20 Plants for garden pathways which can handle foot traffic There are infinite numbers of plants available to cultivate in your garden. But, there are very few varieties of plants that can be grown on pathways, because most of the plants are too sensitive to tolerate people’s feet. Here is a list of some very common plants which you can use to decorate the walkways of your garden. 1. Irish moss It is one of the most important family member of Moss but much different from other plants of Moss family. 2. They look very pretty with the bright green leaves and become more attractive from the last spring to the arrival of summer when it blooms beautiful yellow flowers. 3. Fascinating Brass Buttons are low growing plants that spread at a high speed. 4. These ornamented plants have an immense and gorgeous look with a sweet fragrance. 5. Creeping Jenny which is also known as money wort in many places is a perennial plant that loves afternoon sun. 6. Beach strawberry is a perennial member of the rose family. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19.
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Make Your Own Alchemy / Prepping, Planting and Harvesting Does “black gold” make you think of “Texas Tea,” or that three-letter-word, oil? If you’re a gardener, they don’t. For us, black gold can only mean one thing: compost. You may think compost building is complicated, but it doesn’t need to be. Although bagged compost is sold at most garden centers, it’s easy and almost free to make your own. In a new pile, layer brown matter: shredded fallen leaves, old foliage without disease, and brown grasses (if they haven’t been sprayed with chemicals like herbicides or pesticides). Garden bins make keeping the pile in one place easy. I think a three-bin system works best. If you live in a very dry climate like mine normally is, water the pile every week in the summer to keep it moist. When you add green matter, top it with a layer of shredded leaves or dirt. Don’t add dairy or meat products. Creating your own compost is another way you can recycle and keep organic matter out of landfills.
How to Find Free Compost Ingredients 1Ask your local coffee shop if they throw out used coffee grinds. Coffee grinds are an excellent acidic amendment to soil, so use ash or lime to balance the pH. Ad 2Inquire with local lumberyards and home improvement stores for free sawdust. Be sure to use sawdust only from untreated wood. 3Collect newspapers. Sea and lake vegetation is remarkably nutrient rich and makes a great addition to your compost, but it is also unsustainable as the tidelands and shores need those nutrients for their own ecosystems. Whenever you build compost, try to make sure that you are not removing ingredients from a setting where they would be composted- the forest, the shore, parks, etc.
Preventing Flies from Hoarding Your Compost Bin Composting is an environmentally friendly and cost effective way to reuse yard and garden scraps. Unfortunately, a hot compost pile can also quickly become breeding grounds for thousands of flies, especially if you are composting manure. Proper compost pile management will help keep fly populations under control. TIP: Our expert gardening advisor, Susan Patterson adds, "Plant basil around your compost pile to repel flies." Put a Lid on It Keeping a lid on your compost pile with deter flies. Add Brown Fruit flies are typically a sign that there is not enough brown material in the bin. Bury Food Scraps Exposed food scraps will attract flies. Boil Peeling Scraps Before taking out fruit or vegetable peelings boil them. Contain Scraps If fruit and vegetable scraps are gathered in a bucket before being emptied into the bin, cover the bucket. Use Diatomaceous Earth Food-grade diatomaceous earth is a natural sedimentary rock that crumbles easily. Scald Flies
Use Wood Mulch to Build Great Garden Soil Most organic gardeners find that following nature’s patterns serves them well. When it comes to building richer soil, nature’s plan relies heavily on trees — fallen limbs, leaves, cones, seeds and, eventually, the massive trunks. Adapting this plan for building garden soil by using a wood mulch — such as wood chips, sawdust or other woody residues — is a strategy that promises huge, long-term returns. Field studies dating back to the 1950s — and as recent as this year — suggest that a high-fiber diet of woody materials is exactly what many soils need. But wait: Woody materials are high in carbon and cellulose, so they need nitrogen and time in order to decompose. The outcome changes, however, if you add nitrogen or time. Sawdust has much more exposed surface area than wood chips do, so incorporating fresh sawdust into soil is not a good idea chemically (because of nitrogen tie-up) or physically (the mixture won’t hold water worth a flip). Mycelium Madness Recovering Resources
Composting: A timetable Everyone knows that composting your fruit and vegetable scraps and other biological material is much better than sending those scraps to the city dump, where they would turn into methane gas. But one thing people usually don't consider when starting a compost pile is how long it will take to turn into ripe compost. Here is a simple guide to give you an idea of how long it will take, using different composting methods. Hot Turn: 20 Days Hot turn piles are the most labor intensive and have more demanding basic requirements, but they produce finished compost much faster than other methods. Slow No Turn: 3-12 Months The easiest way to compost is to set up a pile in your yard where you dump your food scraps, leaves, lawn and yard clippings and simply let them naturally decompose. Worm Bin: 1-3 Months With worm bin composting, the more well-established the worms are in numbers the quicker they are able to process food scraps. Black Soldier Fly: 3 Weeks This article was reprinted with permission.
A Pile of Comments About Compost | Articles | Woodworker's Journal eZine Talkin' Trash...Heaps After you read the Q&A in last issue's eZine, we discovered that many of you are interested in talking trash...heaps, that is, when it comes to compost piles. Several readers shared further information about the process of making compost, including one who has taught university level composting. - Editor "I compost all my wood waste. "So, how is composting done? "Second, make sure the mixture is wet enough. "Third, make sure the pile or bin is large enough to retain heat. "Expect this process to require a year or maybe two to really get good usable compost. "All this said, recognize that compost happens. "Caution, don't use treated wood. Other readers also had piles of things to say about making compost with wood. - Editor "Tim is correct about sawdust being carbon. "I also cook year-round over wood fire in an outdoor stone grill. "As you should know, a major ingredient of commercial mulch and compost is shredded hardwood from shipping pallets.
Blue Planet Biomes - Plants The Importance of Plants Close to 2.5 billion years ago, the earth's surface and atmosphere were stable enough to support primitive life. Single-cell organisms began to develop in the seas that covered the planet. Plants play the most important part in the cycle of nature. The oxygen we breathe comes from plants. Leaves are the main food-making part of most plants. Plant Facts Scientists believe there are over 260,000 species of plants. Certain characteristics of plants set them apart from other living things. Plants and Their Environment Plants require a reasonable level of heat to grow. A plant's environment is made up of many factors. No two natural communities are exactly alike, but many resemble one another more than they differ. Medicine Plants provide many useful drugs.