Mother Earth's Garden

November is my one year anniversary here at Mother Earth’s Garden, so I’m going to have a month long celebration.
You’re all invited to celebrate with me. I’m hoping to line up a couple giveaways, and we’ll look back over the last year at some of my favorite posts, and what was popular with readers.
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If you haven’t heard the Bloggy Giveaways are going on this week, and we have a ton of great prizes here at b5media, and at some of our blogger’s personal blogs.
Even if it’s not something you’re interested in, think friends and family, think Christmas presents. Check out all the great giveaways yourself, and make sure you let your friends know.
I’ll be adding new giveaways to the bottom of the list so check back over the next couple days to see if there are any new giveaways listed.
We have one here at Mother Earth’s Garden: All Season Weatherproof …read more

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Sweeney’s is giving us 5 All Season Weatherproof Deer Repellents to give away here at Mother Earth’s garden. Each repellent has a MSRP of $21.99.
From the manufacturer:
Homeowners across the country have seen the symptoms: missing blooms, torn leaves with ragged edges, hoof prints in the lawn. It can only mean one thing: deer.  However, there is now an easy and affordable cure for your deer diagnosis.  All Season Weatherproof Deer Repellent (formerly Deer Fortress), a new repellent product, is making it easy to turn your  yard into a deer-free zone without fences, strong odors or the other hassles typically …read more

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Don’t forget to dig up your cannas, tuberous begonias, caladium or gladiolus bulbs and tubers after the first frost. In some of the southern zones these bulbs can make it through the winter if you mulch them heavily, but in the north they’ll have to be dug up and replanted in the spring.
You can store your bulbs in a cool dry place, I store mine in the cellar. My mom stores hers in the closet.
Check your bulbs through the winter to make sure none of them are molding or rotting. Plant them out in the ground in …read more

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I get several questions this time of year about caring for houseplants when you bring them back in the house after they’ve been outside all summer. I have a few simple things I do to help most plants get through the transition of the great outdoors to your living room window.
I usually bring in some of my flowering potted annuals in this time of year too. I like to extend their blooms a few more weeks by putting them in my windowsills.
Geraniums, and some other annual flowering annuals will reward you with blooms all winter long.
Here’s what …read more

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Thoroughbred Fever and the Sports Channel at b5media are hosting a fun contest to help you become more familiar with the channel.
All you have to do is leave a few comments!
Go toThoroughbred Fever and check out the original post Win a $200 Amazon Gift Certificate and Celebrate the Breeder’s Cup for all the details on getting entered to win.
The contest ends at 9am on Monday October 27th, so head over there now.
$200 would make a big dent in your Amazon holiday wish list.
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You can extend your gardening season well into December in most garden zones with cold hardy crops, and cold frames, a greenhouse, or row covers.
Crops that do well in cooler weather such as peas, cabbage, Swiss chard, kohlrabi, brussel sprouts, radishes, turnips, lettuce, and spinach are wonderful candidates for late season harvests.
The harvest of many annual and perennial herbs can also be extended with row covers, a cold frame, or by planting them in pots that can be brought inside and placed in a sunny window when the weather turns cold.
I usually plant a pepper, a …read more

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Halloween is in the air, and there are plenty of great Halloween and fall links to share. Here’s a fun mashup of fall ideas for you.
 
Cyndi’s been having more fun with Indian cooking, and this week it’s delcious Rogan Josh.
At Mary Emma’s Tea Time News & Notes, learn about scones and bannocks.
Do you need a special touch for your fall holiday table? Make these pretty beaded napkin rings for your holiday table. They’re easy enough for the kids to join in the fun.
I think I’ll have to try this recipe for reduced fat butternut squash soup.
If you’re looking …read more

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Those leaves all over your back yard are garden gold. Mulch them up now, and spread them on the garden. The leaves will break down next summer and add valuable nutrients to your garden.
Here’s a video that shows you how to use your lawn mower to mulch up the leaves and get them ready to put them on the garden.

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The prize behind the last Blogtoberfest post here at Mother Earth’s Garden is from Art Plantae Books.
They are offering our lucky winner a gift set which includes:
- One copy of “Drawing and Painting Plants” by Christina Brodie. This book is an inspiring introduction to botanical illustration.
- One copy of “Pronouncing Dictionary of Plant Names” a 93-page pocket dictionary containing 3,000 plant names
- One set of “Bookmark Notes”, practical bookmarks for gardeners and landscape designers. Plant information is recorded on one side and research references on the other side.
What a great gardener’s set! I would love to have …read more

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