What exactly is “Greensand?”
Greensand is a mineral called glauconite, which is found on the ocean floor and mined for use as an organic fertilizer and soil conditioner. Greensand supplies marine potash, silica, iron oxide, magnesia, lime, phosphoric acid, and 22 trace minerals. I’ll be using Greensand on my “hard as a rock” clay soil this [...]
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What is Greensand?
Posted in Fertilizers, Garden Techniques, Organic Gardening on May 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Attracting Hummingbirds
Posted in Birds & Wildlife on May 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you want to attract Hummingbirds to your yard, here are some good tips.
Get their attention by tying a red ribbon on your feeder, or on the tree near your feeder.
Place your feeder near your flower bed or a flowering container plant.
Hummingbirds are territorial, and will fight over a feeder, so to attract more visitors, [...]
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