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		<title>Planting Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 10:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Pollard</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When planting, always examine the seeds and seedlings very carefully before buying them. Damaged, diseased or broken seeds must be removed.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: justify;">Once the layout of the garden has been planned, it is important to mark out the place where the trees, shrubs, flowering plants, climbers, borders and hedges are to be planted.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">In the case of those plants that are to be grown from seeds, or, if you are planning on seedlings, it is important where these are acquired from. They should be bought from a reputed nursery so that their health is guaranteed. Likewise, examine the roots of the seedlings carefully. They should be complete structures and neither damaged nor diseased. Preferably the roots will be fibrous in nature.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.lawnmania.com/images/planting-techniques-300x194.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-668 alignright" style="margin: 7px 10px;" src="http://www.lawnmania.com/images/planting-techniques-300x194.jpg" alt="Gardening" width="300" height="194" /></a>This would clearly ensure that the tree would ‘take’ quickly. Remember that a tree is a source of great comfort and enjoyment for many generations. Large trees should be at a distance of 20 to 30 feet from a building, so that they are not cramped for space.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Be careful of the power lines if any. Also, make sure that the roots are far away from any sewer or water lines. Next is the preparation of the soil. The soil should be studied and examined, and the pH value determined with a soil-testing kit which is easily available in the market. Depending on the kind of plants that you have decided on, the soil will have to be treated with organic matter and mulch, so that growth of the plants is optimal.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">For good tree growth, the mulch should consist of shredded wood chips and twigs. Once the soil is prepared, the hole has to be dug. This should be wide enough and deep enough to accommodate the roots without the roots getting damaged. Newly planted trees should not be fertilized. Their roots need to grow down in the first season. As you fill in the hole, the loose soil should be gently firmed so as to remove any air pockets. Water the trees. This will settle the soil around the roots, and give the tree the nutrients it needs.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">The trees and shrubs that you have just planted might need to be supported. Stakes can be used to do this. If you are using a cloth with the stakes, make sure that the cloth is soft. Trees need their roots to grow outwards. For this to happen they have to be watered regularly. It has been established that what the tree needs is frequent watering and not large quantities of water being given once in a way.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">During cool weather, or if it is the rainy season, then once a week watering is fine. If, however, the weather is dry, hot and windy, then water your trees and shrubs twice or thrice a week. Soil makes a difference. Water will drain very quickly from sandy soil, while clayey soil holds the moisture and so trees planted in clayey soil will not need as much watering. Remember that after the plant grows, it will have to be pruned to ensure a full growth.</p>
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		<title>How Organic Helps Ensure A Better Environment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 22:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jan Pollard</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lawn Care]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have lived in a world where pesticides and herbicides were used without care, thinking the a large amount of any of these would be beneficial for your lawn or garden, seeing the result often looked wonderful till little by little we were concerned that things were not so wonderful as they seem. Pollution, human [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have lived in a world where pesticides and herbicides were used without care, thinking the a large amount of any of these would be beneficial for your lawn or garden, seeing the result often looked wonderful till little by little we were concerned that things were not so wonderful as they seem. Pollution, human health and environmental being under menace for the indiscriminate used of chemical changed our minds and now we are trying to help to make the correct switch.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lawnmania.com/images/organic_green_planet.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-889" style="margin: 10px;" title="organic_green_planet" src="http://www.lawnmania.com/images/organic_green_planet.jpg" alt="organic_green_planet" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Use Items From Your Home In Organic  Care</span><br />
The reason to begin to make the correct switch is that your health and the environment where you live will be free of many chemicals that accumulated during years, can very destructive to humans, animal and every kind of life. Nature has provide you with many ways to care for their gifts without injuring ourselves or the environment, many of these thing that we can use for organic lawn care are part of our household and present any difficulty in adapting them to their new goal.</p>
<p>The current problem posed by lawn care is how to kill weed,how to prevent or combat pest, how and when to make an efficient fertilization,etc. First you must make an analysis of your soil, find what kind the nutrients lack and what kind of soil is (clay,sand and other elements alter and modify the treatment needed for your lawn).After that, when the result at are your hands, you can star to use organic products.</p>
<p>Organic products will perform their task after a time you lawn has reached the desirable stability: soon you will look to a greener,thicker,healthier lawn and that is the confirmed success of the organic products working at their best in your lawn.This will relieve you of frequent lawn care task, as watering or fertilizing.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Starting An Organic  Program</span><br />
If you are decide to start with your organic lawn care program, take your time to gather available information on how to use your household products in improving your garden and lawn. Thing simply as salt can be used wisely,for example, in killing weeds, without damaging the environment, and for collecting the right info you need, search on gardening magazines, or even women&#8217;s mags which are always upgrading the latest news on house care innovations.</p>
<p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-890" style="margin: 3px 9px;" title="organic_vegetable" src="http://www.lawnmania.com/images/organic_vegetable.jpg" alt="organic_vegetable" /></p>
<p>Last recommendation: don&#8217;t you worry about the difficulty of finding some items, they will be appear if you search enough.However, organic lawn care products are getting widely popular, thus most easily found and purchased.</p>
<p><strong>Going Organic and Alternative Nowadays</strong></p>
<p>Chemical fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides can poison our lawns, gardens and extend to our houses and environment. This can turn extremely dangerous for our lives and health. The best way to reduce their environmental impact is to change our lawn care habits and switch to what is called some times alternative lawn care or organic lawn care techniques. Learn here the basics about these techniques and how helpful they can become in protecting our planet.</p>
<p>The adverse effects on our health are not always so evident and take years to develop the symptoms of illness. Children and pets can be at a major degree of risk due to the chemical pollution and should be watched patiently to detect any early symptom of intoxication.</p>
<p>Long years of scientific analyzes and observation have led to the conclusion that: chemicals pollute water and soil, altering their components, decreasing living organisms life quality and killing entire echo system with time. These reasons are more than sufficient to begin switching over to organic products.</p>
<p>There are thousands of organic products for lawn available in the market, subjected to the customer’s needs and preferences so it is very easy to get some without researching too long but you must note that not all the products can assure that they are what they pretend to be: a lot of those are fake organic products, hidden in their formula some chemicals, although they have less chemicals than other, they are telling lies about themselves, making their product totally out of credit.</p>
<p>If you look in the labels, you will find a seal that guarantee you the organic quality of the product, if the seal is not stamped, the product hardly would be considered organic.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Choosing The Right Product According to Your Lawn</span><br />
When you are choosing your organic lawn care product, after having selected a good reputable company product, you must know about your lawn grass characteristics, your soil particularities and your climate. All these ingredients mixed together have the right answers to what kind of organic lawn cae product you need to apply. Soil varies in density, nutrients proportions, and dryness.</p>
<p>These factors are closely related to your area climates, annual rainfall , sunlight hours, winds and other potential oddities that may be included in your list of observations when you choose the grass you want to plant and the organic products you must provide to your lawn and soil.</p>
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