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Top 5 Spring Gardening Tips

Top 5 Spring Gardening Tips

As of March 20, we officially say goodbye to winter and welcome the warmer spring months. But of course, with the new weather comes new gardening considerations. Want to help your garden thrive this season? Try these simple spring gardening tips.   Choose...
How to Tell When It’s Time to Refresh Your Soil

How to Tell When It’s Time to Refresh Your Soil

The quality of your soil can be the difference between a blooming, healthy garden and a yard full of drooping plants you struggle to keep alive. Fortunately, if you know what to look for, it’s fairly easy to tell when your soil needs help. And, if it is time for a...
5 Ways Your Landscape Can Help Protect the Environment

5 Ways Your Landscape Can Help Protect the Environment

If you have plants or trees in your yard, you are already making a positive difference for the environment. Through the process of photosynthesis, your plants and trees remove carbon dioxide — one of the greenhouse gases responsible for global warming — from the...
Extend the Life of Poinsettias

Extend the Life of Poinsettias

During the holidays, keep poinsettias in a cool indoor location—away from heating vents and fireplaces. Once spring arrives next year, cut the stems back. Put them outdoors in the shade during summer and then bring them back indoors in fall. To get the dark red leaves...
Drop Off Your Christmas Tree At Agromin, Get Free Potting Mix

Drop Off Your Christmas Tree At Agromin, Get Free Potting Mix

Agromin, the green waste recycler for most of Ventura County, is accepting Christmas trees at three of its locations from December 26 through January 19. Residents who drop off their trees will receive a free bag of potting mix. Drop off locations are: Agromin...
Take December Off From Gardening Chores—Or Not

Take December Off From Gardening Chores—Or Not

Tending to a garden is not necessarily high on the list of things to do in December, but if gardening is your passion, there is still plenty to keep you busy, says Agromin, an Oxnard-based manufacturer of earth-friendly compost products made from organic material...
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