Questions About Gardening and Lawn Care

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Today, I am going to go over some questions about gardening and lawn care that I have been asked or read over the years. Instead of writing an entire article on each question, I will try and give you the best answer I can. Most of these questions have very short answers. I will update this page as often as I can.

Best Time To Water Your Lawn?

What is the best time to water your lawn? Anytime in the morning before 10 am is the best time to water your lawn. This is best for water absorption.

Best Vegetable Garden Compost?

I like THIS ONE

Best Vegetable Garden Books?

I have been asked this question a couple of times now. There are a lot of great books on vegetable gardening and there are new ones coming out regularly. CLICK HERE for a great list of the best vegetable gardening books.

Best Vegetable Garden Insecticide?

This is personal preference, but I like THIS ONE.

Best Vegetable Garden Fertilizer?

I really like THIS ONE. It is also organic!!

When Is The Best Time To Plant Flowers?

The best time of the year to plant flowers depends on the flower you are looking to plant. Here is a quick flower planting guide.

Fall

  • Lilies
  • Tulips
  • Daffodils
  • Peonies

Spring

  • Violets
  • Begonias
  • Marigolds
  • Snapdragons

Best Time to Plant Bushes?

Fall is the best time to plant bushes.

Best Time of Year to Plant Grass?

The best time of year to plant grass is early spring through early summer.

Best Time to Plant Corn?

Spring is the best time to plant corn.

When is the Best Time to Plant Sunflowers?

Late spring is the best time to plant sunflowers. You want the ground temperature to be between 60 and 70 degrees.

When is the Best Time to Plant Fruit Trees?

In order to plant fruit trees, you want to make sure that the ground is not frozen. Late winter or early spring is your best bet.

When is the Best Time to Plant Iris Bulbs?

In order to have your iris bloom in the spring, you need to plant them in the fall.

Best Time to Plant Clover?

Clover grows best in the spring rain. So the best time to plant clover would be in April or May.

Best Time to Plant Maple Trees

Fall is the absolute best time to plant a maple tree.

Best Time to Plant Evergreen Trees

Fall is the best time to plant evergreen trees. Especially after the hot summer temperatures are done.

66 Small Deck Decorating Ideas-Designs on a Budget

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If you are one of the fortunate people that have a deck, but it is a small deck, you still need to make it look nice. Especially if you entertain on it or invite family over. A deck is a really nice place to relax after a long day at work or a long day working in the yard. Sit back and take a look at our 66 small deck decorating ideas-designs on a budget gallery.

Ways to Save Money Decorating Your Deck

Before we get to the gallery, we want to give you some tips on ways to save money while decorating your deck. If you are on a budget, you can’t just go out and spend, spend, spend. There are many ways to cut corners and still have a great looking small deck. Here are some ways to save money while decorating your small deck:

  • Do it Yourself-if you are looking to save money decorating your small deck, making your own furniture and decor is the way to go. Painting tables and refurbishing old furniture are great ways to save money.
  • Rummage or Yard Sales-a great way to be frugal while decorating your small deck is to get your furniture and decor at yard sales. Check your local paper and see what each rummage or yard sale have to offer and see if you can find a great deal!!
  • Craigslist-another great way to find inexpensive patio furniture and decor is to check Craigslist. Using Craigslist is free, so people who need to get rid of things can do so for great prices!! They also have a Free area where you could find something you want for free!!
  • Amazon-if you are looking for something that you can’t find with the above ways, you could always order patio furniture and decor through Amazon. Using Amazon is a great way to find exactly what you want at an affordable price. Most items offer 2 day free shipping, so you can basically get decorating right away. If you are interesting in the best patio furniture and decor on Amazon, please CLICK HERE

66 Small Deck Decorating Ideas-Designs on a Budget

Now that we have given you some great money saving tips while decorating your small deck, here is our gallery of small deck decorating ideas-designs on a budget!!

Well, there you have it. We hope that we have given you some great decorating ideas for your small deck and also given you some great money saving tips while decorating. Please feel free to leave a comment!!

How To Clean Dog Poop From Grass-The Proper Way

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Today, we are going to go over how to clean dog poop from grass the proper way. There is nothing worse than someone walking their dog, their dog poops on the grass, and they just keep walking without cleaning it up. That is really a pet peeve of mine. Well, for those people who are new to walking their dog or are new to having a dog as a pet, here are 3 proper ways to clean up dog poop from grass.

1-Put Dog Poop in Bags

After your dog has pooped:

  1. Take a plastic bag
  2. Put your hand inside the plastic bag
  3. Pick up the poop with your hand inside the plastic bag
  4. While holding the poop with your hand, pull the sides of the bag around the poop.
  5. Tie bag up and dispose of it in garbage can

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2-Use Pooper Scooper

After your dog has pooped or unfortunately if another dog has pooped in your yard:

There are 2 main kinds of pooper scoopers on the market. One that has a small rake to flick the dog poop into the pet poop tray and one that scoops around the dog poop and picks it up (Jaw or claw scoop). I will show both ways.

Pooper Scooper with Small Rake

  1. If available, put plastic bag inside pet poop tray
  2. Put the pet poop tray behind the dog poop
  3. While standing behind the pet poop tray, use the rake to scoop/flick the dog poop into the pet poop tray. Make sure that you don’t flick too hard and get the dog poop on your shoes. If you are a hard flicker, you may want to stand off to the side.
  4. Take plastic bag off of the pet poop tray, tie up the bag, and dispose of it in the garbage can
  5. Clean your rake and tray after each use.

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Jaw or Claw Scooper

  1. Stand off to the side of the dog poop
  2. Open the scooper-some scoopers have different ways of opening the jaw/claw, so make sure you read your directions.
  3. Put open jaw/claw so dog poop is in between each jaw/claw
  4. Push down a little so you can get under the dog poop.
  5. Close the jaw/claw so the dog poop ends up in the closed jaw/claw.
  6. Dispose dog poop in the plastic bag, tie the bag and put bag in garbage.
  7. Clean jaw/claw scooper after each use.

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3- Use a Shovel

This is the old fashioned way of cleaning up dog poop. This is the way I had to do it 40 years ago. Use this method if you don’t have access to the other 2 methods above. A small hand shovel works very well, but if you don’t have one, you may have to use a regular sized spade shovel.

  1. Either stand behind or to the side of the dog poop
  2. Scoop under the dog poop to get all of it
  3. Put dog poop in a plastic bag.
  4. Tie plastic bag
  5. Dispose plastic bag into garbage.
  6. Clean shovel after each use.

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How To Clean Dog Poop From Grass

Well, there you have it. We hope that you have enjoyed and learned a little something today. Thanks again for stopping by and checking out our article on how to clean up dog poop from grass. Please feel free to leave a comment!!