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Preventing Pests with a Compost Tea

The bugs are out in full force this Summer! When you find insects in your garden, your first instinct might be to destroy them, but that’s not always the best course of action. Some insects are destructive and should be controlled, but of the more than 1.5 million known insect species in the world, more […]

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Keep the Yummy Coming

Once you’ve got a taste of your own fresh veggies plucked straight from the garden, you’ll want to keep the harvest flowing. With a little planning, you can continue the parade of delicious produce without pause. To set the momentum in motion, you’ll need to stay on top of crops and keep them harvested to […]

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Keeping Plants Frisky in a Drought

If we learned anything this summer, it was how to wield a watering can. Steamy and dry weather was the name of the game no matter where you garden. Meanwhile, we all tried our best to help our plantings survive through the season by taking water-wise routes. Smart moves make all the difference when the […]

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Play with your Food

You hunger to grow your own veggies. You want to slip out the back door whenever you hear the tummy rumble and harvest from your own personal crop of yummies. We get it. We know the feeling. By all means, when possible, devote some of your garden beds to supplying all things that will tantalize […]

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The More, the Merrier

If you love to garden, then you should be getting the most out of every square foot in your garden. Once you dig up a space (and aren’t we all continually adding beds?), plant it cheek to jowl. All sorts of reasons stand behind that practice. Plants love to live in communities and they are […]

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Raised Beds Raise the Bar

Raised beds are the way to go. Planting a raised bed is like putting all your hopes and dreams in a box. No matter if you’re growing veggies or cut flowers, when you are trying to push out a crop efficiently and reliably, raised beds are the best bet to make the magic happen. Although […]

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Cold Hardy Annuals for Early Spring Containers

February is when we nature lovers yearn to see dirt, petals, color, and the smell of soil. You may also be noticing your local nursery bringing in new plants and pots to play with. There are so many wonderful cold hardy annual plants (also known as “cool flowers”) to choose from to bring your containers […]

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Transplanting your Seedlings

Congratulations! Your seeds sprouted! And you are now the proud parent of umpteen little green youngsters brandishing their first crisp young leaves and yearning to move upward and onward in life. Thanks to your TLC, your crop of seedlings is poised for a graduation, especially if you sowed your seeds into a “community pot.” Those […]

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Keep the Goodies Coming

Discover the superpowers of raised beds for nonstop thrills. What do you want out of your raised beds? Everything! Once you’ve invested in raised beds, you want them to be the heroes of the garden world with superpowers that include pumping out produce with lightning speed. So here’s the secret: Muscular gardens don’t just happen. […]

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Raised Beds

by Tovah Martin Start your raised beds right from the ground up. So, you just raised the bar for your garden and ordered up some raised beds. That’s lip-smacking good news for your menus as well as a high note for your aesthetics. When you serve up your homegrown ingredients next summer, meals are going […]

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