Original Source: Autumn Gardening Tip – Plant Pansies

Plant pansies in October and November. If you live in a warmer climate (zones 9-11) like I do, mulch lightly and you can enjoy their cheerful color most of the winter. In zones 4-8, mulch them deeply when the ground freezes, and they’ll bloom as soon as the temperatures warm up in the spring. Pansies [...]

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Original Source: Is Organic Food Really Better?

Here at MyGardeningTips, we embrace organic gardening because we like our food free of chemical pesticides, herbicides, and genetic modifications as well as for its holistic benefits of healthier soil and water, sustainability, increased biodiversity, and many more. Besides, we think organic food just plain tastes better and the chemicals in garden supply centers make [...]

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Original Source: Cooler Times Ahead

The cooler breezes are the calling-card of fall. Signaling the transition from sweltering summer to a cooler time of year, the fresh fall breeze is a gardener’s delight. Gentler on the delicate flowers than the scorching summer sun, fall is such a joy. It does however bring with it some hard work, as leaves tumble [...]

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Original Source: Best Venus Fly Trap Video

Venus Flytrap snapping shut on a fly Venus Flytrap is the most common carnivorous plant and I wanted to see it in action before buying one. So I started looking at venus fly trap videos on YouTube. Most of them were pretty funky, even inaccurate, with one guy having to push the fly in with [...]

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Original Source: Where To Buy Venus Fly Trap?

Venus Flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) have just arrived at the best garden supply store in my area, and that’s where I’d go to buy a Venus Flytrap. But I live in the San Francisco Bay Area which has a large variety of tropical, subtropical, and exotic plants including carnivorous plants available. Depending on where you live [...]

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Original Source: 5 Carnivorous Plants For Kids

Children of all ages love these carnivorous plants. I don’t know if it’s the gruesomeness of plants that catch and eat meat or the fascination with plants that move. But helping kids grow carnivorous plants is an exciting and interesting way to introduce them to gardening. And for the budding scientist, tending their own plants [...]

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Original Source: Best Edible Garden Plants

Do you want a beautiful garden that you can also eat? Have a look at our favorite edible garden plants. Maybe your backyard is too small to grow all the vegetables you want. And the front yard has to look nice for neighbors and passersby. You can tuck edible flowers and plants in among your [...]

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Original Source: 6 Tips to Save Water in the Garden

“Improper watering is the number-one cause of garden plant deaths.” ~Burpee Complete Gardener Plants need water for all their essential functions. The roots can only absorb nutrients that are disolved in water. Plants, like people, are mostly water, and water gives structure to the stems and leaves. Lose this water and the plant becomes limp, [...]

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Original Source: American Grown by Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama’s New Book, American Grown I really admire First Lady, Michelle Obama for taking a stand against unhealthy food and especially the impact it has on the well-being of our children. So I was delighted to discover her first book, American Grown. Mrs. Obama doesn’t claim her book is an expert gardening how-to book. [...]

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Original Source: Tip Or Myth? Celebrity Gardener Debunks Common Gardening Myths [Video]

Do you know if these common gardening myths are true or false? The host of “CTV Morning Live” got most of them wrong. Common Gardening Myths Should you water your plants on a hot sunny day? Are organic herbicides and pesticides less toxic? Are gas-powered tools more or less environmentally friendly than batteries? Are beer [...]

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