http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening Awesome gardening tips and advice Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:56:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/07/15/contributed-led-grow-lights-scientifically-formed-for-optimum-results/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/07/15/contributed-led-grow-lights-scientifically-formed-for-optimum-results/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:15:45 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/07/15/contributed-led-grow-lights-scientifically-formed-for-optimum-results/ Hydroponic cultivation can be a demanding and fulfilling kind of gardening that needs a particular type of easy to complement this particular increase technique. LED grow lights are the single most eco-friendly styles of the amount of light an alternative for any landscaping, but if together with hydroponics, these lights perform spectacularly certainly. Brought about [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/07/15/contributed-led-grow-lights-scientifically-formed-for-optimum-results/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/29/compost-types-natures-recycling-methods-the-natural-way/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/29/compost-types-natures-recycling-methods-the-natural-way/#comments Sat, 29 Jan 2011 10:47:29 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/29/compost-types-natures-recycling-methods-the-natural-way/ Composting is really nature’s own recycling method and it is the biological process of breaking down organic waste like manure, leaves, grass trimmings, food scraps, and much more right into a very useful humus substance. Microscopic bacteria help to interrupt down the different components, helping them decompose and turning them to the compost we’re familiar [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/29/compost-types-natures-recycling-methods-the-natural-way/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/organic-gardening-do-grass-clippings-create-a-good-garden-mulch/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/organic-gardening-do-grass-clippings-create-a-good-garden-mulch/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:50:35 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/organic-gardening-do-grass-clippings-create-a-good-garden-mulch/ The main topic of grass clippings for use as a mulch is a type of question. It is an organic matter and will add benefits to the garden if used properly, but you will find things to watch out for. Comprehending the basic function of mulching is essential when choosing a mulch. When applied properly [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/organic-gardening-do-grass-clippings-create-a-good-garden-mulch/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/why-choose-organic-gardening/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/why-choose-organic-gardening/#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:19:24 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/why-choose-organic-gardening/ The term ‘organic’ is becoming more and more popular today. The thing is organic clothing, foods, even organic bedding. Entire stores are devoted to organic products and books concerning the subject can be found everywhere. So why can there be such an interest in everything organic nowadays? Individuals are beginning to realize just how harmful [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/27/why-choose-organic-gardening/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/25/10-key-aspects-of-organic-gardening/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/25/10-key-aspects-of-organic-gardening/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:46:19 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/25/10-key-aspects-of-organic-gardening/ Organic gardening is a lot more then just avoiding the use of chemicals in your garden. For many people it’s an outlook on living using nature’s laws to grow their fruits, vegetables, and other plants naturally. This is usually a personal choice produced in light of much research done to the need for diet as [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2011/01/25/10-key-aspects-of-organic-gardening/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/09/10/techniques-to-take-advantage-of-the-herbs-in-your-own-herb-garden/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/09/10/techniques-to-take-advantage-of-the-herbs-in-your-own-herb-garden/#comments Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:38:25 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/09/10/techniques-to-take-advantage-of-the-herbs-in-your-own-herb-garden/ Harvesting is the initial step to utilizing your the goods of your herb garden design. Timing is a big factor throughout this endeavor, also. Wind flow and high temperatures are accepted as removing essential oils which compose the herbs. Consequently, choosing a midsummer morning time where it is free of moisture as well as calm, [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/09/10/techniques-to-take-advantage-of-the-herbs-in-your-own-herb-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/07/22/nesco-700-watt-food-dehydrator-to-the-rescue/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/07/22/nesco-700-watt-food-dehydrator-to-the-rescue/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:17:39 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/07/22/nesco-700-watt-food-dehydrator-to-the-rescue/ The Nesco 700-Watt Food Dehydrator is my best time saver mass produces. I constantly have these huge plans for my garden in the spring when I plant. I consider how I’m going to freeze or can all the additional produce and have delicious home-grown garden vegetables throughout the winter and I plant just one additional [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/07/22/nesco-700-watt-food-dehydrator-to-the-rescue/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/04/08/harvesting-fresh-herbs-5-hints-on-drying-herbs/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/04/08/harvesting-fresh-herbs-5-hints-on-drying-herbs/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:18:08 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/04/08/harvesting-fresh-herbs-5-hints-on-drying-herbs/ If you have your own fresh herb garden, you are aware of how using fresh can herbs add so much flavor to your cooking. What happens if you are fortunate enough to have a fresh herb garden which grows more herbs than you can use? You definitely do not want to waste those delicious morsels. [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2010/04/08/harvesting-fresh-herbs-5-hints-on-drying-herbs/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/11/01/why-not-save-5000-on-groceries-this-year/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/11/01/why-not-save-5000-on-groceries-this-year/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:30:02 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/11/01/why-not-save-5000-on-groceries-this-year/ I was convinced about fresh organic food one weekend when I visited a local ‘Farmers’ Market’ for the very first time. The vegetables were so different from the stuff I usually bought in my local supermarket. Firstly they were in season, not flown in from somewhere halfway across the world. Secondly they smelled different. They [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/11/01/why-not-save-5000-on-groceries-this-year/feed/ 0 http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/10/05/harvesting-from-the-water/ http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/10/05/harvesting-from-the-water/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:38:09 +0000 greenthumb http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/10/05/harvesting-from-the-water/ Conventional farming makes people plant crops over a field of land, give it water to help it grow then harvest it when the time comes. This was practiced for many years until the demand for food increased which made scientists rely on other techniques to increase production. Such practices made the use of pesticides and [...]]]> http://www.essentialgardenguide.com/gardening/2009/10/05/harvesting-from-the-water/feed/ 0