Green Thumb

  • May 5, 2009

Planting and mowing and weeding -- are you dizzy just thinking about it? Well, we're here to take the stress out of spring gardening, with advice on how to select plants, start seeds, prepare and turn over soil, grow from cuttings, repot, edge your lawn, and much, much more.

36 videos

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How To Keep Deer Out Of Your Yard

To keep your landscape beautiful and your garden healthy, you have to keep the deer away.

Garden Pests from lautarol

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  • 13,132 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Plant Grass Seed

Turn a patch of dirt into a gorgeous green lawn by planting the seeds correctly.

General Lawns from BajillionairesClub

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  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Get a Green Lawn

Make everyone in your neighborhood green with envy over your lush lawn with these landscaping secrets.

General Lawns from carlo_scialla

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  • 2,188 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Water Your Grass

Giving your lawn too much water can be worse than not giving it enough. Here's how to get it just right.

Lawn Maintenance from carlo_scialla

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  • 8,702 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Grow an Herb Garden Indoors

There's nothing nicer than being able to pluck fresh herbs from your own little garden – especially when that garden is right in your home!

Herb Gardening from carlo_scialla

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  • 2,103 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Plant a Flower Garden

You don't have to be a master landscaper to create a garden full of beautiful blooms; you just need these easy-to-follow instructions.

General Flower Gardening from carlo_scialla

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  • 4,298 views
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How To Plant a Vegetable Garden

Grow some of your own food by starting a vegetable garden. You'll eat better and save money.

Vegetable Gardening from TreehouseFlicks

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  • 1,186 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Care For Your Garden Hose

Your garden hose can give you many years of good service if you treat it right.

General Organizing from carlo_scialla

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  • 2,899 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Grow Tomatoes in Your Garden

There's nothing tastier than a fresh-picked tomato. Enjoy a bumper crop this year with these tips.

Vegetable Gardening from BajillionairesClub

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  • 422 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Assemble a Gardening Tool Set

Most jobs get easier when you use the right tools, including gardening.

Saws from downpourpro

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  • 8,638 views
  • Added over 3 years ago

How To Mow Your Lawn Like a Pro

Get the neighborhood association off your back—or just do yourself proud—by learning to mow like a pro.

Lawn Maintenance from natewood

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  • 3,568 views
  • Added about 1 year ago

How To Grow Watermelon

If you love to bury your face in a cold slice of watermelon on a hot summer day, learn to grow them in your own backyard.

Fruit Gardening from sarit

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  • 1,258 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Make a Garden Maze

Do you love gardening and have some time to spare? Build a garden maze and make your yard the neighborhood sensation.

Gardening Techniques from rachybop

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  • 860 views
  • Added about 1 year ago

How To Start a Community Garden

No yard to plant a vegetable or flower garden? No problem! Band together with neighbors to turn an unused tract of land into a shared garden of Eden.

Gardening Techniques from nik

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  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Care For Orchids

Orchids are delicate, but with these tips, you can have a healthy long-lasting plant.

General Flower Gardening from sarit

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  • 1,473 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Spread Turf Fertilizer

Putting down fertilizer is a dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it if you want to have a lush lawn.

General Lawns from carlo_scialla

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  • 1,387 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Train a Vine

Vines create the perfect look when grown over a trellis, arbor, or arch.

Gardening Techniques from sberky

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  • 441 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Grow Container Roses

Growing roses in containers means you can easily transport them from place to place, and they add beauty and fragrance to any home or garden.

Roses from sarit

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How To Grow Potatoes

Nothing beats the flavor of a homegrown potato. Try them once and you'll want them in your garden every year.

Vegetable Gardening from sarit

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  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Grow Your Own Pineapple At Home

Growing a pineapple doesn’t take a lot of skill, but it does take a lot of patience—two to three years worth, to be exact.

Fruit Gardening from lazydiamond

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  • 3,040 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Lay Sod For a Perfect Lawn

The quickest way to get a gorgeous lawn is to lay sod, uniform patches of grass-covered soil held together by matted roots. It will go more smoothly if you know a few landscaping tricks.

General Lawns from Stabbey

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  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Amend Clay Soil

Clay soil lacks the porosity to allow plants to grow well in it. By adding the right materials to it, clay soil can better sustain plant growth.

Soil from sarit

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How To Make a Window Planter

Get a great view of big blooms and colorful posies with box planters hung beneath your windows.

Houseplants and Container Gardening from imageunseen

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  • 2,311 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Grow Wheatgrass

Growing your own wheatgrass is easy and fun – even if you don't have a green thumb!

Gardening Techniques from jnassan

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  • 1,850 views
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How To Revive a Dying Plant

Your wilting plant can be spared and revitalized with a little help.

Gardening Techniques from CinemaSlam

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  • 1,303 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Repot a Plant

Repotting a plant is a simple task when you know all the right steps. Whenever a plant outgrows its container, it should be replanted in a new pot.

Gardening Techniques from KeithMcKellar

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  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Prepare Soil For Gardening

Instead of digging deep, use a technique called "lasagna gardening" to increase the richness of your soil.

Planting from carimachet

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  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Get Rid Of Raccoons

Is your garbage scattered over the lawn in the morning? Follow these simple steps to get rid of raccoons.

Garden Pests from sen1710

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  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Grow Plants From Cuttings

Growing plants from cuttings is an inexpensive way to expand your garden. With patience and the right technique, it can be done fairly easily.

Gardening Techniques from KeithMcKellar

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How To Get Rid Of Weeds

A perfect, green lawn and colorful flower garden are worth your time and effort. Don't let weeds ruin your hard work.

Weeds from KeithMcKellar

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  • 14,065 views
  • Added over 3 years ago

How To Edge Your Lawn

Make your lawn look like you have a professional landscaper, just by tidying up the edges.

Lawn Maintenance from natewood

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  • 2,630 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Turn Over Soil

Turning over your soil mixes the nutrients and makes the ground more suitable for planting.

Planting from theprohouse

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How To Start Seeds For Planting

Start your own seeds to save money, grow different plant varieties, and extend your growing season.

Planting from KeithMcKellar

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  • 3,784 views
  • Added over 2 years ago

How To Prune Plants

Learn how to cut back plants in your garden effectively to encourage new growth and remove dead and diseased branches.

Gardening Techniques from 88al88

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  • Added over 3 years ago

How To Plant a Tree

Trees ask for little, mostly because they cannot talk. So just assume that they like company and plant them a new friend.

General Green Living from wadee

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  • 286 views
  • Added about 1 year ago

How To Plant a Shade Tree

Few things are as comforting as sitting beneath the boughs of a tall shade tree on a hot summer afternoon. Follow this guide and plant one in your own backyard.

Tree Guides from kylecarbajal

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