Archive for the ‘Gardening Techniques’ Category

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  A simple compost how to guide where science reigns supreme

  by Jessica Walliser

  Millions of gardeners compost. They save their kitchen scraps, pile up their leaves, collect their grass clippings, and hoard...

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  Vertical vegetable garden ideas

  by Niki Jabbour

  A vertical vegetable garden is a simple way to boost growing space, reduce insect and disease problems, and beautify decks and...

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  Spring garden clean up done RIGHT

  by Jessica Walliser

  Now that spring is on our doorstep, many of us are getting anxious to head out to the garden and clean things up. I know I am. We...

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  Deer in the garden

  by Jessica Walliser

  @#%*$%#$@&*@# DEER!!!!!!! Pardon my foul language, but you’d be cursing too, if you just went out to your garden to...

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  Feeding your garden soil: 12 creative ways to use fall leaves

  by Jessica Walliser

  I could waste your time and wax poetic about the joys of autumn in the garden. I could talk about the lovely colors, the cooler...

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  Six reasons to NOT clean up the garden this fall

  by Jessica Walliser

  Twenty-some years ago, fresh out of college with a horticulture degree in-hand, I started teaching adult education classes at a...