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Mantis ComposT-Twin Compost Tumbler

Knatural — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 14:46:24 +0000

Hugely Popular this year is the Mantis ComposT-Twin compost tumbler.

According to Mantis;

“Our unique two-chamber compost tumbler design allows your compost to “cook” in one chamber, while leaving room to fill the second chamber with plenty of organic scraps. Just add your compost materials to one of the twin chambers, turn the handle to spin the drum each day, and in weeks, you’ll have rich, dark, homemade fertilizer.”

You can order Direct from Mantis at $499 & Free Shipping. You will also get from Mantis a “FREE 2 lb. box of Compost Activator and FREE Guide to Composting”.

MANTIS® ComposT-Twin – for a continuous supply of compost! Free Activator and Guide to Composting. One-year money-back guarantee.

Making Flower and Vegetable Raised Garden Beds

lj726 — Mon, 26 May 2008 17:48:21 +0000

The first step in preparing a garden bed is to find a suitable frame. It can be anything from landscape timber, railroad ties or two to ten concrete blocks. Also materials that are durable and strong enough to hold the soil can be used. The frame that we make should be hard enough to hold the soil and it is also important to protect the sides from collapsing. The bottom should be always open to make sure that we provide a good drainage.
It’s good to keep the width of the bed within two arm lengths so that it would be easy to reach any part of the garden without climbing over the bed.
The next important thing lies in choosing the soil and it’s always best to choose a soil that would ideally suit the plant you grow.
A drip hose can make your garden bed maintenance free and efficient. But still you can use a sprinkler or hand water the bed.
Using plastic mulch may help you to keep the weeds out and would make your bed maintenance free.
You can create your own style of garden beds depending on your desire.

Tips to Improve Gardening

lj726 — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:48:51 +0000

Gardening can be one of the most relaxing and enjoyable pastimes. Whether you have done it by your own hand or by hired professional to create your garden. The following information should provide some useful gardening tips.

• Place walkways or steeping stones in the garden for easy access and to keep your shoes clean and dry. Cover the soil with a board to kneel while planting. This is to avoid walking on wet clay soil. The footprints compress the soil particles tightly and squeezing out vital oxygen. It’s better to build a hedge, if the path is three feet or more wide.

• Spade compost into lightly moist soil before planting a new garden. Remove weed over the area as you go. Remove its root to prevent the weed from growing back. Just trimming and cutting will give only temporary result. Then break up the soil into small pieces.

• For deep rooted plants like roses need double dig garden to make high performance garden.

• Some places can be highlighted by making a rockery. It’s for the plants which require less water. Cactus is excellent choice for rock garden.

• Grasses like Blue Grass, Fescue, and Rye should be mowed as high as possible. The best is around 2 to 3 inches and no higher. If it’s taller than that, the grass can flop over and if it’s too short, then the grass is more susceptible to weeds

• Plant tress at the corner of the garden to avoid too much sunlight. This will keep plants away from direct sunlight.

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15 Piece Apollo Garden Tool Kit

Knatural — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 13:41:35 +0000

15 Piece Apollo Garden Tool Kit – Green
Price: $51.95
This Apollo 15 Piece Garden Tool Set contains useful tools for all of your gardening needs. Each item has been carefully selected in order to make this Apollo Tool Set functional and practical. Included are a hose nozzle, pruning shears, grass shears, plant twist ties, narrow trowel, trowel, rake, weeder, hose coupler with swivel, male and female hose connector and three tap adaptors. Each Apollo tool is tested against industry standards for hardness, finish and usability, and should last a lifetime under normal use. A kneeling pad has been added for your comfort when weeding and planting. Any gardener would agree that the sturdy blow molded carrying case is a great way to keep tools organized and handy. Weight : 8. 8 pounds. Dimensions: 20. 8 x 4. 0x 13. 2 inches.

Friday Flowers: White tulips

Knatural — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 01:56:25 +0000

Google Blogs Alert for: tulips

The Weekend’s Tulips on Troost Events!
By Durwin(Durwin)
Stop on by to see the Tulip Gardens Map, enter the Raffle (you just might win a Krups Espresso maker, UMKC Theatre Tickets for four or a berry happy home for your Strawberry Shortcake among some other very cool prizes). …
Cafe de la Tulipe – http://tulipsontroost.blogspot.com/

tulips and deckchairs
By nobody@flickr.com (petervanallen)
petervanallen posted a photo:. tulips and deckchairs. Apr 11 102/366.
Uploads from petervanallen – http://www.flickr.com/photos/petervanallen/

Raised Vegetable Garden

Knatural — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:30:26 +0000

Garden Pots Catalog

Knatural — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:07:05 +0000

Garden Tools Catalog

Knatural — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:57:35 +0000