{"id":1267,"date":"2020-04-10T17:33:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T17:33:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/?page_id=1267"},"modified":"2020-04-17T19:59:42","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T19:59:42","slug":"gardening-how-tos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/science-and-education\/diy\/gardening-how-tos\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening How To\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The right plant for the right location.\u00a0Fairchild strives to provide home gardeners with the latest information on growing and how to deal with any problems you may encounter in your garden. Consider a garden like you might a building, starting with a healthy foundation below the\u00a0ground\u00a0and continuing on to choosing plants that thrive in the conditions you will plant them in\u2014sun requirements,\u00a0soil type, and wind protection. Then learn how to\u00a0maintain\u00a0your plants\u00a0through pruning, fertilization and proper irrigation.<\/p>\n<p>Keep\u00a0your plants\u00a0healthy by learning to attract\u00a0beneficial insects while deterring the harmful ones,\u00a0dealing with hurricanes\u00a0and cold weather, and delving into more advanced\u00a0methods\u00a0of\u00a0propagation\u00a0like grafting and air-layering.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Gardening Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f683c;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3f683c;\" href=\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/science-and-education\/diy\/gardening-how-tos\/soils-media\/\">Soils and Media<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f683c;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3f683c;\" href=\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/science-and-education\/diy\/gardening-how-tos\/plant-selection\/\">Plant Selection<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f683c;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3f683c;\" href=\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/planting-watering-mulching\/\">Planting, Watering and Mulching<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f683c;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3f683c;\" href=\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/science-and-education\/diy\/gardening-how-tos\/insects-and-pesticides\/\">Insects and Pesticides<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f683c;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3f683c;\" href=\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/science-and-education\/diy\/gardening-how-tos\/fertilization\/\">Fertilization<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f683c;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3f683c;\" href=\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/science-and-education\/diy\/gardening-how-tos\/pruning-trees\/\">Pruning<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #3f683c;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #3f683c;\" href=\"http:\/\/showcase.republicahavas.com\/websites\/fairchildgarden.org\/science-and-education\/diy\/gardening-how-tos\/home-composting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Home Composting<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The right plant for the right location.\u00a0Fairchild strives to provide home gardeners with the latest information on growing and how to deal with any problems you may encounter in your garden. 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