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• Spring Bird Feeding And Nesting

  I was having my shredded wheat this morning and staring out our kitchen window watching the various birds (gold finch, woodpeckers, cardinals and sparrows) feeding at our feeders. A couple of robins were searching for worms in the lawn. As I watched and... Posted Apr 09 2008, 11:53 AM by jeff-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden tips, Birds, Viburnum, sumac, chokeberry, birds feeding, nesting

• Vegetable Gardening On The Rise?

  I have been reading on blog posts and magazine articles that vegetable gardening is on the rise. I truly hope that is true and not wishful thinking. Gardening gets a bad rap at times as being too much work or people just are unfamiliar with gardening... Posted Mar 25 2008, 11:36 AM by jeff-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden tips, vegetables, gardening

• Eating Peas Right From The Garden!

  Growing up on a grain and livestock farm was adventurous and at times very tiring. It seemed liked whenever we thought there might be a break in the chores, we were directed to our vegetable garden to help mom with weeding, hoeing, watering and harvesting... Posted Mar 08 2008, 01:28 PM by jeff-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden tips, vegetables, peas, edible pods

• Compost Pile Quick Tips

  You don’t need an expensive bin to start your compost pile. A pile of leaves, yard waste or grass clippings is a great start. If you don’t want to have a pile of leaves etc. you can use chicken wire (that’s what we called it on the farm) to make a simple... Posted Dec 28 2007, 02:41 PM by jeff-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden tips, compost, pile green

• Comb Those Roots!

  I ran across a great tip while reading a gardening magazine a while back and while I logged the idea in my memory bank, the idea just surfaced over the holidays. I saw a friend get a hair pick out of their purse. I’m sure we have all encountered the root... Posted Dec 28 2007, 02:23 PM by jeff-nhn with | with no comments Filed under: garden tips, gardening tips, perennials annuals root bound

• Welcome to the Helpful Gardening Tips

  This will be the home of our new helpful gardening tips blog. Using this blog, we hope to share some helpful gardening tips we have discovered over the years. We hope you may find some of these tips to be useful as you garden. We also encourage readers... Posted Dec 14 2007, 01:55 PM by shawn-nhn with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: garden tips, gardening tips