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Gardening is Exercise

WEBGardening as Exercise. The health benefits of gardening are impressive. Gardening uses all the major muscle groups, the muscles that do most of the calorie burning in the …

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Plant Care Guides

WEBWe've chosen the most popular plants and provided the essential information you need for choosing, planting, and maintaining them. Click on a link or image to view the complete …

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Corn Diseases, Insects, and Pests

WEBThe aphids overwinter in the nests of cornfield ants. The best way to control this pest is to plow the garden in the fall, destroying ant nests. Corn Flea Beetles are small but …

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How to Grow and Care for Epiphyllum

WEBOngoing Care for Epiphyllum. Keep the planting mix slightly moist but never saturated. Allow the top few inches of soil to dry out, then water thoroughly. Allow excess water to …

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What is a Garden

WEBA garden is both natural and unnatural. We take nature and arrange it in rows or swaths, draw a "line in the sand" where the grass can and can't grow, and choose which plants …

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Gardening Articles

WEBGardening Articles. For several decades, the NGA has developed thousands of articles, news items, tutorials, essays and other kinds of content. Look around - you're sure to …

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How to Grow and Care for Rhododendrons

WEBPlanting Instructions. Plant in spring or fall. Space plants 2 to 6 feet apart, depending on the expected mature size of the plant. Dig a hole only as deep as the root ball and 2 to 3 times as wide. If your soil is in very poor condition, amend the soil you've removed from the hole with a small amount of compost. Otherwise don't amend it at all.

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About the National Gardening Association

WEBOur Mission. NGA promotes gardening by helping home gardeners succeed, growing in health, knowledge, environmental awareness, and enthusiasm. In the numerous ways …

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How to Grow and Care for Sempervivum

WEBCommon names are Hen and Chicks and Houseleeks. They are rosette forming hardy succulent plants, most of which will grow in USDA zone 4 and up. They are of European …

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How to Grow and Care for Hellebores

WEBLoosen soil to a depth of 8” and mix in plenty of compost. Set the plants so that the crown sits at or slightly below the soil line; avoid burying the crown too deeply as this can delay flower production. Soil should slope away from the plant to ensure good drainage. Space the plants generously — 18” to 24” apart — to allow plenty of

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2021 National Gardening Survey released

WEBPosted by @dave on April 22, 2021. The National Gardening Association today released the results of the 361 page National Gardening Survey, the nation's most …

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How to Grow and Care for Roses

WEBCarefully fill in around the root ball and firm the soil gently. For bare-root roses, dig a hole 12 to 18 inches deep and wide. The hole should be large enough that all the roots can …

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Minerals for Soil

WEBApply 2 pounds of either type per 1,000 square feet. Colloidal or soft-rock phosphate has only 18 percent phosphorus (0-18-0) and 19 percent calcium. Although it has less …

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Guidelines for Successful Tree Planting

WEBSet the Tree in the Hole. With container-grown trees, slide the root ball out of its pot or cut it away if necessary. Loosen and spread out the roots on the outside of the rootball before …

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Beneficial Nematodes

WEBProducers ship beneficial nematodes (dauers) in the form of gels, dry granules, clay, and water-filled sponges. All of these dissolve in water and release the millions of …

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Scorpion Tail (Heliotropium angiospermum)

WEBIt is a member of the Borage Family. It is a short-lived perennial that grows about 6" to 2 feet high, even to 3 feet. It gets its name from the small but abundant white flowers that …

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