Growing your own garlic is a very fulfilling task. The varieties available to home growers are far...
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Gardening Techniques
Top dressing the lawn: How to have thicker, healthier grass
If you love the look of a lush, green lawn, but you don’t want to spread synthetic chemical fertilizers...
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Garden weeds: Identifying the unwanted plants in our gardens
Every spring, I see various iterations of this quote superimposed over various plants or in some fancy...
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Garden soil amendments: 6 organic choices to improve your soil
There are very few gardens with naturally perfect soil for growing plants. But, as gardeners we have...
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Pruning pepper plants for improved plant health and yields
The debate about whether or not to prune tomato plants seems to be a constant in the gardening world....
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Cucumber trellis ideas, tips, & inspiration to help you grow healthier and more productive plants
Years ago when I first planted cucumbers, I let the vines sprawl all around my garden. Boy, did they...
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