One of the gardening “ingredients” I include in my raised bed gardening is straw. I started by...
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Weed control
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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A weed free garden: 9 strategies for reducing weeds
Does a weed free garden sound like a dream? It IS possible to reduce weeds in flower and vegetable...
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Choosing and planting cover crops for raised beds
Once I pulled my garlic from its raised bed this summer, I hadn’t made plans to plant anything else...
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Organic weed control tips for gardeners
I suspect that most gardeners make a promise to themselves at the start of every growing season to...
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Resilience, thy name is goutweed
Confession – I have a goutweed problem. Like many gardeners, I wrestle annually with this invasive...
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