessive amount of it, which could not be healthy for your grapes. Temperature: A variety of grapes have different temperature requirements. Look at your area on what types of grapes may be grown. The bare minimum temperature vital for a seed would be about 20 degrees Celsius. In case it is lower, you can heat up by making use of mats otherwise your seeds will die. Seeds Type: Grapes vary in just about every location. You can get seeds that need a colder temperature or possibly a hotter one. Different kinds of grapes that come from Vitis Vinifera are typical in Europe. Vitis Labrusca on the contrary, is usually in Canada and then in the States.</p>
<p>Tools and Materials These tools can make grape planting a fairly easy process and not just a pain in the neck. Make sure you invest time, money, and energy on this one to make grape growing a roaring success. Trellis: Grapes need these since they&#8217;re strong vines. With out them, your grapes will often die or be crawling almost anyplace. You can either buy or create one. If you make one you may either create it out from recycled supplies, wood, bamboo or copper. The material depends , should you wish to build a beautiful garden or just prefer to grow grapes which has a strong and sturdy trellis to hang onto.</p>
<p>Hand Tools: Tools which have been commonly used in gardening can be also utilized in grape growing. They are pruning tools, spade, garden hoe, garden rake and plough. Machineries: Should you prefer a larger grape garden, then you would wish to settle for larger instruments and strong machineries like Augers, grape planting machines, and grape harvesting machines.</p>
<p>Fertilizers and Pest elimination: Be sure to have these extra tools available, may it just be only for a spare time activity or for family members. Grape plantations require these because this can be a big loss if and when they don&#8217;t possess one. To protect your hobby and even have a very healthy grape to consume throughout harvesting season, make investments and expand on fertilizers and pest management systems.</p>
<p>Hi! I&#8217;m Cassidy Fletcher. I own a blog which teaches <a href="http://www.ideamarketers.com/?articleid=1860969&amp;wherefrom=LOGIN&amp;CFID=81417612&amp;CFTOKEN=96804422">how to construct a grape trellis</a>, and I love to help people begin their hobby as a grape grower. I try to keep things simple and informative. Thanks for reading my lens! Take a look at my blog at <a href="http://www.greatgrapegrowingsuccess.com">http://www.greatgrapegrowingsuccess.com</a></p>
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		<title>Why You Should Grow Grapes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 08:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cassidy Fletcher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of factors upon which the growth of organically produced grapes depend upon. In case you are thinking of grapes, and the right ways to grow them, don't keep worrying about anything. It is really basic and effortless to develop them from home. The grapes demand full sun light, some timely care and attention and moderate water. There are actually distinct types of grapes which are often grown in your own garden. When you want to know the best way to grow grapes, you definitely should think about all the various forms of grapes. These 3 kinds of grapes contain wine (such as Chardonnay or Cabernet), table (Thompson seedless or red flame), and slipskin (concord).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are lots of factors upon which the growth of organically produced grapes depend upon. In case you are thinking of grapes, and the right ways to grow them, don&#8217;t keep worrying about anything. It is really basic and effortless to develop them from home. The grapes demand full sun light, some timely care and attention and moderate water. There are actually distinct types of grapes which are often grown in your own garden. When you want to know the best way to grow grapes, you definitely should think about all the various forms of grapes. These 3 kinds of grapes contain wine (such as Chardonnay or Cabernet), table (Thompson seedless or red flame), and slipskin (concord).</p>
<p>Just how could we grow grapes from your own home? You do not need any former knowledge or competence of developing any fruit in your yard. By following specific steps and techniques, you can easily grow grapes without troubles. First, it is advisable to find the kind of grape that you would like to plant. It is important to seek out the many varieties that are offered and that can be suited to your climatic conditions. Learning the way to grow grapes will render you first rate results if you happen to go in a step-by-step method. Once you have selected the species of grapes, the next phase is to grow the grapes from a nursery stock or cutting within a site which is present, along with a spot which includes full sunlight during much of the day. If you don&#8217;t understand what kinds of conditions are suitable for grapes, then you really will have to be attentive that pure sunshine is quite necessary for great creation of the fruit.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;d like the development to be first-class, then you certainly should apply a limited measure of water to it. If you want to be familiar with types of soil along the way of growing grapes, you then definately should amend the existing soil to make it loose, loamy as well as simple draining.</p>
