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Thursday, 22 May 2014

Fruit Tree Tips

Fruit trees are a grateful people of the gardens. Its colour and aroma will make our little orchard a much nicer place. These plants are possibly the most useful and practical it is.

Besides being productive , they can be very decorative , providing spectacular blooms in spring. Taking own trees , they can meet family needs fruit easily . If grown with care, can be obtained , year after year , a greater amount of fruit.

There are many classes that are recommended for cultivation in gardens depending on weather.

A large number of possible combinations
To learn how to perform first growing fruit in the garden, we must realize how much and what are the best solutions for small plots . With this in mind , there are three situations that can be found : doing an orchard , a garden with fruit or a small garden.

An orchard is a possibility in which we choose to grow a large number of trees . If so, you better leave an area specially reserved in the garden. It is preferable not to mix fruit and vegetables by the abundance of roots. During the winter , yes may be planted early peas and lettuce under the trees.

If you decide that we want to include only some of these trees , the fruit garden is another possibility. The function of this kind of plants in gardens changes , since it is both ornamental and productive . At planting , we can locate in different ways. One possibility is for groups of several copies .

If we finally decided by the groups , it is advisable to combine species such as pear, peach and pomegranate . The results we obtain are wonderful and the species listed coexist very well together.

Tuesday, 20 May 2014

All about Mowing

In order to maneuver around a tree , it's not always easy with a lawn tractor. 
May mowing the lawn with old equipment a lengthy and sweaty affair to be. Lawn tractor or riding mower can make work considerably . Sitting up , start ignition and trim his lawn without any trouble : the perspective sounds tempting . 
But it's not always the big and expensive machines are the right choice . The main lawn tractor and ride-on mowers variants we show in our photo show. This error when mowing the lawn you have to avoid even with the mobile devices.
Whether as gasoline , as battery or electric mower . For larger lawns from about 1000 square meters lawnmower without its own drive or even walk-behind mower is not the right device You must be conveyed by pure physical strength on the Green . When old equipment is often also the wheel arch no longer optimal . So mowing the lawn will quickly become an ordeal .
The main lawn tractors and riding mowers
   
Lawn tractors and riding mowers are not the same
One solution is wheeled lawnmower as ride-on mowers or lawn tractors. Many people do not realize that there are differences at all between the two devices . 
But unlike the lawn tractor riding mower when you sit directly above the engine. For lawn tractors , the engine is in front of the seat under a hood and usually has even more power .
Riding mowers are the best mobile lawnmower
Among the mobile lawnmowers , the Rider is so to speak the entry-level device. A cheaper but decent riding mower can be had for just under 1,000 pounds . 
Its average width is adjacent to that of a lawn mower . It starts at just 55 centimeters and ends at around 100 centimeters. If you would like because of the size of his lawn beyond this limit , which needs a lawn tractor .
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Lawn tractor with good accessories are also useful in winter
In addition, lawn tractors do not have another big advantage : its versatility. An extensive range of accessories and mounting options such as snow plow , snow chains , salt - trailer or snowblower lawn tractor makes all year round good service , and not just mowing the lawn , but rather the completion of the winter clearing much easier .
The cost for lawn tractors are significantly
However, this has its price. The best lawn tractors start at about 1500 pounds . But good brand motorized devices are also often significantly more expensive and cost 3000-6000 pounds . If one wants to use his mower for winter service , the necessary accessories you need to usually additionally shopping. Depending on the scope again several hundreds or even more than 1000 pounds will be payable in addition then .

Monday, 19 May 2014

How to get grass to thrive

The grass thrives best in sunny areas . It's hard to have a dense meadow in the shade, for that reason you will need to have to settle for one that is not perfect.

To get the best possible result in shaded areas , begin with a mixture of grasses that tolerate shade. The red grass and red grass varieties tolerate very light shade . Tall grass has moderate shade tolerance and some varieties of shade-tolerant bluegrass regularly. When the trees mature and increase the amount of shade , it may be necessary to reseed pastures greater tolerance.

