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Crop Rotation: An Easy Way to a Healthy Garden

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

What Is Crop Rotation and Why Do It?

Crop rotation, that is rotating the position of your crop “families” from year to year, is one of the simplest ways to control many insects, weeds, and diseases in the garden. Crop rotation does two things for the garden: It improves soil and controls diseases. Because enhances soil fertility, you will find an increase in crop yields.

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Companion Vegetable Planting Guide

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

How Certain Vegetables Match Up For Companion Planting

It has been known for centuries that some plants grow better when certain other plants are growing nearby. Science has gradually discovered the reasons why some combinations of plants are successful, but for other combinations which are also beneficial, no explanation have been found.

To help you identify which plants should be considered for companion planting, I have put together a brief . You will see that certain plants grow well with many plants while others grow well with only a few. I hope you will give this companion planting a try. For further information, check companion planting.

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Enjoy!

Marcie

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Companion Planting

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

What Is Companion Planting?

is the practice of growing certain plants near one another for their mutual benefit or specifically for pest control. One plant may assist another by repelling or attracting insects, providing shade, attracting pollinating bees, repelling pests such as deer or mice, occupying different root zones, or even by decomposing into nutrients needed and absorbed by the other plant. Plants can also be considered “companion plants” if they mature at different times when planted together.. Read the rest of this entry »

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How Plants Grow

Saturday, December 15th, 2007

How plants grow

Do you know ? How the different parts of a plant work together to make the plant grow? I can almost see your reaction!!! However, we sometimes forget that plants are composed of many parts and that if one of those parts is not healthy, the plant will not survive. Read the rest of this entry »

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