Terry Edwards our expert of the day, writes:

For any gardener or landscape lover, you know how difficult it can be to keep animals out of your garden or flowers. It can be a real pain, but now a company has designed a motion activated lawn sprinkler to solve this problem once and for all.

If you are like me, then you have had to deal with rabbits eating your carrots in the garden, or squirrels, dogs and other animals terrorizing your vegetation. Even deer can be a problem for some homeowners.

The motion activated lawn sprinkler uses infrared technology to detect movement around a 105 degree view. When an animal triggers it, water sprays out and scares off the animal.

The unit works day or night and does a great job I must say. As you can imagine it usually only takes one time of getting sprayed with water to keep the animal from returning.

The lawn sprinkler has a built-in stake that you simply stick into the ground and the unit attaches to any garden hose.

It also includes a dial that you can set to adjust the motion detector and another one that will allow you to adjust the force of the spray.

Muna wa Wanjiru our expert of the day, writes:

Irrigation generally means that the application of water artificially to the soil. Irrigation is usually used for assisting the growth of crops. It is mainly used as a substitute for rainfall. Lawn is an area which is extensively planted with grass and some specific types of other plants which are maintained at low and even height.

Lawn irrigation is done to provide water to lawn by artificial means. Lawn irrigation is mainly done as a lawn requires regular watering for maintaining its grace and beauty. Lawn irrigation is mostly done by sprinkler irrigation systems. Localized irrigation i.e. drip irrigation is ineffective for lawn irrigation.

In sprinkler irrigation system, water is piped through one or more locations in the lawn which is then sprinkled over the lawn by over head high-pressure sprinkler guns. When water is passed to a sprinkler, it flows through the lateral lines and ultimately ends up in the sprinkler heads. The sprinklers have inlets in the bottom which are pipe thread inlets which allows the pipe to be thoroughly fixed with the sprinklers. The sprinklers are installed usually with the sprinkler head at the ground surface. When water is pressurized through them the pop out of the ground and water the desired area until the valve closes. When there is no water pressure the sprinkler heads will retract to the ground.

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Dale Martin our expert of the day, writes:

There are many types of organic gardening, from organic vegetable gardening to organic flower gardening. Many people have no idea what organic gardening really is. Organic Gardening refers to growing plants, vegetables, etc. without using pesticides or other harmful chemicals.

Many people believe that organic gardening offers many health benefits and that organically grown food is much better for the human body than food grown with pesticides and chemicals. With such health concerns in place, it only makes sense to grow your fruits and vegetables organically in your very own organic home garden.

If you would like to learn how to have your own organic garden but are unsure of where to start, you are in luck. I have compiled a few easy organic gardening tips for you to follow to get you started off on the right foot.

Collect Your Own Rainwater

Steve Knowles our expert of the day, writes:

Using homemade natural insecticides is considerably safer than the synthetic chemical alternative but some precautions should be considered mainly due to the possibility that some people are more inclined to be reactive to irritation from outside stimuli. Always use gloves when preparing and handling the product, a suitable glove will also have a moisture barrier as well as being able to protect the hands from laborious work. A disposable mask is another recommendation to help reduce the inhaling of the insecticide. Wearing long sleeves and long pants is another way of protecting the skin from excess product floating in the air and landing on the skin It is just good practice to do these things and would be almost mandatory if you were spraying synthetic chemicals.

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Chris Dailey our expert of the day, writes:

Compost is basically organic matter that has broken down any sufficient manner that the mineral and nutrients with in the compost can be readily absorbed by the plants that you are attempting to grow in your organic garden. Organic gardeners from all over the world have used similar practices in order to stimulate the growth of their plants by naturally enriching the soil. Here are a few tips on how to create and use the best organic gardening compost for your garden.

Composting is a very complicated process in and of itself, but for everyone that tries to do it the first time, it will be a very easy process. What is difficult is the process that we cannot see underneath the tarp or in the bin. Tiny bacteria and an assortment of mites and, if we are using worms, red worms will work together to create compost for you.

petr tusa our expert of the day, writes: