Do you ever worry about soil disease forming in your indoor potted plants? If so, you may be able to avoid this by setting your containers in a tray of water instead of pouring water on top of soil.
Are you trying to grow an indoor garden using the soil from your outdoor flower beds? Unfortunately, outdoor soil often contains too much sand or clay to allow indoor plants to grow properly.
Lace bugs create leaves that are yellow and stippled, and the undersides of the leaves are dirty. You can control them with insecticide sprays.
Shrubs that help attract birds and bear fruit include blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and mulberries. Migratory birds are attracted to fall shrubs that bear including dogwood, winterberry and mountain ash.
A bubbler system is a type of hydroponic system which is extremely easy - and affordable - to create and maintain. In a bubbler system, plants are grown on-top of a bucket and an aerator or "bubbler" is used to bath the plant roots in a nutrient rich solution.
The soil in some areas can become hard and compacted over the winter. Before you begin planting flowers or shrubs, remember to cultivate your flower beds or aerate your lawn for best results.
