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as making sure you know the best tactics and ways<br />
to handle certain plants and situations. To learn in an<br />
eco-friendly manner, check out the mass of ebooks<br />
available (many of which are free). Check online for<br />
thousands of sites to help you out, or buy an ebook<br />
here - http://www.ebooks.com/subjects/gardening/<br />
6. DECORATE! (WITH REUSED ITEMS)<br />
Some people reuse old tires or old bed frames for<br />
a flower bed and create glass walls with old glass<br />
bottles. Check your garage for garden goodies you<br />
could use - you’re re-purposing stuff that might<br />
otherwise go into the bin, and you’re sprucing up<br />
your garden too.<br />
7. REARRANGE YOUR PLANTS<br />
No, you don’t have a large farm growing hundreds<br />
of acres of corn in your backyard, but it’s still good<br />
to mix up where you plant your veggies and flowers.<br />
It helps diversify the soil and it keeps you interested<br />
and aware of your garden. Of course, some plants<br />
just shouldn’t be uprooted, but others actually benefit<br />
from a change in scenery. You may just find that<br />
a certain tomato plant does multitudes better in a<br />
different location...try it and see!<br />
8. DO SOME WEEDING<br />
While weeding isn’t the most glamorous garden<br />
activity, it certainly has a positive effect on your<br />
garden. It not only makes your garden look good, but<br />
it improves the health of the plants whose nutrients<br />
are being sucked away. Plus, a lot of weeds aren’t<br />
native to the area, they’ve been transferred from<br />
different parts of the country (or the world), and<br />
they’ve gotten out of control because there known<br />
limiting factors don’t exist in their new surroundings.<br />
9. HANDLE PESTS AND WEEDS ORGANICALLY<br />
Using toxic, chemical pesticides, herbicides, and<br />
fertilizers in your garden is bad for the environment<br />
and bad for your health (especially if you’re using<br />
them near your fruit and veg patch). Try some<br />
organic alternatives or local methods to handle your<br />
gardening troubles. They may take a little more work<br />
or a little more learning, but they’re usually just as<br />
effective if not more effective than their polluting<br />
alternatives.<br />
10. PLANT SOME NATIVE PLANTS<br />
Plants native to Thailand, especially the south, have<br />
the best chance of thriving in your garden, and they’ll<br />
probably be the easiest to take care of, because<br />
they’ve evolved to grow in your area. Even better,<br />
you’ll provide the native wildlife with just a little more<br />
sustenance. Easy and good for the environment: it<br />
doesn’t get much better than that.<br />
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