Gardening resources from Daniele at learning heaven: topiarytree.net/greatgardningresources.php


French Marigolds: use them on your vegetable border, a Fantastic insect repellent!

Watering house Plants: Leave the water in a see through plastic bottle for at least a day before using it, this will get rid of the bleach in the water!

Surviving the frost:  Little clay pots make great cloches for protecting young plants from sudden, overnight frosts and freezes

Clear soup water revival: The next time you boil or steam vegetables, use the water on your potted patio plants, they will love it!

PH levels: Use leftover tea and coffee grounds to acidify the soil of acid-loving plants such as azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, gardenias and even blueberries.

Dirty fingers: To prevent accumulating dirt under your fingernails while you work in the garden, draw your fingernails across a bar of soap and you'll effectively seal the undersides of your nails so dirt can't collect beneath them.

Magic pen your hydrangeas: Just put some slate in the soil, it will make your hydrangeas grow bluer than blue. 

Poted worms: If infested with worms (a few worms is good though!), stick matches into the soil, sulfur end down. For an ordinary sized plant, use four matches–six for a large pot. The sulfur does the trick.

Are they ready yet? You can test seeds for maturity by dropping them into a container of water. The mature seeds will sink to the bottom while the unripe seeds will float to the top.