Q&A: How will the pH of my soil affect my gardening tools and materials?

Question by Belle: How will the pH of my soil affect my gardening tools and materials?

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Answer by fluffernut
Unless you are living on an old sulfur mine, not at all. The moisture might be more of a problem. One way to keep your tools clean and moisture resistant is to fill a bucket with sand and then pour oil into it. Kitchen oil, new motor oil…….just not old stuff. Keep the bucket outside in shade and then when finished gardening for the day, dip it in the sand a few times to remove soil and add a protective oil coat to the tines/blade/whatever.

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Fun & Unique Vegetable Container Gardens

Gardening Expert Melinda Myers talks ornamental and edible plants, including Bonnie Plants, and some creative and unique containers to put them in. www.bonnieplants.com melindamyers.com www.themorningblend.com Melinda Myers, best known for her gardener friendly and practical approach to gardening, has more than 30 years of horticulture experience in both hands-on and instructional settings. She has a master’s degree in horticulture, is a certified arborist, and was a horticulture instructor with tenure. Each year, Melinda presents at many of the major flower shows and garden events, sharing her knowledge with gardeners from across the country. For more information, please visit Myers’ web site melindamyers.com The site features regularly updated garden tips, videos, green tips, podcasts, an Ask Melinda database of gardening questions and plant guides, photo galleries, appearance information and much more.
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Your gardening questions get answered in the Praxxus55712 Weekend Edition Show! Feel free to ask any question you may have. Organic gardening, inorganic gardening, compost, soil, pets. food, lighting and a host of other topics! No tip is too silly. No question is dumb. Facebook: www.facebook.com
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Gardening ideas–flowers for a very shady area?

Question by MaryBeth: Gardening ideas–flowers for a very shady area?
It is under a maple tree–partially.

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Answer by gardenana
hostas, hostas, hostas! ferns are good, astilbe, impatiens, colius. My entire backyard is shade… I love it!

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How to Maintain Your Lawn Mower and Change the Sparkplug

Lowe’s home improvement expert, Mike Kraft, explains proper lawn mower maintenance and shares tune-up advice. Learn how to replace a lawn mower air filter and change a sparkplug. For more lawn mower tips, visit www.Lowes.com
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The Veggie Gardener’s Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You’ll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You’ll Ever Ask (Answer Book (Storey))

The Veggie Gardener’s Answer Book: Solutions to Every Problem You’ll Ever Face; Answers to Every Question You’ll Ever Ask (Answer Book (Storey))

What happens between the hopeful spring weekend spent planting seeds and the summer morning when the gardener wanders back into the rows of vegetable plants with picking basket in hand? Plenty! Every healthy vegetable garden is an entire world of activity, and every vegetable gardener, no matter how experienced, wants to know more about what’s going on in those tidy rows and how to handle any growing quandary that may arise during the season.The Veggie Gardener’s Answer Book has all the answers,

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The New York times book of indoor & outdoor gardening questions by 0812905385

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ROSES 1001 GARDENING QUESTIONS ANSWERED (HC)

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What is your biggest problem in Garden Design?

Question by maizblues: What is your biggest problem in Garden Design?
I have some of friend and relatives asking for design their home garden. Honestly said since I do learn the subject and practices it, kind of common sense when you use to hang with the thing again and again. May I know what is the problem your’re facing when you’re try to do you own landscape/garden design

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Answer by collegekid
Scale is the biggest problem. Most people plant things like they will never get bigger. Consequently they plant them too close to the house or too close to other plants or they plant too many plants for a given area. If a person can imagine what the plants will look like in 10 years, that’s the best way to design, unless you have been trained.

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Looking for some gardening ideas please help me?

Question by : Looking for some gardening ideas please help me?
My garden is growing slowly it has clay in the soil i want it to grow faster how can i do this. What plants are best for this type of soil..

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Answer by Frank
Why not have a look at this site it will give you a lot of info

http://www.geocities.com/mastergardener2k/

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Picnic Time 5-Piece Garden Tool Set With Tote And Folding Seat Reviews

Picnic Time 5-Piece Garden Tool Set With Tote And Folding Seat

• Lightweight and portable;
• Sturdy steel frame;
• Tool pockets on the exterior of the storage tote make them readily accessible when sitting in the seat;
• Storage tote fully detaches from the bag for versatility;

Gardening just got easier with the Gardener by Picnic Time! The Gardener is a folding seat and detachable polyester storage tote all-in-one. The storage tote has two zippered openings, one on the backside and one on the top for easy access from any angle and it conveniently holds 5 metal garden tools on the exterior of the tote so they are readily accessible when you need them. All 5 tools have wooden handles and leatherette straps for hanging. Makes a perfect gift for those who love spending ti

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Vintage Soviet Russian Small Garden Metal Hand Tool Rake USSR

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Gerber Serrated Folding Pocket Knife Camping Fishing Hunting Garden Tool Gift

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How to Stop Lettuce from Bolting and Can I eat Brocolli Leaves and more Q&A

John from www.growingyourgreens.com answers your gardening questions including: How to Stop Lettuce from Bolting, Can I eat Brocolli Leaves?, Do you know about the EarthBox, How did they make these veggie chips? and How can I easily search your videos?
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Garden Design Work IV

Anatomy of an Installation Project
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