Become a Garden Soil Iron Chef The Ultimate Garden Soil RecipeThe key to healthy plants is healthy soil. Late winter is the time to prepare the soil in your vegetable and flower... gardens for the upcoming season. Nothing will make more of a difference in the performance of your plants than the correct soil mixture. Most plants will do best in soil... that the soil is deficient. This plan is intended for the majority of the common vegetable and flower plants where soil pH needs to be slightly acid.Step 1 - Understand your starting...

A Better Lawn- From the Ground Up Common SymptomsDoes your lawn look thin and yellow? Is the soil hard as a parking lot? When watering, do you start to get run- off... are all indications that the soil structure in your yard is poor. The purpose of this article is to give you an annual program that will feed the grass and improve the soil... to provide a more efficient and disease resistant lawn.The Root of the ProblemTo prosper, plants need well-drained soil with a course texture. The dirt should be friable i.e. crumbly...

CHANGE TO PINK CHANGE TO PINK For hydrangea blooms to be pink, the plants must not take up aluminum from the soil. If the soil naturally contains aluminum, one must try to keep.... Choose a fertilizer close to the ratio of 25/10/10 (Phosphorus is the middle number). In areas that naturally produce blue hydrangeas (soils with aluminum), consider growing pink... hydrangeas in large pots. If hydrangeas are grown in pots, it would be best to use soil-less mixtures, since these mixes would probably not have aluminum in them. In a pot, it will be much easier to control the requirements for growing pink hydrangeas. ...

Essentials 5-1-3 or MicroLife 6-2-4 Soil Amendments For use in Spring and Fall Aeration- helps break up the soil, using a tool to poke holes to break up gumbo. Gypsum- helps soften up... and further break down gumbo and other clay soil. Turface MVP- applied to broken up soil helps prevent re-compaction of the soil. Manure Compost- using a spread-able compost helps... improve grass and soil. Insect Control Grub Worms- larvae of June Bugs. The regular use of Milky Spores or Nematodes is a good all-natural prevention. Chinch Bugs- Typically strikes...

greater amounts of Atrazine as they search for water, causing stress and possible death. Use soil penetrents such as Water-In or Aqua-Duct: These products are designed to break... the surface tension of the hard, dry soil and help keep water from pooling up. Using these products before you water your lawn will help pull water deeper into the soil towards the grass... has been by hand watering and sprinklers, ph levels might have been changed and nutrients lost. Applying an Iron & Soil Acidifier can help adjust the ph and replace nutrients...