You can grow a mango tree from a seed in a pot to keep it small and manageable (say 8 – 10 feet), or you can plant it in the ground for a larger tree if you live in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10b through 11. Either way, you’ll get to enjoy… Click here to read more…
How to Care for your Holiday Plants
The holidays are here and to put our office in the festive spirit, we purchased a few holiday plants. Poinsettias and a Norfolk Island Pine (I named him Hermie). They sure are beautiful to look at and we would like to keep them that way! Dressed for the season, this lively little pine looks native… Click here to read more…
DIY Hoop House
A hoop house or cloche is a tunnel made of plastic, usually semi-circular, square or elongated in shape. The interior heats up from the sun and warms the plants and soil inside, keeping your plants nice and cozy over the colder months. Instructions for your DIY hoop house for a wooden garden bed frame Materials… Click here to read more…
How to Overwinter Tropical Plants
Tropical plants such as cannas, elephant ears, and caladium have underground structures called tubers, which can be dug up and successfully over wintered, then replanted in the spring. Palms, Mandeville and hibiscus can be brought indoors to a sunny location or put into a greenhouse. With Bananas, depending on your climate, you have some different… Click here to read more…
How to Get Rid of Moles
How to Get Rid of Moles The most important thing is deciding if you actually need to try to remove the moles from your landscape. Keep in mind that moles and other tunneling creatures help break up the compaction in your soil and are a great means of assisting in over all soil health. In… Click here to read more…
Look who came to visit me today at Mike’s Backyard Nursery!
This is Mike and Pam’s little dog Ally. She loves the snacks and knows where I keep them!
How to Get Rid of Creeping Charlie
Creeping Charlie weed is a green vine whose leaves are round with scalloped edges and has a small purple flower. Tools Needed to get rid of Creeping Charlie: Weed trimmer bow rake garbage bag 1 large container shovel 1 cubic foot of compost 2 lbs of good quality grass seed water straw (optional) Before beginning… Click here to read more…
How to Make Homemade Fertilizer
Fertilizer can be pricey to buy, but many commonly used household items can be made into fertilizers worthy of their weights in gold to a gardener. Besides turning your kitchen waste into compost, some household items also make great compliments to a regular fertilizing schedule. Oranges Oranges, like most citrus fruits, have oil in the… Click here to read more…
How to Grow an Indoor Herb Garden
How to Grow an Indoor Herb Garden Whether you start your herbs from seeds or purchase a growing plant, you will find much satisfaction from having your own indoor herb garden. Most herbs are easily sowed from seed, so there is little that needs to be done to cause germination. I started this sage and… Click here to read more…
How to Trim Grape Vines
We prune our beloved plants to create a more lush plant, higher produce yields and to increase the health of plants. Grape vines are no exception. Keeping the vines pruned keeps them producing higher yields each season, makes the individual bunches of grapes larger, healthier and juicier, and allows air flow and sunlight to penetrate… Click here to read more…
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