Joey Singer

Using Stem Cutting And Rooting Hormone To Grow Your Plants

A good gardening tip is that you can make more plants from your existing house and garden plants. This will cut out the expense of buying new house and garden plants. Look around for healthy plants to take the stem cuttings from to plant in a peat moss m... Read >

Using Seeds To Grow The Japanese Maple Tree

Most Japanese Maple seeds ripen in the fall. Watch the tree and wait for the seeds to turn brown. The seeds are ready to be harvested when they are brown and can be easily removed from the tree. The seeds are attached to a wing, it's best to break the... Read >

Taking Care Of Your Bonsai Tree In The Winter Season

Many people do not realize that most bonsai plants are outdoor plants. To properly cultivate and maintain most bonsai trees they should not be kept inside but should be outside year round. There are a group of what are called indoor bonsai trees. Thes... Read >

Need Herbs, Try Planting Them Yourself

In any recipe calling for herbs, use fresh herbs. Preparing the herbs for your dish is easy. The more tender herbs like mint, parsley, basil and cilantro can be gathered in a bowl and snipped with scissors. This is the fastest and safest way to chop the... Read >

Making Your Own Simple Greenhouse

As with garden sheds, there are two ways to build a greenhouse: you can either buy the sheets of glass and the frame and do it yourself, or you can hire a professional. However, building a greenhouse can be a lot harder than building a garden shed, which ... Read >

Making Your Own Gardening Pond

Ask anybody who has a garden pond and they will tell you how much the pond has changed their garden. Not only does it provide a focal point for relaxing and enjoying your garden but it can also become a real haven for wonderful local wildlife. There are a... Read >

Making Container Gardening Beautiful With Roses

According to the National Gardening Association, 91 million households participated in some form of do-it-yourself lawn and gardening activity in 2005, spending an average of $387. Over the past decade, an increasing percentage of this total has gone towa... Read >

Make Sure Your Flower Bulbs Bloom

I often notice when visiting gardens the great quantities of Daffodils and other early bulbs that we plant to herald in the spring. But how do we ensure we have a great display each year? The early flowering bulbs Quite a few seasoned gardeners have... Read >

Make Sure Grubs Do Not Destroy Your Garden

White grubs are the larval stage of beetles and are the most widespread turf grass pests in the United States. In fact, there are a number of different types of grubs that can damage your lawn. A single grub is usually less than 1 inch in length and usual... Read >

Learn To Take Care Of Your Roses

the other hand, there are flowers and plants that need a lot of water. Such flowers and plants must have a steady drizzle of water over several hours to keep their roots soaked well and to keep the soil in which they are planted moist. The rose is one s... Read >

Learn How To Sharpen Your Lawn Mower

- Rubber mallet* - Bench vise or C clamps - Rotary blade sharpener accessory - Electric drill* - Screwdriver, or 1/4-in. rod or bolt* - Blade balancer - Replacement blade* * Only if required The list may look formidable, but tool... Read >

Learn All About Dead Heading

"Off with her head" the queen shouted at Alice in the Lewis Carroll story "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Now I'm not sure if Lewis had an interest in gardening but he could well have been giving us some horticultural instruction which will give us a ... Read >

Learn About Flowering Dogwood Tree

Dogwood trees begin producing seeds right after the petals drop from the flowers. It's a slow process that takes all summer. By late summer the seeds begin to turn red, which means they are just about mature. Don't pick them too early or the embryo will n... Read >

Know How To Choose The Right Lights For Your Garden

Choosing specific greenhouse lighting can be somewhat tricky. Here are five important factors to consider when making your selections. 1. Type of greenhouse - Before buying greenhouse lighting, you must understand the kind of greenhouse that you have.... Read >

How Your Tree Can Survive Hard Weather Conditions

In most parts of the country it's still dead of Winter. However, in a few spots like here in the Desert Southwest, the warming weather starts to play tricks on Spring budding trees and plants. They think it's time to wake up when it's really not quite saf... Read >