<p>You will find a lot of extra hints that grape lovers would like to know the proper ways to grow grapes. The trellis is essential for growing grapes, as well as provide a great support for your grapevine which is certainly not too stiff. Fences would make it grow lengthier and bigger, which happens to be naturally a positive attribute along using it. These are generally some important measures in taking into consideration the proper techniques to yield a terrific harvest.</p>
<p>It will save you a lot of cash by growing them at your house, as well as at the same time, they also look incredibly beautiful. Growing the grapes at-home is easy and straightforward. With the aid of a few key tips, you too can easily grow great fruit that is cheap and permits you to enjoy homegrown fruit all through the year.</p>
<p>In addition, you too can learn the next steps on grape growing. You now have learnt the very basics before you get started. The next step is about <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/construct-grape-trellis">building a grape trellis</a>. I have blog that is dedicated to grape growing success. Take a look at http://www.greatgrapegrowingsuccess.com.</p>
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		<title>Shubs In The Garden</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 09:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Fryd</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many shrubs and vines provide spectacular displays of flowers that make a special appeal to beginning gardeners.</p>
<p>A Secondary Consideration</p>
<p>To the nurseryman who sells plants largely on the strength of their display value, flowers are all important. But to the landscape designer whose reputation and livelihood depend on how well satisfied the customer is with his landscape plans after they have been executed, the flower shrubs and vines do not mean much. He realizes that, on the majority of plants, they last for only a week or two, and the owner must enjoy the plant itself for the rest of the year. Therefore, he is more interested in form and texture than in flowers.</p>
<p>The novice garden maker should likewise try to control his emotions lest he sacrifice a pleasant year-round effect for the sake of a few weeks of spectacular flower display. That is why solar garden lights are an excellent addition to the <a target='_blank' href="http://www.plant-care.com/solar-garden-lights.html" />landscape garden</a>.</p>
<p>Valueless Plants</p>
<p>Fortunately, not many shrubs and vines that are popular because of their flowering habits are actually ugly after they finish flowering. But a few are practically useless as far as landscape value goes once their flowering period is over. Nevertheless, if you want such plants in your garden, use them where after they bloom, they will not have to play a major part in the design.</p>
<p>There are, for example, some species of Mockorange (Philadelphus) that for the average small home grounds are simply too large and overpowering. If kept pruned to a suitable size for such places, they are likely to become leggy at the bottom or extremely heavy at the top.</p>
<p>So if you insist on having one or two such plants in your garden for the sake of their flowers, it would be well to use them in the back of a shrub border; the tops would be seen and appreciated during the flowering season, and during the rest of the year the unsightly lower portion would be hidden by the shrubs in front of them.</p>
<p>What better time than right now to explore other topics and learn more on subjects like <a target='_blank' href="http://www.plant-care.com/solar-garden-lights.html" />solar garden lights</a>. Beginners and experts alike refer to us as their source for information on . Free reprint avaialable from: <a target='_blank' href="http://www.uberarticles.com/home.php?id=3515531&amp;p=36332">Shubs In The Garden</a>.</p>
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		<title>Landscaping Design Idea For Newbies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 10:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karen Ilich</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people search for a landscaping idea that can help them improve the appearance of the plants in their yard. There are many different resources that will have a landscaping idea for beginners and many of them have easy tips that any person interested in landscaping should follow in order to create a landscaping design that they can be proud of. By learning some simple tips to execute a landscaping idea, the person will go from amateur to expert in no time at all.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many people search for a landscaping idea that can help them improve the appearance of the plants in their yard. There are many different resources that will have a landscaping idea for beginners and many of them have easy tips that any person interested in landscaping should follow in order to create a landscaping design that they can be proud of. By learning some simple tips to execute a landscaping idea, the person will go from amateur to expert in no time at all.</p>
