Gardens & Landscaping

Yard, Garden & Outdoor Living Resource Centre

I hope you enjoy my site on Gardens & Landscaping, Patio, Lawn & Garden. You’ll find information, tips, advice and greatest products from eBay & Amazon. And subscribe to my eNewsletter for even more tips straight to your inbox, regards Jenny

Six Ticks For Organic Gardening

Organic gardening is the way of growing vegetables and fruits with the use of things only found in nature. Why would one want to indulge in organic gardening?

1. One can easily make compost from garden and kitchen waste. Though this is a bit more time-consuming than buying prepared chemical pesticides and fertilizers, it certainly helps to put garbage to good use and so saves the environment.

2. Organic farming does not use chemicals that may have an adverse affect on your health. This is especially important when growing vegetables. Chemical companies tell us that the chemicals we use are safe if used according to direction, but research shows that even tiny amounts of poisons absorbed through the skin can cause such things as cancer, especially in children.

On the average, a child ingests four to five times more cancer-causing pesticides from foods than an adult. This can lead to various diseases later on in the child’s life. With organic gardening, these incidents are lessened. Remember, pesticides contain toxins that have only one purpose – to kill living things.

3. Less harm to the environment. Poisons are often washed into our waterways, causing death to the native fish and polluting their habitat.

4. Organic farming practices help prevent the loss of topsoil through erosion. The Soil Conservation Service says that an estimated 30 – 32 billion tons of soil erodes from United States farmlands every year.

5. Cost savings. One does not need to buy costly chemical fertilizers and pesticides with organic gardening. Many organic recipes for the control of pest and disease come straight from the kitchen cupboard. Sometimes other plants can be grown as companions to the main crop. An example of this is the marigold, which helps to repel aphids from vegetables.

Mixing 1 tablespoon of liquid dishwashing soap and 1 cup of cooking oil can make a cheap garden pest spray. Put 3 tablespoons of this mixture in 1 quart of water and spray on plants.

6. A simple mulch of pine needles will help to suppress the growth of weeds as well as keeping the moisture in.

Organic gardening practices help to keep the environment safe for future generations.

YOUR YARD BY B/H/GARDENS–1985–H/C–PLANNING AND BUILDING OUTDOOR LIVING AREAS $0.99

Patio Home Outdoor Living Yard Garden Wrought Iron Set $1,690.00

Porch or Tree Swinging Hammock Chair Lot of 1 or 2 Yard Garden Outdoor Living $32.47

Porch or Tree Swinging Hammock Chair Lot of 1 or 2 Yard Garden Outdoor Living $59.94

36ft 11M Solar Power 60 Blue LED Yard Garden Outdoor Living Light Xmas $26.99

Sno Brum Original Snow Removal Tool with Telescoping Handle $16.88 The SNO BRUM offers consumers a way to quickly sweep snow off a vehicle and away from the user. Perfect for sport utility vehicles and minivans where reaching the across the width of the windshield with a typical snow brush is often challenging. With the SNO BRUM, drivers can easily push even heavy, wet snow off the roof, hood and trunk without scratching the paint or harming the finish of any veh…

Maverick Wireless BBQ Thermometer Set – Maverick ET732 $59.99 Maverick Wireless BBQ Thermometer Set – Maverick ET732…

Farm Innovators Thermo Cube Thermostatically Controlled Outlet $17.99 The Thermo Cube is a unique, patented electrical device that plugs into a standard 15 amp electrical outlet and turns power on automatically according to outside air temperature, saving money by using power only when temperatures require heating or cooling. There are five models available with different temperature ranges to choose from. Each unit has two receptacles for use with more than one ele…

Ferry-Morse 1270 Cilantro Herb Seeds (1.2 Gram Packet) $0.77 Annual Herb. The plant is Cilantro while the seeds are Coriander. The leaves have a distinctive flavor and are used as a garnish in salads and soups. The seed is used in meat and seafood dishes, as well as a condiment for flavoring bread, cookies and cakes….

Dynamic Design TN1606DT Toscana 16-Inch Snap-Fit Poly Planter, Dark Terra $12.58 These poly planters offer contemporary colors in a sturdy design for the garden, patio, or balcony. Practical planters that are durable, will not chip or crack, and effective on drainage. They have a rolled rim for a more textured finish….