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"How to Know when to use plasterboard, clout and twisted nails" cover image
Aug 26, 2008

There are thousand varieties of nails out there and it's not always easy to know which you should use for your project. This forty-second instructional clip will familiarize you with three common vari ...

"How to Germinate Japanese maple tree seeds" cover image
Aug 26, 2008

Seeking to attain germination rates as high as 98%? Japanese-Maple.com's Ken Alston shares the little-known nursery secret to germinate Japanese maple tree seeds using resealable zipper storage bags a ...

"How to Graft over an apple tree" cover image
Aug 26, 2008

Grafting, also known as "top working," is simple-but-essential technique that enables you to change the variety of fruit a tree bears. In this tutorial, Stephen Hayes of Fruitwise Apples Heritage revi ...

"How to Prune a mature apple tree with secateurs or shears" cover image
Aug 26, 2008

In this instructional pruning video, Stephen Hayes of Fruitwise Heritage Apples prunes "shoots," or the leave-offs of past years' growth of the Egremont Russet apple tree. He uses secateurs, or prunin ...

"How to Prune apple tree spurs" cover image
Aug 26, 2008

In this installment from the Fruitwise Heritage Apples guide to apple pruning, Stephen Hayes goes over the essentials of thinning spur systems, which develop naturally over time and can lead to overcr ...

Overgrown vegetation and brush in a natural setting.
Aug 26, 2008

Pruning a neglected apple tree is not difficult. Unless the tree is seriously post-mature, diseased or very badly situated, a few simple principles and a sharp saw will see it right. In this video, ye ...

Person pruning branches in a grassy field.
Aug 26, 2008

The Fruitwise Heritage Apple series of practical apple tree pruning tutorials continues with a look at the use of the pruning saw. In this short video, learn how to properly wield a pruning saw so as ...

Person kneeling in a garden, watering plants with a container.
Aug 23, 2008

Allen shows us how to organically fertilize your vegetable garden. Insect and pest control as well as fertilizer can be used to keep a garden safe for the whole family, as well as pets, as well as pr ...

Orchids with pink and orange flowers in a greenhouse setting.
Aug 23, 2008

They're known the world over and grow in some pretty strange places. But, as Allen Smith shows us, orchids don't have to be foreign to you. They can however be tricky to care for. Phalenopsis orchi ...

Person tending to plants in a greenhouse.
Aug 23, 2008

Properly pruning and taking cuttings from a plant is essential to the life of the plant This gardening how-to video demonstrates how to prune a epiphyllum plants for optimal growth. ...