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Rows of greenery across the garden may be satisfying to watch, but you never see the deteriorating part inside the stems. Although plants may not walk and talk like humans, they need adequate water and minerals to survive their domesticated surroundings. If you want to see your seasonal veggies and flowers flourishing in the landscape, beware of factors that can ruin them. Here are common signs that your plants are dying. Yellow leaves While a plant may have any color that blends with its habitation, most garden plants and trees have green leaves. We know the change of season by looking at the leaves of particular plants. For example, a plant may have its leaves turned brown and yellow in the fall. However, if the leaves do not come back as shiny green in the spring, your plant might be lacking enough water and minerals. Slow growth You expect some vegetables such as tomatoes, peas, and cucumber to develop stems and leaves in a few weeks. If the seeds fail to grow sprouts during the ex...

Compost is an organic matter that has been decomposed in a process called composting. It is added to soil to help plants grow. Composting has many advantages - it enriches soil by suppressing plant diseases and pests and retaining moisture, it reduces the need for chemical fertilizers , it creates humus which is a nutrient rich material and it also lowers the carbon footprint. Organic cow manure compost is an excellent fertilizer for plants to grow.  Cow manure becomes a nutrient-rich fertilizer, when it is turned into compost. It can be mixed into the soil or used as top dressing. Composted cow manure converts nutrients into easily accessible forms as it contains useful bacteria.   Soil amendment is done to improve the organic content of the soil so that it is more capable of holding nutrients and moisture. Best organic soil amendment should be done based on the need of the soil. Soil may require nitrogen or the moisture holding ability of the soil may be requi...