The eighth step is to visit your garden regularly. Spending a measly 10 minutes a day wandering around your lawn and garden like inspector 12 is all you need to do.
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The seventh step is to minimize the maintenance required. As a whole, steps one through six will reduce the amount of time you have to spend in the garden. Another tidbit is to cut back on fertilizers and prune when necessary.
Fertilizing and pruning can cause plants to produce new growth providing a buffet for [...]
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The sixth step is to use native plants. Meaning, use plants that are suited for your zone and don’t use plants suited for another zone.
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The fifth step is to water properly. Your garden needs about one inch a week. If you aren’t sure how much that is, set out a measuring cup every time you water and do the math.
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The fourth step is to mulch. Mulch stabilizes soil temperatures, maintains soil moisture, suppresses weed growth, and breaks down over winter putting nutrients back into your garden.
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The third step is to maintain healthy soil in your garden. The use of compost helps with maintaining healthy soil, but there are other things to consider:
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The second step is to start a compost pile. If you don’t want to make a compost pile, you can always buy compost in bags or in bulk.
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The first step is to start out small. The fastest way to become frustrated with gardening is to bite off more than you can chew. Starting small is the best way to learn how much you can truly handle. Begin with just 100 square feet as you might be surprised just how much that really [...]
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Blossoms from any type of squash crop including pumpkins are edible. Pick some of the male blossoms when they’re open. You can use either summer or winter squash blossoms. If you’ve never eaten squash blossoms, you are in for a treat.
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