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Good gardening tips – Weeds, pull as soon as you see them, they are much easier to get rid of when small and your garden looks better without them. Planting, plant one type of flower in groups of uneven numbers as it is more pleasing to the eye. Planting in drifts is also pleasing to the eye. If you have Hostas, snails and slugs love them, so take egg shells and squish them into little pieces and put around each Hosta since they will not want to crawl over them. If you want to have continual color in your garden be sure and dead-head all of your flowers and they will flower again. Happy Gardening!

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1.Tomato Garden tips:

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Prepare the Garden
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A young tomato plant sprouting from the seed.

The first step in planting your garden is to purchase tomato plants or seed. Start seeds indoors six to eight weeks prior to the start of the growing season to allow them to begin producing fruit sooner, and for a longer duration. Choose leafy plants with thick, green stems if purchasing seedlings. Invest in diverse types of tomatoes for maximum success and various ripening times.
Tomato plants will fruit faster when placed in a sunny location. They adapt well to most soils, but prefer a well-draining, loamy soil. To help soil nutrients recover, rotate crops so tomatoes are planted in the same location only once every three years. Cover the planting area with black plastic two to four weeks before transplanting to help warm the soil and jump-start fruit production.
Planting
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Cherry tomatoes.

Plants should be a minimum of 6 inches tall before transplanting. Soil temperatures should range from 55 to 60 degrees F, with regular daily air temps at least 60 degrees F. Transplant on a cloudy day, after rainfall or during the late afternoon to help the plants adjust and prevent shock. Handle delicate tomato seedlings gently to prevent breaking or bruising.
For extra nutrients, spread compost over the bed and work the soil until it is loose. Tomato plants will sprout more roots from the stem, and require protection in cooler climates. In the north, dig holes deep enough to accommodate the entire root system and most of the stem. In southern climates, simply plant the root.
Care
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A tomato garden requires some care to produce a high-yield harvest of high-quality fruit. Water a minimum of twice a week, soaking the top 6 to 8 inches of the ground. Add a layer of mulch around the plants to help them retain moisture. Fertilize a week after planting, and as needed, with a liquid or granule containing equal amounts of nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. Secure the tomato plants to stakes, cages or a trellis support with strips of soft cloth. Pick tomatoes when the flesh is firm and fully colored.

2.Greenbeas garden tips:

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10 Easy Tips For Growing Green Beans
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Growing green beans (sometimes referred to as pole beans, snap beans, string beans, or bush beans) is quickly becoming a very popular vegetable in the vegetable garden. There is a good reason why – green beans are very easy to grow and prolific producers. Most green beans are ready to pick 45 to 60 days after germination, making them a favorite for a quick and steady harvest. If you love green beans and are interested in growing them in your vegetable garden, here are a few tips for growing the best green beans in town.
Growing Great Green Beans

Pole Green Beans
* Green beans grow best in full soil and warm soil that has reached between 65°F and 70°F.

* You can soak most green bean seeds overnight in a small dish of warm water. This will help speed up the germination process.

* Plant your green beans in fertile, well-drained soil to suppress the chances of root rot.

* Choose disease resistant varieties of green beans to prevent diseases such as rust, powdery mildew, and curly top virus.

* Maintain good spacing around green beans to increase air circulation and decrease chances of powdery mildew. Pole beans can be planted at a spacing of 2-1/2 feet, while bush beans should be planted at 3 foot intervals.

* Water your green beans at ground level using a soaker hose or drip irrigation system. This helps to keep plant leaves dry and prevent diseases.

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I did it many years ago so prices different and I don’t remember. Go around to pond places and price the various things you want then see what you can find elsewhere. I will explain. I wanted an old fashioned water pump to spout water into an oak barrel. I found a plastic “oak” barrel on clearance at Home Depot for 11 dollars. I found the pump in a farm catalog for 39 dollars so this part cost 50 dollars. If you get it at a pond place 125 dollars or more. Some things you need to get at pond places like pond tubs/liners and pumps but other stuff you might find elsewhere much cheaper.

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To get a good organic garden going takes years of soil building. Start small as a big garden will get overwhelming come the hot part of summer. I would say a garden no bigger than 10 feet by 20 feet the first growing season.

Now is the time to start garden prep by choosing where you want the garden and opening up the sod. Smothering the area where you will have the garden is a good first step or you can plow the sod open and till it in next spring. Plowing is a lot more effective than tilling for killing grass.

You will also need some tools. Get a couple of hoes, my favourite is the shuffle or stirrup hoe. You can find these at any box store. They are lighter and easier to use than the standard concrete hoe most people think of when they think about hoes. You will also need a wheel barrow or garden cart, a potato fork (looks somewhat like a pitch fork but fatter), a shovel, a spade, a couple of trowels.

You will need seeds. My favourite place to get seeds is Johnny’s Selected Seeds in Maine. Http://johnnysseeds.com
Start with easy things to grow and pay attention to the fact not everything grows in every season. Lettuce for example is best planted in the spring, it likes cool damp conditions. Tomatoes and peppers like it hot. A good seed catalogue will tell you such information. You will likely want to use seedlings for a lot of things such as tomatoes. Do not buy these at places like Wal-Mart. Go to a local nursery and tell them you are just starting out and you will get a lot of advice. One caveat, most nurseries (and box stores) are NOT organic and do not know much about organic growing so ignore all advice to use chemicals. But you will find healthier seedlings at most local places than box stores.

Good luck