Green living tips and money saving solutions about garden irrigation, lawn care, pest control, weeds and more!
Recycling Your Christmas Tree For the GardenThis is a page about recycling your Christmas tree for the garden. Instead of trashing your holiday tree, it can be useful for a number of things in your yard and garden.
Green Gardening TipsThis page contains green gardening tips. Use ecologically friendly products when gardening will have a minimum impact on the environment.
Landscaping with Native PlantsNative plants are a good landscaping choice; they can save on water usage and should thrive in your garden. This page is about how to landscape with native plants.
Natural Pest Control for Tomato Plants?What is a natural way to keep bugs off of tomato plants?
Natural Garden Fertilizer and Pest ControlWhen you water your seedlings, use a weak chamomile water in a spray bottle. It will be a help to strengthen and will help them grow.
Green Gardening Tips?Does anyone have any tips for green gardening? Thank you.
Gray Water SystemHere in the desert southwest city of Tucson, Arizona our average rainfall is supposed to be about 12 inches with 7 of that falling in July, August, September, and October. But we have been in a drought, and so far we are way under in rain.
Rerouting Downspout Water?I'm tired of a puddle at the end of the downspouts. I am wondering how to remove the pipe that goes to the ground and attach something to the gutter that lets the rain out in sprinkler form or a mister would be great.
Deer Eating Flowers?Does anyone have an organic recipe to put on plants to keep deer from eating flowers?
Saving Money on Irrigation?I am looking for ideas. We just got our water bill and although we have had more rain than normal our 1/2 year water bill was a whopping $600. I believe it is our irrigation "system".
Using Buckets Under DownspoutsMy husband never got around to setting up a rain barrel system under our downspout, so I decided to take matters into my own hands. I set out several 5-gal. pails, a large plastic garbage can, and even my wheelbarrow along the ground, in a line, directly under the garage roof edge.
Natural Snail Control?What's a natural way to get rid of snails in my garden?
Using Cayenne to Control Garden Pests?My friend told me that sprinkling hot cayenne pepper on plants will keep away animals and insects that will eat them. Is this true? And if so, do you sprinkle the whole plant?
Bury Plastic Bottles for Garden Irrigation?I am thinking of soaking my garden by melting small holes in soda jugs with my leather burning tool, then sinking the jugs right side up to their necks into the garden dirt near the plants with about 3 inches exposed above ground.
Planting Crops on Earth Day?Is Earth Day considered an excellent day to plant crops?
Environmentally Friendly Paper Dye for Making Garden Mulch?Is there an eco safe way to dye shredded paper the color of dirt to use as mulch in flower beds?
Watering Flowers With Air Conditioner Condensate?Is it OK to use air conditioner water on flowers?