Every winter, I make a plan for which veggies, flowers, and herbs I’m going to start from seed throughout...
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Garden tips
Hay vs straw: The benefits of using straw in your vegetable garden
One of the gardening “ingredients” I include in my raised bed gardening is straw. I started by...
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Powdery mildew on squash: What is it and how do you get rid of it?
From blight on tomatoes to brown rot on peaches, food gardeners are all too familiar with how fungal...
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How to plant grass seed: A simple guide to success
Lawns are everywhere. Some are highly tended; others, not so much. My own lawn is a mixed planting...
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Blossom end rot: How to identify, prevent, and treat
Watching little green tomatoes mature into large ripe tomatoes is one of the garden’s greatest joys....
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How to plant roses: Planting bare root roses and potted shrub roses
In the last few years, plant breeders have come out with some really great varieties of hardy...
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