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This is a process for converting your front yard to good soil with no grass, without ripping up every blade of grass or taking the top layer off your soil. It actually builds up the soil while killing the grass. It is also extremely inexpensive water and fuel for hauling compost. I did this becaus... By: lisascout

Easy DIY Container Gardening. I generally use empty recycled 5-gallon buckets for mixing my soil and sand. When I mix my soil and sand, I use about 3 parts soil and 1 part sand. I do not have exact measurements but go by what the soil looks like. You want a mixture that looks and...

This is the best alternative to lawn furniture ever! All of our friends and family love to sit and enjoy our grass couch. For me, there is nothing like a late night beer under my apple tree while gazing up at the stars on my grass couch with a chorus of tree frogs singing! So, I thought I would s... By: got2bskilled

Why spend way too much money on fertilizer? You can brew your own cheap and potent liquid fertilizer right at home with some compost and a bucket. Photo by Randy Son of Robert. Many gardeners tend to compost piles to increase the organic makeup of their soil and boost nutrient content. While stirring in the compost a few times a year is great for the soil, you can use the compost to create a nutrient rich quotteaquot to pour on the leaves and roots anytime. The primary benefit is getting nutrients from the compost to the roots quickly, but many gardeners swear by misting it onto the leaves of plants as a way of treating leaf fungus and other plant ailments. How do you make compost tea? Setups can range from something as simple as ...

Personally, I'm not one for lawns.  I am not vehemently opposed to them or anything, but lawns need to serve a functional purpose in my landscape.  My dogs aren't about to be set loose in the front yard, and I'm not about to start a croquet match in it.  If I had kids, I doubt I would send them out ...
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