{"product_id":"2940014359306","title":"Gardening Made Easy!","description":"General Gardening Tips\u003cbr\u003eSave all flats and flower pots that come with your plants. First, you can always use these to\u003cbr\u003estart your seeds next season (be sure to wash the flats to rid them of any disease.) Second, it\u003cbr\u003emay look funny at first, but if you cut out the bottom of plastic pots and place them over younger\u003cbr\u003etransplants it will protect them from rabbits. Additionally, placing pots around ornamental\u003cbr\u003egrasses is a great way to contain the younger, lower grass strands from rotting as they lay on\u003cbr\u003ethe ground. The band created by the pot will keep the strands off the ground.\u003cbr\u003eHere’s a coffee tip. Humans are not the only ones to get a boost from espresso. Plants do too!\u003cbr\u003eCaffeine and theophylline, two ingredients of coffee are popular ingredients in expensive skin\u003cbr\u003ecare products, and key ingredients in asthma medications, but also make excellent fertilizer for\u003cbr\u003eplants. You can get it by the big bagful and for free just by contacting your local coffee shop.\u003cbr\u003eJust mix the espresso in with your existing soil every few months and watch your plants grow.\u003cbr\u003eSuccessful gardening means that you don’t always have to buy everything new, such as pots or\u003cbr\u003efertilizer. Look around your home to see what you already have that you can reuse.\u003cbr\u003eGardening Made Easy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate Autumn Gardening Tips\u003cbr\u003eCome fall gardeners are usually a little teary-eyed over parting ways with garden tasks. For a\u003cbr\u003elittle late season planting run to the nearest garden section and buy California poppy, candytuft,\u003cbr\u003ecornflower, dianthus, phlox, cosmos, soapwort, spinach, larkspur, pansies, some marigolds,\u003cbr\u003esnapdragons, garlic, and\/or sweet pea seeds for what should be half off at that time of year.\u003cbr\u003eThese hardy annuals can actually be planted in the fall and will bloom in the spring or summer!\u003cbr\u003eWho doesn’t want instant blooming results in the garden? If you buy a plant you want it to be all\u003cbr\u003eit can be like, yesterday, right. Nurseries know this and so you will pay a premium for larger\u003cbr\u003eplants. Not only is there a demand, but also the overhead on a mature plant is more than a new\u003cbr\u003eone (larger container, more water, etc.) But if you are patient, buy the smaller plant. It will save\u003cbr\u003eyou a good deal of money and in a couple of months, with the right conditions and some Miracle\u003cbr\u003egrow your plant formerly known as small, will be a force to be reckoned with.\u003cbr\u003eAutumn is a great time of year to buy your seeds on sale as well as plant those late year garden\u003cbr\u003evarieties in your garden. Take the time to plan an autumn garden so you can enjoy flowers late\u003cbr\u003einto the year.\u003cbr\u003eGardening Made Easy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGardening Tips: Using The Internet\u003cbr\u003eThe Internet is a gardener’s best friend You might be surprised to know that your local nursery\u003cbr\u003ehas been charging you way too much money. Or you might be pleasantly surprised to discover\u003cbr\u003eyour local nursery is the best kept secret with great prices and stock. The point is, shop around\u003cbr\u003eonline as well as offline. Here is one reason why: while searching for farmers or companies that\u003cbr\u003esold plants in her area, one gardener we interviewed came across a nursery she had never\u003cbr\u003eheard of. She called and discovered they sold directly to nurseries until June when they opened\u003cbr\u003eto the public, but since she was local she could look through their 12 greenhouses and buy what\u003cbr\u003eshe wanted. She had her pick of flowers, colors, textures, and rarities and didn’t have to worry\u003cbr\u003eabout the item she wanted being sold out. Not only can you find great deals by researching, but\u003cbr\u003eyou can also find new sources!\u003cbr\u003eAs well, the Internet is a great place to get ideas for next year’s garden. You’ll find many ideas\u003cbr\u003eno matter what type of garden you’re growing. Check out gardening forums to see what other\u003cbr\u003egardeners around the country are doing. You might find a great new garden idea that is sure to\u003cbr\u003etransform your garden into a neighborhood show piece.\u003cbr\u003eGardening Made Easy!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGardening Tips: More Advice\u003cbr\u003eStones between the sizes of oranges and cantaloupes make great decorations, or borders for\u003cbr\u003egardens, but if you want a lot they can be costly. If you live near new construction, be it a large\u003cbr\u003ebuilding or a new neighborhood, you are sure to find many suitable rocks for your garden. Be\u003cbr\u003ecareful, as construction sites can be dangerous. Don’t forget to bring a wagon with so you can\u003cbr\u003eeasily roam the area and move your stones at the same time.\u003cbr\u003eHere’s a tip about plants and seeds. Whether the plant is an annual, perennial, or bush such as\u003cbr\u003ethe azalea you should harvest the seeds even if you don’t plan on planting them. 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