Tag: Gardening Products and Tips

The Killer Truth About Herbicides and Alternative Options for Your Garden

The Killer Truth About Herbicides and Alternative Options for Your Garden

Every gardener’s dream is to eliminate the need to pull weeds. We’ll do everything we can to avoid it. Put down plastic, throw a layer of mulch over the surface, and sometimes, we even spray them with herbicides. The irony here is that by creating 

Protecting Your Vegetable Garden from Voles

Protecting Your Vegetable Garden from Voles

Last year we had a pretty bad problem with groundhogs and voles destroying our vegetable gardens. In our area…there aren’t many natural predators to take care of them, so we had an abundance of both running around and living in our backyard! They destroyed hundreds 

Why Giving a Plant for a Gift is a Great Idea

Why Giving a Plant for a Gift is a Great Idea

If you are looking for a fantastic gift to give someone for a variety of different reasons, then you should think about buying them a plant. Indeed, if you want to give a fantastic gift for a variety of different celebrations, then you should think about choosing an indoor plant. Furthermore, you should be aware that instead of taking your time to choose a particular gift for a special someone you should give them a gift such as a plant. Moreover, you should be aware of the various reasons that giving a plant to someone as a gift can be a fantastic idea. In addition, plants can provide a house or office with a great level of aesthetic appeal, while they are also good for a person’s health. Plants are a low maintenance gift that can be used to celebrate a variety of different special occasions. For more information about the various plant delivery services that operate in a particular city, you should think about checking a search engine as you will be able to identify several companies that you can contact.

Why Giving a Plant for a Gift is a Great Idea

A. Give someone a beautiful gift

One of the main reasons that giving a plant as a gift can be a great idea is that you can give someone a living organism that they can use to decorate the interior of their home or office. Furthermore, adding some greenery into a particular room can make a cosy feeling as well as complete the decor of a room. As a result, if you are thinking about giving someone a special gift for Christmas, a birthday or even another special reason, such as a graduation or house warming, you should think about giving them a plant from a specialist plant delivery service in Melbourne.

B. Good for health

It is also important to understand that plants are good for health as they can improve the air quality in a particular room while you should give them the right nutrients. Plants are also well-known for providing calming and stress relieving effects, meaning you should think about giving someone a plant as a gift. The next time you want to give your loved one a special reminder of your relationship, you should think about purchasing a plant from a specialist delivery service in your local area.

C. Choose from a variety of different plants

Finally, it is essential to understand that a wide range of plants are available from a specialist delivery service while you should choose an appropriate indoor plant for that special someone. As a result, if you are looking for something that is low maintenance and that can also build a person’s self-esteem and remind them of your relationship, you should think about purchasing a plant and giving it as a gift as soon as possible.

* Give someone a beautiful gift
* Good for a person’s health
* Choose from a variety of different plants

Therefore, in conclusion, if you are looking for a fantastic type of gift to give somebody for a variety of different celebrations that is also easy to maintain and good for their health, you should think about choosing a plant from plant delivery service in your local area.

Trash to Treasure – New Lighthouse Yard and Garden Art

Trash to Treasure – New Lighthouse Yard and Garden Art

A few months ago a friend of mine gifted me her old wooden lighthouse that holds toilet paper and facial tissues. She had changed the decor in her bathroom and new I decorated in a coastal cottage style. Instead of tossing it into the trash, 

12 Unusual and Creative Flower Planters for Your Garden

12 Unusual and Creative Flower Planters for Your Garden

I love gardening and have been growing my own flowers for the past 25+ years. Every year when gardening season rolls around I’m always looking for fun, unique, and creative garden planters. Where do I find them? Well, I like to hit the local yard 

Humanely Trapping Groundhogs with Advice and Tips

Humanely Trapping Groundhogs with Advice and Tips

For the past 10 years we’ve had a terrible problem with groundhogs tearing up our backyard and gardens. They’ve destroyed two garden sheds, an outdoor storage box, ruined numerous vegetable gardens, damaged our swimming pool and dig all kinds of tunnels throughout our yard. Heck, 3 years ago I fell in a tunnel and fractured a bone in my foot!

In our neighborhood gophers outnumber humans by at least 10 to 1. I’m not kidding about that! They have no natural predators around here other than our one neighbor’s dogs. That’s it. Oh, and the occasional vehicle that may run one or two over every year by accident. Other than that, they’ve taken over and run the neighborhood.

Humanely Trapping Groundhogs with Advice and Tips

It’s gotten so bad that a few of us contacted our township on what we could do about it. They recommended humanely trapping them and relocating them to a new home. You just can’t trap and release anywhere you want. You must obtain permission and they will guide you on release sites that they approve of.

We invested in a humane animal trap made for medium sized mammals and got busy. Earlier this summer we trapped a possum in it which we did release in a new area. Since then…we’ve successfully trapped and released 4 groundhogs. We still have at least 6 more that are tearing up our 1/2 acre of land. I don’t mind sharing my spot with 1-2 of them…but when you hit over a dozen of them it’s way too much!

For the groundhogs…I’ve found that they love to eat a combination of things so I whip up what I call Shelly’s Special: chopped up cantaloupe & watermelon rinds, apple cores & peels and cucumbers (chopped up along with peels). They go CRAZY for the cantaloupe and watermelon rinds for sure! You want to chop them up into bite size pieces and make a nice pile of them in the back of your cage. Set it, walk away.

The township also gave us another piece of advice. Every 3-4 days to change the location of our trap. Move it all around the yard. Groundhogs are smart and if they see one of their buddies get caught, they avoid that spot for awhile. So, move your trap every few days to continue your trapping success.

We love animals so we don’t believe in killing them. They have the right to be here on earth, just not ripping up my backyard!

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Gardening Update for August 2021

Gardening Update for August 2021

This year we planted 5 different type’s of tomatoes, green bell peppers, sweet potatoes, peas, zucchini, cucumbers, red beets, strawberries, raspberries and lettuce. We also have 3 grapevines and an apple tree. Every year we plant a little bit more than the year before. Thanks 

Garden Update for July 2021

Garden Update for July 2021

One of the things I look forward to in July is the start of our garden harvest. It’s the month that we start harvesting our early tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, spring onions, and zucchinis. We still have a few strawberries coming in too! This year we