Contest-Friendly Weekly Topic Inspiration: Gardening Guides

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   Simone Smithposted 11 years ago

   At long last, spring is here! I bet many of you are celebrating by getting outside more, so why don’t we make gardening this week’s theme?
   
   Hubs you create as part of this week’s Weekly Topic Inspiration challenge will be counted as contest entries in the Know It All Contest. To increase your chances of winning one of our qualitatively-judged prizes, I recommend using a search-friendly title. If you don’t want to do the keyword research yourself, consider using one of the titles I’ve researched for you:
   
   How to Plant a Garden: A Beginner’s Guide
   5 Inspiring Flower Garden Ideas
   When to Plant a Garden: Seasons and Timing
   How to Grow Flowers Like a Pro
   Essential Garden Accessories for Beginners
   A Beginner’s Guide to Integrated Pest Management
   Do It Yourself Pest Control for Gardens
   Do Ultrasonic Pest Repellers Work?
   Garden Design Ideas for Small Plots of Land
   The Most Effective Pest Control Products for Gardens
   The 10 Best Plants for Shade
   How to Work Landscape Plants Into Your Garden
   Designing a Garden: A Step-By-Step Guide
   The Top 5 Shade Garden Plants
   The Best House Plants for Reluctant Gardeners
   The 5 Best Plants for Hanging Baskets
   
   
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      mary615posted 11 years agoin reply to this

      This is my solution for those hard to grow in the shade plant.  The Coleus:  it's easy to grow, it's colorful, it's easy to propagate.  Here is my Hub about Coleus.
      
      http://mary615.hubpages.com/hub/Easily- … enal-Plant

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         mary615posted 11 years agoin reply to this

         

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            mary615posted 11 years agoin reply to this

            The Coleus in my yard.

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      Greekgeekposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      *facepalm* forgot to "answer this week's question," but fwiw...
      
      Designing My Patio Garden

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         Simone Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         It's hard to remember all the steps  @_@
         
         Thanks for sharing the Hub!!

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   klarawieckposted 11 years ago

   How about "HOW TO WORK A GARDEN DESIGN INTO YOUR BALCONY" I miss my garden! I might actually participate on this one. I've never gone with the hp flow before, but who doesn't love Spring?!

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      Simone Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      How about "Balcony Garden Design Ideas?" I found that the phrase "garden design ideas" gets a decent number of searches each month, so including it in your title might help the Hub be found

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         klarawieckposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Cool. But I can only grow hardy plants. I'm overlooking the ocean and its very windy.

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   Global-Chicaposted 11 years ago

   Good morning! I'm a bit late with this one, as it's from last week's suggested topics but here it goes, How to Tell if Your Local Grocery Supports Sustainable Agriculture.
   http://global-chica.hubpages.com/hub/Ho … griculture

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      Simone Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

      Hey, better late than never, and this is quite a good one! Love the quiz at the end

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         Global-Chicaposted 11 years agoin reply to this

         Cool!
         I think the quiz I put together is pretty hard but it's a good way to learn about the issues!

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            Simone Smithposted 11 years agoin reply to this

            Totally! Plus it's a great way to engage with readers and keep them with your Hub for longer- which can, in turn, help it rank higher in search engine results.

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   momsterposted 11 years ago

   I was confused where to post my hub for the weekly topic. Gonna throw it in this forum. I posted in the know-it-all forum, not sure if that was where it was suppose to be.
   
   Tips for a Low Maintence Garden
   
   http://momster.hubpages.com/hub/TipsFor … enceGarden

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   cat on a soapboxposted 11 years ago

   I just posted a hub: Gardening the Easy way: Finding a Fit for Your Personal Lifestyle. I hope ou all enjoy it!

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   rosikaposted 11 years ago

   My answer to this question:
   http://rosika.hubpages.com/_16hvjx8gpxp … -in-Garden

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   mistyhorizon2003posted 11 years ago

   This is my article on the essential garden accessories for beginners. I wrote it because it can be so confusing as a new gardener to go shopping for tools and be confronted by hundreds of different ones and not know which ones you really need.
   
   http://mistyhorizon2003.hubpages.com/hu … -Beginners
   
   
   

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   summerberrieposted 11 years ago

   I've done it twice. I've gotten so excited about all the wonderful titles, I went to the top right hand corner and hit "start a new hub" without following instructions. I will not do it again...but anyway here is my hub on garden accessories.
   
     http://summerberrie.hubpages.com/hub/Ga … -of-plants

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   mistyhorizon2003posted 11 years ago

   Another one from me, this time covering the question, What are the best tips for growing a great garden?
   
   http://mistyhorizon2003.hubpages.com/hu … eat-garden
   
   
   
   

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    Simone Smithposted 11 years ago

    I'm loving these Hubs, y'all!! Now I feel like going out and buying a bunch of plants!

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    TheInspiredLifeposted 11 years ago

    10 Ways to Find Cheap Garden Plants - Or Find Free Plants!
    
    http://theinspiredlife.hubpages.com/hub … ree-plants

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    Arlene V. Pomaposted 11 years ago

    After bypassing potato chips and going for salsa and chips on Friday night instead, I was truly inspired by cilantro.  No, I don't feel that cilantro tastes like soap! 
    
    
    http://arlenevpoma.hubpages.com/hub/A-B … g-Cilantro

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    Arlene V. Pomaposted 11 years ago

    Hands down, basil is my favorite herb, and I can't get enough of it.  You can never grow too much basil.  Fresh, dried or frozen, you'll find some way to use it!
    
    http://arlenevpoma.hubpages.com/hub/A-B … wing-Basil

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    Simone Smithposted 11 years ago

    Gosh, these were so awesome! I'm kind of sad that this week has come to an end ;__;
    
    But we must always move forward, no? This week's new theme is aging and longevity- quite a good one when it comes to searches and ad revenue
    
    The new thread is up, and I've found some search-friendly titles you can use if you're out of ideas or don't feel like firing up the ol' Google AdWords Keyword tool. I hope you'll join us!

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    Shesabutterflyposted 11 years ago

    It's a little late, but here's a hub about gardening with children of all ages. http://shesabutterfly.hubpages.com/hub/ … h-Children

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