<p>The Placement Of The Plants</p>
<p>One of the most important tips for executing a landscaping idea is to read all of the directions for the plants the person is considering adding to the yard before purchasing the plants. Many amateurs do not realize that different plants have different maintenance needs and will purchase any plants they like. Another mistake that amateurs typically make is to place the plants in the wrong type of soil and only water the plants when they feel like being bothered with the chore. This route is a one way ticket to a yard full of dead plants and will make the landscaping idea much more expensive because all of the plants will need to be replaced.</p>
<p>Another important tip for executing a landscaping idea is to make sure that the area that the plants are being placed in will have all of the things that are needed for the plants to survive. The instructions for the maintenance of the plant will list what the plant needs proper growth. The instructions will detail items like the amount of light that the plant needs, how often the plant should receive water, the temperatures for the plant to survive, and what other plants can be planted nearby. Even experts may benefit from reading the instructions for the plants that they choose to purchase for their landscape idea so that they know what they need to do to keep the plants healthy and happy.</p>
<p>Planning The Landscaping Design</p>
<p>An important tip for completing a landscaping idea is to be cautious while choosing the area for the plants to be planted in their yard. It does not matter if the project is a front yard landscaping idea or a landscaping plan for the backyard. Most plants do best in areas with lots of light during the day and that gets a good watering when it rains. By checking to see if the area is too shaded or too dry before placing the plants in the area, the person will be saving a lot of time and will increase the rate of survival for their plants. It is very important that the person picks plants that they are able to care for.</p>
<p>Following beginner&#8217;s tips for executing a landscaping idea is not difficult if the person take the time to learn about landscaping before deciding to dig up their entire yard. Learning basic landscaping techniques can go a long way towards answering any questions that the person may have about how to care for their plants, how far apart the plants should be, and what plants could be planted near to each other. By following a few simple tips to complete a landscaping idea, the landscaping project will be made easier than the person could ever imagine.</p>
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		<title>Adding Fire Tables To You Backyard</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jolene A Cruise</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of accessories that can help you spice up your fun this summer. As the weather is getting warmer and warmer, we are spending more time outside and looking for good activities to do with the family. I have personally found 2 items that have added so much joy to spending time outside and hosting parties. I have had so many comments on my new favorite toys, that I had to write this article.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a lot of accessories that can help you spice up your fun this summer. As the weather is getting warmer and warmer, we are spending more time outside and looking for good activities to do with the family. I have personally found 2 items that have added so much joy to spending time outside and hosting parties. I have had so many comments on my new favorite toys, that I had to write this article.</p>
<p>When looking to redo our landscape. One thing that I wanted was an amazing grill. I did some research and found that getting a cheap grill from Walmart was not the way to go. If you want to impress, you need to build a BBQ Island. BBQ islands are great for the outdoor kitchen experience. I let the wife have the indoor kitchen, and when it is time to have friends over, she knows that the BBQ is my domain. One of the most convenient reasons for adding in BBQ islands are the fridges. It is nice to have your seasons, rub and extra BBQ sauce handy.</p>
<p>After all the food is cooked, I have found the best conversation piece money can buy. An Outdoor Fire Pit can really add to the evening. With fire tables coming in several flame patterns, you can find one that fits your personality. These tables have shaved glass in a decorative pattern that adds to the color of your landscape. </p>
<p>To clean the table from a marshmallow that falls into the pit is easily cleaned with a quick hose spray. These tables are tough and last forever. The kids love to quote the movie Sandlot and make smores with their friends.</p>
