Keep your annuals and perennials blooming all season long. Anna Cinaroglu / Getty Images Want to maximize your flowers' bloom season? Deadheading faded flowers could be the best way to encourage plants to continuereblooming over and over again. Anna Cinaroglu / Getty Images What Is Deadheading? Deadheading is when you remove the wilted blooms (dead heads) from your flowers. This is not the same as pruning your plantonly the faded blooms are removed....

What Is Drip Irrigation? It is intended to disperse water slowly and evenly and conserve water. Each system has different features and benefits depending on your needs. The Spruce / Kevin Norris They can be placed alongside row crops, hedges, shrub lines, lawns, or vegetable gardens. They are flexible and easy to use. These hoses seep water slowly into the soil along their length. The Spruce / Kevin Norris They’re not suitable for use on slopes....

The Spruce / Ellen Lindner Drywall comes in standard sizes that include common thicknesses, lengths, and widths. These predictable features allow you to plan your projects andhang drywallwith complete accuracy. The most important is drywall thickness. The Spruce / Ellen Lindner The most common drywall thickness is 1/2 inch, which is typically for residential use in homes. Selecting the right drywall size is based on two things: code and location....

Jackie Parker Photography / Getty Images Fertilizing strawberries is different from many other edible crops. Heres what you’re gonna wanna know about fertilizingstrawberries for healthy growthand maximum crop size. Before You Fertilize Always plant strawberries in rich, nutrient-dense soil first and foremost. Jackie Parker Photography / Getty Images Maintainingthe right pHis essential for the fertilization process to benefit your strawberry crop. To fertilizepotted strawberry plants,use a combination of quality potting mix, compost, and granular fertilizer....

Zbynek Pospisil / Getty Images Tomato plants require a lot of nutrients to grow and produce healthy fruit. Here’s what you oughta know about how and when to fertilize tomato plants. Should You Fertilize Tomatoes? Zbynek Pospisil / Getty Images Tomatoes would benefit from an tool of fertilizer at several different points in their growth. If you are growing tomatoes for the first time in-ground, your soil probably has sufficient nutrients....

The Spruce / Ellen Lindner In a perfect world, your flooring would flow seamlessly from room to room. Hardwood flooring, for example, would flow continuously from living room to bedroom to kitchen to bathroom. What is a Transition Strip? The Spruce / Ellen Lindner Transition strips accommodate the transition from one jot down of flooring to another. But a transition usually is a better option. For one thing, seams are often incorporated between rooms of like materials to provide for expansion and contraction....

Keep reading for our guide to garage door sizes to see what best suits your housing needs. Leading garage door manufacturers typically sell doors in widths ranging from 8 feet to 20 feet. In large suburban or rural properties, such garage doors may serve large riding lawnmowers or small garden tractors. The Spruce / Alex Dos Diaz Replacement garage doors are readily available for these homes. Standard heights of garage doors are more limited....

on a daily basis? Keep reading for lots of detailed insight and get ready to create the display of your dreams. “Everything is very useful and handy, but also is very pretty and decorative.” Amy Leferink atInterior Impressions “This means keep the decor to a minimum so kids and people can actually use the space. Not sure what size chairs to purchase? DesignerMary Pattonoffers this simple trick. Laurey GlennforMel Bean Interiors...

Youre only limited by your imagination (and the size of the tank). Careful consideration must be taken when choosing the correct equipment and maintaining a DIY stock tank pool. Here’s our guide to everything you oughta know to make a stock tank pool in an afternoon. @thesommerhome/ Instagram It should not be near where water runoff could undermine the stability of your pool. Water weighs 8.33 pounds per gallon. If your stock tank holds 300 gallons, the water alone will be 2,500 pounds....

What Is a Monochromatic Color Scheme? Doing so is an incredibly easy way to bring a touch of elegance to your interior. What Is a Monochromatic Color Scheme? Tyler Karu Design Adding accents in black provide punctuation without color, while metallics bring shimmer and sparkle to a monochromatic palette. For example, you may choose to use that color on the walls. Experts recommend picking at least two options off of the base colorone lighter and one darker....

The PEI rating process tests the surface wear layer of a tile’s enamel glazing. How PEI TIle Rating Helps Ceramic and porcelain tilesare produced in different types for different uses. PEI tile rating provides a shortcut to understanding if a certain tile will work in an program. The Spruce / Margot Cavin Always defer to the manufacturer’s instructions for proper tile installation. It is measured by the use of a machine known as a rotary abrasion resistance testing machine....

Pepper plants range from short and wide to tall and bushy. Correct pepper plant spacing accommodates a mature plant for overall health and productivity of the variety grown. Here’s how to space your pepper plants for healthy growth and a good crop. Vasin Hirunwiwatwong / Getty Images Why Pepper Plant Spacing Matters Good spacing is the defense against problems in the pepper patch. Peppers aren’t difficult to grow, but they are vulnerable to a number of insect pests and diseases....

Removing a load-bearing wall helps homeowners widen doors, expand rooms, or improve traffic flow. Older houses especially have lots of walls and narrow doors. Taking down a load-bearing wall can transform these segmented footprints into open-plan homes. The Spruce / Margot Cavin Few materials are required, making this an inexpensive project from the standpoint of purchasing materials. Removing a load-bearing wall is mostly about planning, design, and skilled labor. The Spruce / Margot Cavin...