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		<title>5 Gardening Pointers If You Are Planning An Organic Garden</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alexander Braun</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a walk through your local grocery store and you will be shocked at the price of organic produce these days. So it's no wonder that more people like yourself are deciding to till up the ground in their yard, and grow their own. Not only will you save loads of money but if you can get a large enough harvest you can also sell some, or give them away to friends.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Take a walk through your local grocery store and you will be shocked at the price of organic produce these days. So it&#8217;s no wonder that more people like yourself are deciding to till up the ground in their yard, and grow their own. Not only will you save loads of money but if you can get a large enough harvest you can also sell some, or give them away to friends.</p>
<p>Your first big pointer is to take a little bit of time to learn how the ph scale works. Then after that is done, pick up a soil ph test kit, and learn how to use it. Adding fertilizer to your soil always brings with it some acidity, so you need to pick up a big bag of lawn lime or what is also called dolomite, and learn how to use it to bring up the ph level of your soil.</p>
<p>Your second gardening pointer is to learn about and give careful consideration to installing a drip irrigation system in your garden. Now the first big benefit of these systems is that they don&#8217;t flood the soil. Rather the water soaks in gradually. This is turn prevents the oxygen from being forced out, and also leads to more even nutrient distribution.</p>
<p>Your third tip is to give your plants a good &#8220;head start&#8221; by planting them in cups of soil in a green house, or even indoors under a grow-light. Now the nice thing about starting them indoors is that you can set your light timer to duplicate the midsummer growing season, even though it&#8217;s early spring outdoors. It also helps to bake your potting soil fist to kill of pest eggs.</p>
<p>Your fourth tip is to not go crazy selecting &#8220;exotics&#8221; when you&#8217;re buying your vegetable seeds. It&#8217;s just so easy to do these days to because so many are available online. Now they look delicious on the seed package but many of them can be problematic to grow, and they also may not suit your growing climate. Stick to the proven easy classics at first.</p>
<p>Your fifth tip is if you&#8217;re limited for space and hoping to see as much as you possibly can get come out of a small plot of land then use a nice high quality mulching product. Now peat-moss works great because it&#8217;s cellular in its makeup, but it can be a bit costly. Just the same though, if you can afford it, your soil will be nice and fluffy for many seasons.</p>
<p>Learn more about <a href="http://www.gardeningtipsfree.com/categories/Organic-Gardening/2/page1.html"target='_blank'   rel="nofollow">Organic Gardening</a>. Stop by Elizabeth Jackson&#8217;s site where you can find out all about <a href="http://gardeningtipsfree.com/"target='_blank'   rel="nofollow">Gardening tips</a> and what it can do for you.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Guide To Grow Your Own Grapes For Beginners</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 16:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Russel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today it is possible to start a grape growing vineyard on your own. Grape growing requires two types of locations to grow grapes; one is called the traditional and the other is non-traditional]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today it is possible to start a grape growing vineyard on your own. Grape growing requires two types of locations to grow grapes; one is called the traditional and the other is non-traditional</p>
<p>It is fortunate that many backyard grape growers have had much success in establishing grape vineyards in non-traditional areas. </p>
<p>There are traditional requirements of climate and soil but for the backyard grape growing you can do it without much worry if you can follow good guidelines.</p>
<p>Looking for the perfect area for a new vineyard? If you are, always remember that grape vines require easy access to direct sunlight if they are to bloom and grow adequately. </p>
<p>First 3 years are critical in the life of a vine for all kinds.  They all will certainly need open air and plenty of sunshine.</p>
<p>Remember there are may be few you who recommend that these two are not important. But be aware of fungi problems without open space straight off and without sunlight you will across a series other problems with your vines.</p>
<p>Why do you need a vineyard?</p>
<p>You can have multiple reasons to start one:</p>
<p>1. You are going to be one of the large groups of new budding grape enthusiasts who are contemplating staring one.</p>
<p>2. Wine production facilities have been established continually throughout many states in the US, but grape production has fallen behind. </p>
<p>There will be always demand for more and more grapes for the wine industry. All your grapes will have ready demand from them since there has been no history of wine industry ever going out of business in history.</p>
<p>3. Regions produce different wines and some need high quality grapes for regional wines like Cabernet.</p>
<p>4. Having a vineyard means you can enjoy the sunlight and work the earth to produce top class, tasty grapes. </p>
<p>5. The soil requirement is not there any in the backyard soil will do.  There will be some initial expense but it is justified since you have a good market to make it up.</p>
<p>Important Note: Like other agricultural undertakings, starting your own vineyard will require you to invest a significant amount of capital upfront.  Exploring your financing options is a logical first step in the process of acquiring viable land for the up-and-coming vineyard.</p>
<p>Want to find out more about <a href="http://www.grapegrowing-guide.com'>Grape Growing</a>, then visit Robert Fenn&#8217;s site on how to choose the best <a target="target='_blank'  _blank' rel="nofollow">Grape growing information</a> for your needs.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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