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for November 22, 2014

This Week's Gardening Ideas:

By orchidgal November 22, 2014

In-Place Composting If you are in the habit of throwing your kitchen waste down the garbage disposal, you are wasting valuable nutrients that would make your flowers and vegetables thrive. So, if you only have a little kitchen waste and not enough yard waste to compost, or if you don’t have a compost bin in your garden, you can do “in-place composting”. (320 words - Read the full article)

By wildflowers November 21, 2014

Winter Sowing and Freezer Tape Freezer tape is useful for wintersowing because it will hold up to the elements outdoors. (80 words - Read the full article)

By Bonnie929 November 20, 2014

Frost/Winter Insulation for Gardens Here's how I prepare my plants for frost and winter: I used to put stray/hay down around my bushes and plants to protect them and I used to wrap my bushes in burlap. I no longer do that, but storms in southern NH do hit hard, and we drop way below zero. My method may not work for everyone, however. It depends on your zone. (164 words - Read the full article)

By ge1836 November 19, 2014

A New Garden Without Turning Over Sod When making a new garden of any size, I use the lasagna method. In a large garden or a small spot where only dirt grows, this effortless plan works well if it's started a season before planting. (121 words - Read the full article)

By orchidgal November 18, 2014

Forcing Perfect Paperwhites This is a foolproof way to force those beautiful and fragrant paperwhites successfully, without having them get leggy and fall over. They look so beautiful on a windowsill in the cold winter months. (531 words - Read the full article)

By dave November 17, 2014

The Wonderful Yarrow Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, has been known and loved for thousands of years, and in fact, its name came from the Greek hero, Achilles. (886 words - Read the full article)

By Ecscuba November 16, 2014

Greenhouse 11 Degrees Warmer with Mylar Blankets Mylar blankets and a 65-watt incandescent lightbulb kept my greenhouse 11 degrees warmer. (186 words - Read the full article)

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Noteworthy acorn tips given this week:

5 people gave for the idea "A New Garden Without Turning Over Sod" by ge1836

5 people gave for the idea "In-Place Composting" by orchidgal

4 people gave for the idea "Greenhouse 11 Degrees Warmer with Mylar Blankets" by Ecscuba

4 people gave for post #735952 in "Sad Thread - Open Thread" by HoosierHarvester

3 people gave for the idea "Winter Sowing and Freezer Tape" by wildflowers

3 people gave for post #736398 in "Banner for November 20, 2014 by Paul2032" by Paul2032

3 people gave for post #734437 in "Congratulations :-)" by Sheridragonfly

3 people gave for a photo of Salvia (Salvia coerulea 'Sapphire Blue') by Onewish1

3 people gave for the idea "The Wonderful Yarrow" by dave

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