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Delicious Dewberries for Summer

Dewberries are Delicious! Similar to blackberries, only better!   Dewberries are similar to blackberries, except they are larger and milder, ripen 7-10 days earlier, and grow on a vine rather than a bush.  Large 1'' by 1 1/2'' glossy, blue-black berries are sweet and delicious. 2-year-old plants are shipped. Blooms: Spring,  Ripens: mid-June. Product's Features Colors :  Black Deer Resistant:  No Max Height (feet):  4 Plant Lighting:  Full Sun Season Color:  Summer Spread:  4' trailing habit Zones : 6-9

Thornless Loganberry-a tasty treat

Thornless Loganberry Unique homegrown treat! This natural cross between a blackberry and red raspberry produces long, tasty, dark red berries that are great for fresh eating, juices, pies, syrups, jams, jellies and wines. It trails like a blackberry but harvests like a raspberry with the flavor a unique marriage of the two. Because the fruits ripen at different times on the bush, it is not widely produced commercially and therefore remains a unique home-grown treat. Ripens early in mid-late summer. Grows 8-10'. Properties Colors: Dark Red Deer Resistant: No Max Height (feet): 6 Plant Lighting: Full Sun Season Color: Summer Spread: 2-3' Zones:6-10 Purchase Today !  

English Lavender

English Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) English Lavender is one of the most beautiful seeds you can plant in your garden. Often people don't realize that Lavender is an herb and the flower and the essential oil of lavender are used to make holistic medicine. Common Herbal and Holistic Uses of Lavender: MOOD BOOSTER - Lavender is used for restlessness, insomnia, nervousness, and depression. DIGESTIVE ISSUES - It is also used for a variety of digestive complaints, loss of appetite, vomiting, nausea, intestinal gas, and upset stomach. PAIN RELIEF - Some people use lavender for painful conditions including migraine headaches, toothaches, sprains, nerve pain, sores, and joint pain.  FEMALE HEALTH - Used for acne and cancer, and to promote menstruation. SKIN AID - Lavender is applied to the skin for hair loss and pain, and to repel mosquitoes and other insects CIRCULATION - Add a few drops of lavender essential oil to bathwater to treat circulation disorder...

Use Companion Plants to Naturally Control Pests

When bush beans are planted with potatoes, they will protect them from the Colorado potato beetle, one of the most destructive bugs that attack potatoes. This is a mutually beneficial relationship, as the potato, in turn, protects the beans from the Mexican bean beetle.  Use Companion Plants to Naturally Control Pests Companion plants excel at natural pest control. Some companion plants help those around them by attracting insects that would typically attack the other plants, and some are attracted to trees and bushes that in turn attract birds that catch flying insects. Sometimes two different plants are able to repel different unwanted insects from each other – so they work in harmony together. See the example at left about how bush beans and potatoes work together. Learn more from the Series Of Expert "How To" Vegetable Gardening Books

DIY Beehive Construction Plans

Build Your Own Warre Garden Backyard Top Bar Beehive! This Hot Product Shows How With Audio, Video And PDF Manual. Build Your First Beehive This Beekeeping Season! Imagine that you are sitting on your deck enjoying the sun on a summer afternoon. You can see the red and green of your tomato plants in your garden. You can smell the perfume of your flowers in the flower beds just off the deck.  And you can hear the buzzing and humming of the honeybees in your garden beehive. As you watch, you see your honeybees flying from flower to flower,  gathering nectar and pollinating your garden and backyard. You see them take the nectar back to the hive where they are making honey to share with you and your family. You see them fanning and dancing at the entrance of their beehive, basking in the sun and enjoying good food from the flowers and plants in your yard and garden. What If This Was Your Own Backyard?  ...It could be...  All you need is a beehive or two!...