Nora Held
Nora Held
Apart from being our main writer, Nora also works for a number of gardening-related sites and magazines, sharing her experience as an owner of a small farm in North Carolina.

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How to Use a Soaker Hose: 4 Tips to Grow Healthy Plants
Once in a while, you can find a garden product that makes your life so much easier. In this guide, we’re exploring how to use a soaker hose in your garden, covering the benefits, and how to install a soaker hose in a way that can be really effective for your plants. Soaker hose gardening is being adopted by more and ...
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How to Remove Garden Hose Connector in 6 Quick Steps
You might think that knowing how to remove garden hose connectors is easy. They’re relatively simple products, after all. They simply connect to the end of your hose to allow you more options to spray and distribute the water. How complex can they be to get on and off? Well, the answer is “very” in some situations. ...
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Hedge Trimmer vs Chainsaw: Which Will Be Better for Your Yard?
A lot of people assume that these two backyard appliances are exactly the same. At a glance, you could be forgiven for thinking that the two are virtually identical, but it’s actually not the case at all. In spite of the fact that they both cut thing, the hedge trimmer vs chainsaw differences are vitally important, ...
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How to Propagate Blackberries: The Easiest Ways
If you’re into gardening, you know the satisfaction of enjoying the fruit of your own labor, pun intended! But a question that arises here is, how to propagate blackberries? There is a widely spread misconception about berries: they cannot be propagated in your garden because we usually see them growing in the most ...
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How to Lower pH in Soil with Vinegar
As you would have learned in your grade school biology class, plants take their nutrients from the soil. This makes soil an integral part of plant growth and development. However, have you ever tried to give gardening a shot just to take up a new hobby? Or have you been unable to grow any plants? One probable cause ...
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How to Prepare Soil for Tomatoes to Get the Best Harvest
It can be tough to get up early on the weekends to go to the farmer’s market to buy fresh produce. An excellent alternative to having healthy fruits and vegetables is to grow your own! The same goes for tomatoes! We all love the flavor tomatoes add in foods. Almost all recipes require tomatoes! Instead of spending ...
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How to Grow Succulents from Seeds Step by Step
Succulents are chubby little plants that come in several colors, shapes, and sizes. They are extremely cheap to grow using succulent plant seeds. However, their growth process is slow. Impatient gardeners or beginners find it frustrating to grow succulents because they sometimes take a whole year to simply start ...
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How to Programme Garage Door Remote?
Gone are the days when you need to manually open your garage door every time you need to go out or return from a short drive. Modern garage doors allow you to remotely open your garage without even leaving the comfort of your car. This comfort can, however, be lost momentarily if the remote controller gets broken or ...
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How Long to Run Soaker Hose: Tips from Experts
Looking for a well-maintained and elegant-looking garden, but without the higher cost of watering it? If yes! Keep reading. Now, you can maintain a beautiful garden without worrying about the cost it takes for watering. Avoid using the old-fashioned sprinklers on your plants because almost every drop of water ...
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Potting Soil vs Garden Soil: Choose Wisely!
Soils used for plant growth are often differentiated into two types. You might have heard some garden experts talk about Plus what you can add to it to help your plant thrive. and garden soil. Perhaps you think they are both the same because they all help achieve the same goal you want – plant growth! Nonetheless, ...