<p>As the housing crises continues to settle, I recommend to get some fun accessories for your home to make it more enjoyable. Increasing your home improvement can keep your head clear from the stress of most of our home price values dropping. Good luck and hope you enjoy your home as much as possible.</p>
<p>Looking to find the best deal on <a href='http://www.allbackyardfun.com'>outdoor fire pits</a>, then visit www.allbackyardfun.com to find the best advice on <a href='http://www.allbackyardfun.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=4'>firepits</a> for you.</p>
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		<title>Indoor Gardening And Plant Culture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:53:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kent Higgins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the door is close to the corner of the house, there may not be room for both a corner group and a door planting. In that case the thing to do is to arrange the corner group so that it will also form half of the entrance planting. The half on the other side of the door would be very low as determined by line drawn to edge of the house.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If the door is close to the corner of the house, there may not be room for both a corner group and a door planting. In that case the thing to do is to arrange the corner group so that it will also form half of the entrance planting. The half on the other side of the door would be very low as determined by line drawn to edge of the house.</p>
<p>Low Foundation</p>
<p>Whenever the exposed foundation is 3 feet or less in height, it is desirable to use plants only at the above-mentioned areas. It makes the house look larger and more dignified to have the lawn extend right up to the foundation walls.</p>
<p>But if the foundation is more than 3 feet high, we readjust our thinking and break the rule of not having a solid planting around the house. We maintain the general outline of the mass plantings at the corners and next to the entrance, but add a planting that connects them. In effect, this lifts the straight linerepresented .by the lawn in the case of a house with no foundation or a very low one &#8211; up to the point where the foundation ends and the house covering begins.</p>
<p>Directing Attention</p>
<p>The reason for having lower plants beside the door than at the corners is simple enough. If we want to pour a liquid into the top of a bottle or other small opening, we usually use a funnel to help do it. Psychologically the same effect results when we look at a house with high corner plantings and low entrance plantings; our attention is more or less funneled from the high points to the low ones close to the door. This is exactly what we want, namely, the attention of the observer to be directed to and centered on the entrance.</p>
<p>Various Architectural Styles</p>
<p>Although it may not be obvious in all instances, you can usually see in these different architectural styles the same guiding principle behind all of the foundation planting arrangements.</p>
<p>On a house with tall pillars in front, it is not advisable to put a single plant at the base of each pillar in order to break the vertical line. This would make it appear as though the pillar was suspended in mid air. There is little danger of monotony even if everyone who owns a house with tall pillars were to handle it in the same general manner; homes of that type are few and far between, so one will rarely see two that are planted exactly alike.</p>
<p>Kent Higgins shares his vast knowledge at www.plant-care.com. More knowledge, more power, more success when you better understand the subject of <a href="http://www.plant-care.com/1523-backyard-landscaping.html" />landscaping ideas for small back yards</a>.</p>
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		<title>Key Factors In Deciduous Or Evergreen Foundation Plants</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith Markensen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The landscaper must decide whether deciduous plants (those that drop their leaves) or evergreens should be used in the foundation planting. Your taste and your climate will be the key factors. But remember that a mixture of the two is rarely, if ever, desirable - although an evergreen ground cover can well be used with whichever type of plant you decide on. Indeed, such a ground cover might be even more useful and effective around deciduous material than around evergreens. It will keep the planting from looking sparse and bare after the shrubs go dormant and drop their leaves.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The landscaper must decide whether deciduous plants (those that drop their leaves) or evergreens should be used in the foundation planting. Your taste and your climate will be the key factors. But remember that a mixture of the two is rarely, if ever, desirable &#8211; although an evergreen ground cover can well be used with whichever type of plant you decide on. Indeed, such a ground cover might be even more useful and effective around deciduous material than around evergreens. It will keep the planting from looking sparse and bare after the shrubs go dormant and drop their leaves.</p>
