Archive for 'Lawn and Garden'

Organic Plant Health Summer Care is IN STOCK!

Posted on 24th April 2013 in Articles For Outdoor Living, Lawn and Garden, What's New?

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by Kristina Abbott

For all the Organic Plant Health customers, we wanted to let you know Summer Care is now in stock! Get ready for your June lawn care. About Summer Care… Summer Care™ 4-0-5 is part...

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No Sweet Tea Here – We’re Talking Compost Tea

Posted on 28th August 2012 in Lawn and Garden, Outdoor Living, Road Tests with Jim Wilkerson

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by Jim Wilkerson

No Sweet Tea Here – We’re Talking Compost Tea

While on my quest to improve the soil and the results I was getting in my yard, things took an interesting turn. I have always had a compost pile. Every fall I collect several...

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Liming: Why, When, How and How Much

Posted on 5th October 2011 in Lawn and Garden, Outdoor Living

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by Jim Wilkerson

We all know that the predominate soil here in the Charlotte area is clay. While this clay is fantastic for pottery classes and detergent companies, it isn’t so great for the gardeners among us....

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Lawn Care Calendar for Fescue and Fescue Hybrids in Charlotte, NC

Posted on 5th October 2011 in Lawn and Garden, Outdoor Living

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by Kristina Abbott

How To Get and Maintain a Healthy Lawn

Posted on 5th October 2011 in Lawn and Garden, Outdoor Living

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by Kristina Abbott

Article Source: wikiHow A beautiful lawn is easier to have and maintain than the professional lawn-care people want you to think. Sadly, their way of maintaining lawns is dictated by the fertilizer makers and...

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How To Care For Your Grass

Posted on 5th October 2011 in Lawn and Garden, Outdoor Living

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by Kristina Abbott

Watering Watering should be done in the morning so the water on the leaves of the grass plants has a chance to evaporate off in the afternoon sun. This will help prevent some chance...

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Fertilizer, An In-Depth Look

Posted on 5th October 2011 in Lawn and Garden, Outdoor Living

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by Kristina Abbott

Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Fertilizer Fertilizer is rated by content (by % of weight) of three major ingredients; nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium. They are listed on every package of fertilizer. Such...

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Decoding Fertilizers

Posted on 5th October 2011 in Lawn and Garden

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by Jim Wilkerson

Fertilizer is a difficult product to decode. There are an infinite number chemical make ups and uses. And what works in your garden probably won’t work in your yard. This article doesn’t discuss which...

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