Another way to help your lawn resist shadow is raising the mower to three inches to provide larger leaves for photosynthesis . And , if growth is slower in the shade, cut your lawn less often.
In the spring reduces the amounts of nitrogen fertilizers in shaded lawns. High nitrogen applications stimulate rapid growth, making the lawn more susceptible to disease.

Aerate your lawn in the spring and fall . Lawns are poor competitors in compacted soils . The trees in the area also benefit from aeration . Spend enough drilling machine to drill five inches.

Pay attention to watering needs. Excess water in shaded areas can aggravate lawn diseases . But if the lawn has to compete with a large tree by the moisture in the soil , the area could dry continuously .
In heavily shaded areas , it would be more practical to plant cover crops or cuts crust with shade perennials .

Sunday, 18 May 2014

Reach your lawn's potential

TIPS FOR A GOOD SEED

To succeed in planting grass there to perform basic tasks ( dug , stone removal , land leveling ) , the irrigation system to work properly. But also keep in mind these tips and explanations that give very good results.

If everything is done , it is very important to the total elimination of weeds, because weeds grass we sow if we do so, appear before. Perform dug to provide the seed faster deepening of the root.

Help with a credit line as Poly -Sports 20 +04 +20 +5 Fe ( balanced fertilizer ) or 18 +12 +06 PolySports to encourage root development mainly ) . Whether it is a new area, we recommend extend organic matter + silica sand or the like to protect the seed from the air , insects , birds and increase the humidity .

It is important to make several daily watering to maintain moisture in the seed (never swamping the ground ) , short and frequent watering . We must take special care when we cover the seed, you just need to plug it a few millimeters , to protect and prevent choking by having a thick layer . The seed will germinate and finding no light will die. It is also important after planting and cover , we spend a loop to better level the layer covering the seed.



In winter usually take longer to germinate, approximately two weeks. And in summer around a week. We recommend Lawn sow in late September , during the month of October (ideal time ) or early spring. If possible, avoid planting in summer as high temperatures and increased humidity favor the onset of disease .


TIPS FOR A GOOD RESOWING

If we just take care of watering , mowing and occasionally applying an agricultural fertilizer, will surely find this ( Photos 1 and 2). When we want to leave our perfect conditions grassy area in this situation ( Photos 3 and 4) have to perform some tasks scarification. Scarification may be mechanical or manual. To get up slightly small areas that are sparsely populated areas and will condition . We'll seed and then some sand or mulch. We will use these tasks to apply fertilizer TheAndersons to strengthen the grass there and you have to germinate.



For large areas that are in very poor condition use a scarifying machine (Figure 5) , save time and money. A manual mechanical scarification or its function is to make a micro - dug to soften the soil and remove dead grass roots and weak . When grass is it is not necessary to do this because it will produce more harm than good . In this enlarged photograph shows the work of scarification in an unpopulated area of lawn

When we have had many problems in a year with the lawn, scarification is enough. No need for a deeper work . When we passed the machine or rake to scarify ( photo 5 ) , collect the remains , preparing for reseeding (photos 6,7,8) . After clearing the area of plant remains (Figure 9) , apply seed evenly , later to cover it with sand or mulch. The TheAndersons dispensers have the potential to be used as planters .

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Holiday Watering

Watering during the holidays is no longer a problem because the market offers different formulas that allow us to more or less prolonged absences .

The Hydro gardens  are containers which incorporate a water tank that will absorb the earth by capillarity. The steadily keeps Hydro garden irrigation and allows the person responsible for maintaining only have to deal with filling the tank every so often, for example, every week or every 15 or 20 days , depending on their capacity and ambient temperature . The only downside is they are usually too large for the home environment, where the decor are other criteria , and is used most often to small plants that are distributed over the furniture according to your style .

Watering Cones are a simple , economical and effective solution , as they adapt to all kinds of pots , whatever your size . It is a porous cone provided with a thread that fits any plastic bottle is 5 liters or a quarter . The cone is driven into the potting soil and the water seeps which will have pre-filled the bottle.

They can also be used outdoors, although in this case, the most effective solution is a drip system timer , which allows you to program the frequency , duration and the exact time of irrigation. The circuit is sold as a kit that you can install yourself.