<p>Seasonal Changes</p>
<p>Deciduous plants grow much faster and larger than most evergreens so you need to know more about plant habits generally to use them properly. As to which type offers the greater interest throughout the year, it may surprise you to learn that the deciduous plants lead. In many parts of the country such plants go through four seasonal phases in each of which they take on different characteristics.</p>
<p>As an example, imagine a high-bush blueberry growing near a window from which you can see its branches. In the spring it is decked with attractive creamy-white lily-of-the-valley-like flowers, a beautiful sight to behold. By mid-summer it has picked up its full foliage and also a crop of cool-looking blueberries which attract birds and add life to the garden. In the fall, few plants can surpass the brilliant foliage coloration of this species. And, finally, in the winter, the zig-zag growth of its bare twigs is attractive, especially when sheathed in ice during a sleet storm.</p>
<p>Evergreen Phases</p>
<p>Most evergreens, on the other hand, have but two phases which are not too strikingly different. In the late spring and early summer the new bright green growth contrasts pleasantly with the dark green older growth. After a few months the two blend into one more or less uniform greenand that is the extent of the seasonal change.</p>
<p>Of course, they present a beautiful picture when covered with snow, but if the snow is heavy it may split off branches or bend them over and permanently spoil their looks. Give that aspect of the situation some consideration in your planning if you live in a region subject to ice or snowstorms. Look around and see how evergreens on properties in your locality have fared.</p>
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		<title>Gardening &#8211; A Best Hobby</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kent Higgins</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When a gardener asks me how to collect plants in the wild I&#8217;m apt to say &#8220;Don&#8217;t do it.&#8221;</p>
<p>This answer is not prompted by any view of conservation, but one of dollars and cents and labor.</p>
<p>Just figure it out for yourself. For one, or a few plants you drive 20 rough miles into the mountains (40 miles round trip at .75 cents per mile). Then there is the problem of lugging tools and wet sacks a half mile to the location of the plants. Then comes the digging of the plant or plants (why do the &#8220;selected&#8221; ones always grow among rocks?) After the plants are burlapped comes the time to carry them (35 pounds or more) back the half mile to the car. After a hurried trip home the plants are planted and watered. Somehow they always look much more scraggly when they are out in the open. What is the result? A 50-30% chance that the scraggly plant or plants will survive.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t like the odds.</p>
<p>As for me, I&#8217;ll go to a good nursery and pay 10 to 15 dollars for a well-shaped plant growing on a pruned and active root system. It&#8217;s already dug, so all I do is take it home and plant it. The odds? About 95 to 5 that it will never show that it has been moved.</p>
<p>For all usual cases that is still my answer.</p>
<p>Those Rare Plants</p>
<p>There are unusual cases where collecting is worth the trouble, however. If you find a special plant, one with unusually large or colorful bloom, better foliage or something of the sort, it may be worthwhile to bring it into your garden for further observation.</p>
<p>The only catch is that of the chance of losing the plant in transplanting it. With rare plants you just can&#8217;t afford. 50-50 odds.</p>
<p>Here is a trick for juggling the odds in your favor.</p>
<p>When you have selected your plant, decide how large a ball of earth you should lift with it to give it a good chance of coming through if it has a good root system. Don&#8217;t forget that a wild plant almost always has so wide ranging a system of roots that you can&#8217;t hope to collect more than a small fraction of it.</p>
<p>Now draw a circle of the selected diameter around the plant. Mark the quadrants of the circle. Now dig a trench around two opposing quadrants. Make the sides straight down to the full depth of the future ball, cutting all roots cleanly.</p>
<p>The trench need be only as wide as the digging tool.</p>
<p>Now fill the trench with a light, fluffy mixture of compost (&#8220;forest duff&#8221;) and a little soil.</p>
<p>If you do this in October or November you can then relax until Mareh: Then return and repeat the operation for the other two quadrants.</p>
<p>At the next planting season you can ball this plant, working from the outer edge of the trench. Your plant will have formed a multitude of fine feeding roots in the light back-fill in the trench.</p>
<p>Under such circumstances you should hardly lose a plant in a hundred.</p>
<p>Did I hear you say &#8220;That&#8217;s hard work?&#8221;</p>
<p>It certainly is. I&#8217;m sure you will agree that it is too much for any ordinary plant.</p>
