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Years ago the only things available for mulching were straw and leaves. Now you can use grass clippings, cocoa bean hulls, black plastic, roofing paper, and newspapers. This will keep the soil in the garden from drying out, on hot days, and from washing away during a thunderstorm.

Have you noticed that right after a thunderstorm you’re your plants green up really fast? Well it’s due to electrically charged oxygen, that is turned into nitrogen.

Before you plant anything, it would be wise to take a soil test. Then send it to your agricultural center. Maybe you want to plant a tree. Well the ph may not be suitable in that area for growing a tree. Maybe too much clay or sand.. Or not enough limestone, or sulfur etc. Trees can drown in a clay soil. Sandy soils are too dry, and they’ll drain to fast.
But the soil test will tell you what you need to add to your soil to plant your trees, or plants even. Soil tests are usually taken at least every 3 years.

When planting a tree, make sure you dig the hole big enough. I’ve seen people try to squeeze a good size tree into a tiny hole. Then the roots get broken because they have no where to spread out, and then the tree dies.
Do not grab the trunk and try to force the root ball out of the container. Just ask them at the nursery to cut the side of the container for you. Than wrap some twine around it, until you get home. Then remove , and lift out the soil ball, not the trunk.
If you live in a windy area, it’s a good idea to stake your new young trees.
Now you can feed your tree with the drilling method, if you’d like. Just drill holes down in the soil, around the tree. Now fill with some dry fertilizer.
It will dissolve slowly, and won’t need to do this again for a year.

Now when your lawn feeding with a liquid fertilizer. – take an put a golf ball in your hose spray bottle. This will distribute the fertilizer further, and evenly.

It’s a good idea to put on your golf shoes once in the while. Now hike across your lawn. This will aerate your lawn, so it will accept water and fertilizer better.

Water before 2 p.m. But the best times are between 5 A. M. and 8 A. M.

All disease controls apply after 7 P. M.

Best time to mow is after 7 P.M.

Make sure your mower blade is sharp. Hose down you mower so it will keep working efficiently.

Impulse sprinklers are the best, if you need to rely on a hose .It’s faster, and delivers more water.

Don’t water at night, unless using insect spray, fungicides, or a bacterial soap and water solution.

Sew you seeds when the days are warm and evenings are cool. Loosen your soil, apply seed, sprinkle on a light layer of soil, and keep it moist.

In hot weather, if you need to seed a spot. First soak your seed in 1 cup dish soap, and 1 gallon of a weak tea water. Chill 48 hours. Then spread the seed out on a warm dry surface to dry. Now plant them.

Apply all liquid weed killer to weeds only. NOT THE WHOLE LAWN.

Crabgrass and other annual weed seed plants should be killed with a pre – emerge crab grass control applied very early in spring.

Never mow wet grass.

Trim and edge before mowing. Don’t allow excess grass, to grow along side walks, driveways, or flowers beds. These are the areas insects and diseases like to take up residence.

Seeds go down late in the evenings.

Mow your lawn up until the season ends. Now your very last mowing, drop your blade down 1 notch.

Keep all your tool blades sharp with a bastard file.

Don’t toss out old hoses. Put some tiny holes in and use it in a flower bed. Or take and cut off sections to slip over sharp tools. Just slit them and slide over the blades.

I also paint a bright color on the side of my tools. Then I can always find them in the grass. Also if the neighbor’s borrow them, you will know yours. Just go borrow them back, if not returned.

Don’t put your tools away dirty. Wash and dry them. Then squirt on some W D 40.

Wash all your containers with ammonia and soap before planting anything in them.

Treat all young seedlings with T L C, until time to move them out to the garden.

Catch rainwater for your hair. It’s fabulous.



Provided you with a lot of good info, now go knock yourselves out. I'm growing a bunch of hybrids right now. I love gardening, and knock myself out four times a week. I'm out there for hours.

Enjoy!