How to Use Eggshells in the Garden

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Calcium from eggshells is very helpful to garden soil. It both moderates soil acidity and provides nutrients for your plants. In this article, Patrick first explains how to prepare the eggshells from drying them out to pulverizing them. He then shares different ways to apply the eggshells in the garden.

How to apply eggshells if you haven’t put plants in the ground yet
How to apply eggshells to existing plants
How to make a liquid eggshell tea to water your plants

It’s a very helpful article. This is a very simple way to both help the plants in your garden and to effectively use something that most people just throw away. Click on the How to Use Eggshells in the Garden link below to see this handy tip.

How to Use Eggshells in the Garden

Best Chocolate Scented Flowers

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Does anything sound better than chocolate-scented flowers? Last year I grew Chocolate Mint for the first time. In addition to providing a wonderful scent, the chocolate mint was great fro flavoring coffee, tea, water and lemonade. Please Note: Not all chocolate-scented flowers can be eaten.

In this post you’ll find 7 different, chocolate-scented flowers and herbs. There are beautiful photographs so that you can see what the flower would look like, if you decided to grow it in your garden. They’re all ideally suited for container gardening on patios, balconies, rooftops and other small-space gardens.

Click on the Best Chocolate Scented Flowers link below to see all 7 plants.

Best Chocolate Scented Flowers

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Miniature Flowering Bulbs

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This is a great post about miniature flowering bulbs. They great for smaller gardens, fairy gardens, rock gardens, and container gardens.

The post begins:

“I encourage you to think small this year when you plant spring flowering bulbs in your garden. The dainty blooms of muscari, crocus, miniature daffodils and the like should not be overlooked. You can create big drama with little bulbs like these.”

It then goes on to discuss:

Windflower
Glory in the Snow
Crocus
Miniature Iris
Grape Hyacinths
Miniature Daffodils
Tulip Species

Click on the Miniatur Flowering Bulbs link below to read the complete post.

Miniature Flowering Bulbs

How to Convert a Whiskey Barrel into a Water Barrel

: tixeertne.wordpress.com

Rain barrels are an effective way to collect, store, and reuse rain water for lawn and garden use. That means using less tap water for gardening which helps conserve fresh water and reduces your water bills.

This article shows one way to convert a whiskey barrel into a rain barrel. In this approach, they used a flexible hose that connects the downspout to the barrel. So a portion of rainwater will flow into the barrel. Normally, there’s a overflow hose that empties extra water into a safe area away from the house.

Before installing a rain barrel, check your local ordinances about rain barrels. Some communities have requirements for emptying barrels within a certain amount of time. That’s to avoid standing water which can attract mosquitoes.

Click on the How to Convert a Whiskey Barrel into a Water Barrel link below to see the complete article.

How to Convert a Whiskey Barrel into a Water Barrel

18 DIY Stacked Pot Ideas

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Stacked pot planters are a great way to grow flowers, herbs, or veggies vertically, which is perfect for small space gardens, balconies, patios etc.

In this post, you’ll find a description of 18 different stacked post ideas with photos. If you see an idea you like, click the link below the photo. You’ll see either a video tutorial or a tutorial article explaining how to make that stacked pot project.

Here are just a few ideas:

Stacked pot lettuce vertical planter (I am SO doing this one for next year)
Tipsy Pot Plant Tower
Terracotta Pot Plant Tower (super easy!)
DIY Strawberry Tower (another one I’m doing next Spring)
A 3-Tiered summer planter
And MORE!!

Click on the 18 DIY Stacked Pot Ideas link below to see these great projects.

18 DIY Stacked Pot Ideas

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How to Grow Cucumbers in Containers

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There’s a LOT of information packed into this article. Kerry shares helpful tips to help you to successfully grow cucumbers in containers. She covers the following:

What container is the best and Why?
How much sun is best for cucumbers?
What kind of soil should you use?
What kind of fertilizer do cucumbers need?
Are there temperature requirements for growing cucumbers?
How to start cucumbers from seed
Should I use a trellis for my container cucumbers?
When and how should you harvest cucumbers?
What varieties of cucumbers are good for container gardening?

Click on the How to Grow Cucumbers in Containers link below to read the entire article.

How to Grow Cucumbers in Containers

17 Hanging Herb Garden Ideas For Small Spaces!

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If you don’t have a lot of gardening space, it’s still easy to grow herbs. This post includes 17 different hanging herb gardens that you can use indoors. If you see an herb garden that you like, click the link under that picture and you’ll be brought to a tutorial.

Here are just a few of the ideas:

Hanging basket herb garden
Hanging mason jar herb garden
Pallet herb garden
Copper Rack Herb Garden
DIY wall herb garden
And MORE!

Click on the 17 Hanging Herb Garden Ideas for Small Spaces link below to see all 17 great iseas.

17 Hanging Herb Garden Ideas For Small Spaces!

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17 DIY Magical Potions For Killing Weeds

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There are a lot of weed killers and pesticides that you can buy at stores and nurseries. But they’re expensive and sometimes contain toxic ingredients. In this post you’ll find 17 different potions or treatments to kill weeds.

For each remedy, there’s a picture and a brief explanation of how it works. Then there’s a link to the recipe below the picture.

Here are just a few of the weed remedies:

Vinegar
Citrus Oil
Table Salt/Rock Salt
Gin (Yes – gin!)
And MORE!!

Click on the 17 DIY Magical Potions For Killing Weeds link below to see all of the different weed-killing recipes.

17 DIY Magical Potions For Killing Weeds

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How to Help Tall, Thin, Leggy Plants

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A common problem gardeners face when starting their seeds is tall, thin, leggy seedlings. The plants shoot up and lean toward the light source and sometimes fail to thrive.

In this gardening tips post, SeedsNow explains what causes thin, leggy seedlings and provides 5 easy tips to correct the problem

Click on the How to Help Tall, Thin, Leggy Plants link below to learn how to help thin, leggy seedlings to recover.

How to Help Tall, Thin, Leggy Plants

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19 Beautiful DIY Bird Feeders

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During the winter it’s more difficult for birds to find food. By hanging bird feeders in your back yard, you accomplish a couple of things. First, you help the birds to survive the harsh weather by giving them food. Secondly, the birds add warmth and color to you back yard.

This is a collection of different bird feeders, that you can make. There’s a lot of variety. If you see a bird feeder that you like, just click on the link. You’ll be brought to a tutorial for that bird feeder.

These are just a few of the feeders you can make:

Biodegradable Orange Bird Feeder
DIY Birdseed Ice Ornaments
How To Make A Mason Jar Bird Feeder
How To Make A Feeder From A Flowerpot
And MORE!

Click on the 19 Beautiful DIY Bird Feeders link below to see all 19 bird feeders on the Homemade Home Ideas website.

19 Beautiful DIY Bird Feeders

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