<p>Of course, if your plant is as unusual as you think it is, it&#8217;s worth it. If not, be lazy like I am. Just let your nurseryman do the work. It&#8217;s cheaper really, and it surely saves a lot of spade work.</p>
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		<title>Where To Place Your Plants Correctly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thomas Fryd</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The drip line of your roof is an important factor in locating foundation plants even in regions which do not get much or any snow and ice. Falling rain should reach the plants, so, except in unusual cases, they should be placed at least a foot beyond the drip line. At first they may look as though they were sitting out there by themselves, but in time, as the branches spread and the plants get larger, they will gradually reach back to the house and occupy all the space provided for them.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The drip line of your roof is an important factor in locating foundation plants even in regions which do not get much or any snow and ice. Falling rain should reach the plants, so, except in unusual cases, they should be placed at least a foot beyond the drip line. At first they may look as though they were sitting out there by themselves, but in time, as the branches spread and the plants get larger, they will gradually reach back to the house and occupy all the space provided for them.</p>
<p>Plants under Eaves</p>
<p>When under unusual circumstances, you have to place plants under the broad eaves of a mod em type house, it is perfectly all right to do so if you make sure of a constant and sufficient supply of water for them. Do not wait until the soil is bone dry before applying water; set up a regular schedule of watering (adjusted to the weather, of course) so that the plants will never be in danger of injury from drought.</p>
<p>Mulch</p>
<p>If you do not choose to maintain a ground cover under the plants, the next best thing is a layer of mulch which will keep the soil cooler in hot months and keep a supply of moisture in the ground over a longer period. This practice is absolutely essential to success in regions where several months of hot, dry weather are the rule.</p>
<p>The temptation to grow flowers in the midst of the foundation planting is widespread. My own view is that theoretically and ideally there should be no flowers in the public area, including the foundation planting. However, the desire for flowers is so strong that it is next to impossible to convince the average home owner that he should not have some annuals or perennials in his front yard.</p>
<p>If you feel that you must do that, one permissible way to do it.</p>
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		<title>The Garden Colors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Logan Pacelli</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year when you make up your seed order, why not decide to test a single group of plants thoroughly? For instance, you could grow all the zinnias your dealer offers. Then you would really learn about this splendid group of annuals. Or if you don't like zinnias, use China aster, petunia or marigold. You'll be amazed at the tremendous differences there are within a single genus.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This year when you make up your seed order, why not decide to test a single group of plants thoroughly? For instance, you could grow all the zinnias your dealer offers. Then you would really learn about this splendid group of annuals. Or if you don&#8217;t like zinnias, use China aster, petunia or marigold. You&#8217;ll be amazed at the tremendous differences there are within a single genus.</p>
<p>Planning for a vegetable garden &#8211; Take another look at the vegetable pages of the seed catalogs. For some reason each year fewer and fewer food gardens are being planted. As a result, lists of vegetable varieties suitable for home use are shrinking. The true gourmet knows that only home grown vegetables have high flavor. Do your part to save American appreciation of good food by planting some of the special varieties that are best right outside the kitchen door.</p>
<p>Forcing spring bulbs &#8211; Check the temperature in the basement or coldframe where tulips, hyacinths and other potted bulbs are being forced. A cool 50 to 55 is best. If the temperature is too high move the pots to a cooler spot, such as along the edges of the frame or the walls of the basement.</p>
<p>Bringing forsythia Indoors &#8211; Towards the end of the month branches of the forsythia and other shrubs can be cut and brought indoors for forcing. These materials will be a little more difficult to force now than in February or March. Set the branches in warm water (about 85) immediately after they are cut; try to keep the water at that temperature for 24 hours.</p>
<p>Improving your garden&#8217;s design &#8211; December is a good time to study the design of your garden, when its lines arc not hidden by foliage and flowers. Decide now how to change the beds, paths and other features; then this work can be done as soon as conditions are favor</p>
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