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      Welcome to Garden Hobbies, a great place for you and your plants........

Gardening News:

Plant Problems.... For most  of us, our gardens are growing strong with a profusion of flowers, vegetables and fruits. However, when a problem occurs, panic understandably sets in. There's a frantic search for the cause and a quick fix. About Plant Problems and Diseases

Made in the Shade.... A shady yard doesn't mean a yard devoid of flowers and plants It means selecting and growing the right plants for a shady environment. Many plants thrive in low light conditions. Most popular among these are ferns and hostas. More on Shade Gardens.

Composting starts now.... and continues all season long. Correction: make that "all year" long. The best gardens are grown by gardeners who make their own compost. More on Composting.

Fall Planted Bulbs August brings to mind bulbs for fall planting. They are now arriving in the marketplace. The highest quality bulbs don't have to be the most expensive. Look for the largest bulbs, which produce the biggest spring blooms. Storage is important to bulb health. Avoid the "big box" stores, which don't properly store them, and offer lower, sometimes disappointing quality.

• About your favorite bulbs
• Even more on Fall Planted Bulbs

Harvest Time means canning and drying fruits, vegetables, and herbs. You worked hard to grow them. Now, you can prepare and store excess foods for later use.....kewl!

• How to Can fruits and vegetables - canning safety
• Dehydrating and drying herbs and foods

Read the Good Book.... There's plenty of good books on gardening. There's always something new to learn when you dig into a garden related books. There's also plenty of tips and learnings in our growing list of "how to" pages. So, make sure to surf our site and stop back often.

• Good books on Gardening

Homeowners love Arborvitae. Fast growing with little care, they are among the most popular of evergreens for both foundation plants and hedgerows. More on Arborvitaes.

Garden Happenings:

August Garden Tips - from The Gardener's Network, where every day is a gardening day!

Watch hops as they grow! Our sister site is maintinag a diary of growing hops... just for fun.

Garden Blog - we're talking gardening of all kinds!

Celebrate your Garden Hobby

There are many holiday and special days for gardener to celebrate their hobby. Among the August gardening holidays are:

• August 3 - National Watermelon Day - It'll make your mouth water
• August 5 - National Mustard Day - Are you a mustard grower?
• August 8 - Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day  - one way to get rid of the excess.
• August, third Saturday - National Honey Bee Day
• August 29 - More Herbs, Less Salt Day - a day for herbs growers to strut their stuff.
• See our complete list of Special Days.