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Gardening & Lawn Care Tips : How to Water a Lawn

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:03:50 +0000

When watering a lawn, use a hose attached to a sprinkler every five days to avoid evaporation or over-watering. Water a lawn properly with tips from a landscaper in this free video on gardening and lawn care.

Expert: Bill Elzey
Contact: www.ShowplaceLawns.com
Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

Duration : 0:3:13

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Gardening Tips : How to Trim a Shrub

admin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:03:49 +0000

Before trimming a shrub, make sure to wear the proper safety equipment, and then slide the power trimmer down the sides and across the front. When pruning a shrub, make sure the bottom sticks out a little more than the top using this free video on gardening from the owner of a landscaping company.

Expert: Bill Elzey
Contact: www.ShowplaceLawns.com
Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

Duration : 0:1:33

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A Visit to the Garden Center with Jeff Gillman

admin — Sun, 31 May 2009 08:20:11 +0000

Meet Jeff Gillman, author of The Truth About Organic Gardening and The Truth About Garden Remedies, both from Timber Press. Filmed by Amy Stewart for GardenRant.com.

Created on May 16, 2009 using FlipShare.

Duration : 0:4:55

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SCOD Organic Gardens: SPRING SOIL TILLING

admin — Mon, 11 May 2009 04:41:59 +0000

SCOD Organic Gardens:
Spring Soil Tilling / Ground-breaking Land Preparation (Circle Garden)

Soil quality for growing vegetables & herbs means having adequate combinations of minerals, organic material & consistency conditions for drainage (ratios of soil types & grade/slope). First aerate & weed the existing soil by tilling (as we describe in this video). Next mulch if you have leaves or straw, then push the mulch aside for adding new soil & planting, finally replacing the mulch around the seeds or transplant seedlings. Then summer stewardship methods come into play.

Tools Used: Hoes, Mattocks, Picks, Shovels, Rakes, Spades, Trowels (This Mattock is Adz/Axe for rocky soil use a Adz/Pick Mattock)

Some perennials have returned, as well as some weeds. Be aware of beneficial weeds! Lamb’s Quarters, Wild Spinach, a few dandelions, and anything else you like. Biodiversity makes for a healthy planet and diet.
music: Iron Maiden “Back In the Village” & Nightwish
Next: WEEDS, FERTILIZER & MULCH

Duration : 0:1:35

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Gardening Tips : Caring for Hibiscus Plants

admin — Sun, 03 May 2009 21:43:13 +0000

Care for hibiscus plants by watering regularly, providing sunlight and spraying with a soil activator. Spray hibiscus plants once or twice a month to make them more heat tolerant, cold tolerant and drought tolerant with this free video on gardening from the owner of a landscaping company.

Expert: Bill Elzey
Contact: www.ShowplaceLawns.com
Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas.
Filmmaker: Todd Green

Duration : 0:2:33

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Gardening Tips : Organic Gardening Tips

admin — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:36:05 +0000

Organic gardening eliminates the use of fertilizers and chemicals by caring for plants in a natural way. Get organic gardening tips from a professional gardener in this free video

Duration : 0:2:31

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Gardening & Lawn Care Tips : How to Select a Watering Can

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:36:08 +0000

When selecting a watering can, consider getting two different types for the various jobs in the garden. Pick a watering can with tips from a landscaper in this free video on gardening and lawn care. Expert: Bill Elzey Contact: www.ShowplaceLawns.com Bio: Bill Elzey is the owner and manager of Showplace Lawns in Austin, Texas. Filmmaker: Todd Green

Duration : 0:2:40

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Vegetable Gardening & Plant Care : How to Fertilize Vegetables Organically

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:36:05 +0000

If vegetables have a great diet of compost and organic soil, they won’t require any fertilizer, so it’s important to avoid fertilizers when growing vegetables organically. Grow vegetables with an airy mix of soil and good drainage with help from a sustainable gardener in this free video on vegetable gardening and plant care.

Duration : 0:1:3

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Gardening & Lawn Care Tips : How to Clean and Store Gardening Tools for the Winter

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:33:24 +0000

Garden tools can be cleaned and stored for the winter using a wire brush and a little oil to prevent rusting. Clean and store gardening tools for the winter with tips from a landscaper in this free video on gardening and lawn care.

Duration : 0:1:45

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Eating Well in a Slum

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:33:23 +0000

CHEN: As world food prices continue to soar, many of Mexico City’s poorer residents take to the old-fashioned way. They supplement their meals with vegetables they grow in urban gardens. STORY: Under the rule of the ancient Aztecs, Mexico City was a maze of canals and floating gardens that grew corn and beans to feed the masses. Hundreds of years later, the government of this concrete metropolis of 20 million people is promoting urban vegetable gardens as a way to ease the burden of soaring …

Duration : 0:1:48

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