http://www.mylot.com/w/keywords/gardeners.aspx MyLot Discussions About gardeners en-gb http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1150270.aspx Have you ever heard of Indigo Children? Do you know who or what they are? Were you or are you an Indigo Child or an adult? - DNatureofDTrain Sun, 17 Jun 2007 04:18:12 GMT dnatureofdtrain http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/2080053.aspx Plants love mulch and the benefits of mulching is it reduces evaporation from the soil surface which compete with the plants for water and nutrients. Here is an article that I want to share with you. Hope that this information is helpful. http://www.muriellesgarden.com/gardening/the-benefits-and-importance-of-mulching.html Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:10:22 GMT benallos http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1799061.aspx http://www.cityfarmer.info/category/roof-garden/ I was watching the news when they reported that Tokyo is harvesting some very good sweet potatoes on the roof of their company. And with the harvest, they celebrated with a variety of sweet potatoes dishes. This is such an innovative idea. To have a roof garden that grows food. Here in Singapore, there are very few roof top gardens. And even when there is one, it is not growing anything useful other than a few bushes of flowers that turns into mini jungles due to lack of care after a few years. I sure wish we could do the same here in Singapore. Given that we are a small island country with a lot of high rise buildings. And with the aging population growing, it would be a very good activity for the older folks to keep them busy in their retirement. It would also be a good source of food that could add to the local markets to keep prices low. If the government will also invest in some solar panels on the roof that charges batteries that will run the lights in the night, that would cut our carbon emissions by quite a bit too. I sure hope the government can look into this and divert some of their infrastructure budget to do so. And with that, hope that it will also reduce some of our cost to maintaining the estate by reducing the service and conservancy fees we pay from the savings they get from these roof top activities. A win win situation for both the people and the government! An impossible dream? You think? Tokyo did it. Why not us? Please share your views! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:59:52 GMT ahgong http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1398979.aspx Every year around this time the seed catalogues start rolling in. I get all excited as I flip through each one over and over trying to find the best bargains and the best products. I place my orders and then I wait... Once my seeds finally arrive I am filled with a renewed energy, a need for spring to come so I can get out into my yard. Living in Canada spring doesn't come quite as early as I'd like so I do the next best thing, I try to grow some plants from seed indoors. I pre-soak the seeds (when needed), I make countless trips to the store to buy those peat pellets, potting soil, vermiculite, etc. and then I finally start the seeds. And I wait... Then they start to grow, that first glimpse of green is wonderful, and then they die. I water them, fertilize them, give them that damp off stuff. What am I doing wrong??? Any ideas? Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:16:12 GMT emmasmomma http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1416226.aspx Friends of ours are moving interstate. They have given me numerous plants. Amongst these plants, are at least ten containers of strawberries, so I guess that would be at least 20 strawberry plants. I am keen to be successful with growing these, but I have no experience with strawberries. I can't keep them out the back, as both dogs would soon learn that strawberries are there for the taking. I will keep all ten pots out the front, as I have a large front yard. Now, strawberry gardeners, please tell me, what is the best position for strawberries? Full sun? (Australian heat). Or, morning sun & afternoon shade? Do they require watering every day, bearing in mind that we have no rain. Are they susceptible to any bugs in particular? Any advice will be appreciated. Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:45:24 GMT jennybianca http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1269662.aspx In the face of severe water restrictions, & the need to reduce our water bills, gardeners need to be united in their determination to keep their gardens alive during summer. Here are some great tips: Please, please, add any tiops you can think of, to help keep my garden alive. LET THE PLANTS WILT If you delay watering your plants and watch the canopy carefully, you will find that after a week or so the tip growth will begin to wilt. This will nduce slight stress on the plant, & reduce water use. CUTTING BACK ON FERTILISER Fertiliser encourages plant growth, which in turn uses more water. REDUCING PLANT CANOPY Pruning ornamental trees and particularly shrubs quite hard (30 to 60 percent) early in spring, will reduce the size of the canopy and in particular the number of leaves. On a hot day such action will dramatically reduce the plant’s water needs. FRUIT TRESS WITH NO FRUIT Remove all fruit whilst small. This will dramatically reduce water consumption. MULCH The simple task of covering the ground with a mulch can reduce the amount of water used in your garden by 50 percent and often more. SOIL WETTERS Applying a soil wetter either as a liquid or granule, will significantly improve the soil’s ability to absorb moisture. WAGE WAR ON WEEDS Get rid of all weeds. They use ca lot of water, which is taken away from plants you want to survive. USE RECYCLED WATER • Use a liquid rather than a powder for clothes washing • Use only on established trees and shrubs • Avoid using recycled water on small plants or container plants • Take extreme care if the soils in your garden are hard setting clays Sat, 08 Sep 2007 07:51:24 GMT jennybianca http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1270710.aspx Well the attatched photo shows one reason I dislike fall season. These are or were my treasured lilies. I have a couple beds with a few varities of lilies. They have finally died off & turning yellow/brown and it's that time of the year to cut them back. I also need to transplant a bunch as there are around 50 or so in this one area and it's geting very crowded. So I need to lay out a new plan for a new area for my lily bed before I start cutting and transplanting. My phloxx are about done. Well all but my Lavendar, beebalm, and seedums are done for the year. So I've a lot to sdo as far as planning new beds etc. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~ Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:13:19 GMT webeishere http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1236268.aspx I love gardening and there are times when I need professional help. I found this site that answers anything and everything about gardening. Many members of this forum knew their stuff and they live in different countries If you have plants that you do not know the name, they will identify it at once. this way you can search for how to care for this plant. They also have different discussion boards on different topics such as propagation, weed eradication, pest control, garden layout, and topics for each plant types. For gardeners and farmers out there, check this out... http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/forums/index.php Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:28:43 GMT everlasting http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1176797.aspx Today my gardener’s helper came and trimmed all of my bushes. The bushes needed trimming because the oleanders where dropping all their flowers on the grass and then the wind was blowing them into the pool. I went out to see what kind of a job they were doing and guess what the helper did? He stomped on part of my green beans. The green beans were just starting to produce well. I lost about ¼ of them. I was so upset I did not know what to say. Now this draws the line, I have to complain to the gardener, the helper weed eated my tomato plants last month now this. I hope he did not go in the back and weed eat my cucumbers of my squash. I did not look. Fri, 29 Jun 2007 23:48:20 GMT teapotmommommerced http://www.mylot.com/w/discussions/1112097.aspx We bought a new property about 12 months ago. It has a significantly bigger section and garden. At the time I thought that was excellent but the garden just seems to take up so much time to keep looking nice. Should I get a gardener? Is that some sort of cop out? Am I being lazy? Tue, 29 May 2007 20:03:31 GMT spudsstuff