Saturday, July 31, 2010

A Better Herb Garden With Gardening Information

You may seek gardening information on the amount of garden space, you will need to grow your choice of herbs. As a general tip, a plot between 12 and 18 inches is enough space to grow healthy herbs. If you already have a vegetable garden in your yard, or looking to grow one, you can allocate a space for your herbs in this garden.

Now, may be the time to decide on the type of herbs to grow in your garden. For example, to grow herbs for medicinal purposes, you can grow lavender or peppermint. The lavender acts as an antiseptic for your skin and is useful when it comes to healing wounds and clearing blemishes.

Another popular medicinal herb is peppermint, as it can help to settle stomach problems, the leaves can be steeped in water to make a tea, to help with your digestion.

Growing herbs to include in your cooking, helps to increase the variety of natural flavors and make your meals much more delicious. Better options are chives and dill. These herbs are easy to grow, will add a delicious, earthy flavor to your meals.

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Friday, July 30, 2010

Beautify Your Backyard With Flower Gardening Tips

Once you decide on the types of flowers that will grow best in your local area, you should look carefully at the flowering plants you are purchasing. Look to ensure the plant is compact and there is lush and green foliage, without any holes or spots.

You should always read the tags on plants you’re thinking of buying, to get an indication on the amount of sunlight your plants will need, once you plant them and they start growing in your yard.

If you are planting your flowering plants near your garden, or in an area away from the garden, you need to ensure the soil is healthy and moist, without flooding the soil with water.

As a beginner, you may want to start with Impatiens. These type of flowers are very hardy, can survive many adversities, and are an affordable addition to your garden.

Other flower gardening tips, include knowing how to prepare the soil for growing flowering plants. You need to cultivate or loosen the soil with a hand rake or trowel. Then you can dig holes with the trowel for each of the flowers to be planted.

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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Organic Seeds For Your Organic Garden

Start looking for organic seeds at local farmers markets. You can try out the organic fruit and vegetables available to buy, and then decide on the type if growing plants you want in your garden.

Organic seeds are often sold at these farmers markets. You should read the label to ensure that the seeds are not treated with harmful solutions and impede the natural growth of your garden plants. The seed package should include instructions on how to improve your soil.

Organic seeds may also be available from local growers, gardeners and garden nurseries. Many of these suppliers are family owned, which means that a small number of specific types of seeds are available, but the garden materials you buy will be genuine and of good quality.

Organic starter plants can be bought from local farmers. This allows you to take home a small flower or bush to start your organic garden. Starting this way will give you an opportunity to practice watering the plant and nourishing it with the right soil. Gaining this experience, will help you to grow flowers and other plants without using starter plants.

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Monday, July 26, 2010

Food Products With Soy Beans

Soy beans were a viable substitute for other sources of dietary protein during WWII. After little more than a decade, the U.S. exported more than 90% of world soy protein.

These days, the majority of soy is still cultivated for the production of textured protein, soy oil and soy meal is used as feed for farm animals including cattle, poultry, pork and other commercially raised animals.

Soybean meal is produced as a byproduct of soybean oil production. It is used as a source in agriculture and has revolutionized the raising and feeding of livestock.

Although there are many regions around the world where soy beans are grown, they originated in Asia. About 45% of soybeans world production are grown in India, China and Japan.

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