There are also semi-automated irrigation kits that have a depot departing tubes into each pot. Periodically release some water , for example , 2 times daily . They are inexpensive and do not require electricity .

Whatever system is chosen , we can become more effective if we complement these four steps:
1. Interrupting the fertilizer 15 days before .
Two . Reduce the activity of the plant cut flowers and flower buds about to open .
Three . Gather all the pots in the coolest room in the house , down the shutter until twilight and leave the window ajar .
April . For a patio or deck , it would be best to collect all the pots in the shady corner , as long as this is feasible .
May . Watering just before leaving .

The Bulbs that Spring Brings

Bulbs: Spring intercepts
If planted indoors , bulbs surprise us with a spectacular bloom ahead .

Any green thumb knows that autumn is a must with flower bulbs : daffodils , hyacinths , tulips , amaryllis, crocus , muguet , muscari .

They are very popular plants for their showy and colorful, that have been used in gardens since the sixteenth century. Normally bloom in spring, but if planted in the interior, where the temperature is high, much earlier . So , good planning will allow us to have a house full of flowers throughout the fall .

In gardening the term bulb is used in a broad sense and applies to species that sprout from bulbs themselves as those obtained from corms , rhizomes and tubers. From a botanical point of view it is fleshy underground organs that store type substances essential for plant development and only generated reserves vegetation when certain conditions of temperature, light and humidity conditions .

This , common among professional florists, method is known as forced and basically involves growing the plant indoors and provide the necessary conditions for later flowering. For bulbs , forced is particularly easy and offers the added attraction of being able to observe closely all stages of development. Nothing is as didactic as possible to attend the almost alchemical process that transforms an ordinary onion in a glowing flower. In addition , the bulbs can be forced in three ways : by planting ground , placing them between stones or a bowl of water .

Planting in soil can be carried in containers or any container with drainage holes. Is filled with a good potting mix two thirds is compact with a shovel or better with the palm and then placing the bulbs go , that should be pretty together, though without rubbing and buried only to half. Moisten the soil and the pot is placed in a cool, dark place , covered with a black plastic or in a closet for about two weeks , until the leaves begin to sprout . Then he moved to anywhere in the house, where you have good light without insolated until the flowers fade .

The water culture was performed in the jacinteros called , a special type of glasses , a narrow neck holding the bulb on the water but need not be a wet. This indirect moisture allows the development of roots , which remain within the vessel, and leaves sprouting from the top .

As in the previous case we must keep it in a cool dark place for about two weeks .

Cultivation between stones is a mixture of the above and can be done in any container of glass, porcelain or plastic that does not leak and has sufficient depth. In the background a layer of stones or gravel , about 4 or 5 inches thick , which is covered with water almost to the top goes down. Then the bulbs , they should not get wet, and they are coated with another layer of stones are placed . The humidity will make long roots that will anchor among the pebbles are developed. As always , the container must remain in the dark until the leaves begin to sprout. In any of the three cases , the flowers appear in the course of about twenty days .

Friday, 16 May 2014

Money Plant Care

Although we know that this beautiful plant definitely does not come with a built-in help that the numbers in our bank account increase magic wand , the truth is that many people are in the same house as looks great on the balcony or terrace and finally one never know , as the saying "from flying flying " prays. Here are some tips for you to know how to care plant money and keep it as beautiful as possible.
instructions

Although this plant resists high temperatures it is best not to receive direct sunlight , so preferably place in a shaded space but at the same time clearly

The money plant is the hanging type so ideally the place should be in a high space so that as it grows its leaves have the possibility of falling . A wall if you have a terrace or balcony railing are good places if the plants in soil will expand the branches of the terrain

If you live in a country with seasons you should consider that when winter have to remove the plant from the outside money because if the temperature drops below 10 ยบ could die

In the warmer months of the year water it three times a week while in winter you can survive with just one dose of water every five to seven days. If the money plant is getting too much water it will alert you with small black spots on leaves

Autumn is the best time to transplant it because at this station is where its aromatic and pleasant flowers will grow . The beginning of spring is also a good time to perform this operation
Once a month you can feed your soil with mineral fertilizers to plant your money grow stronger and healthier .