Gardening Tips And Articles
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Before The Garden |
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| Fall Planting | Autumn does not have to mean hanging up your garden shears and garden gloves for the year. |
| Cover Crops | At the end of the growing season you may be ready to rest, but your garden is not. One final effort can make a big difference cover cropping |
| Getting Your Garden Ready | Basic Guide to garden prep. Submitted by Sally in Tacoma |
| Jump Start Spring | The big thaw has begun . Spring is right around the corner. |
| The Garden Beckons | The crocus is almost ready to peek through the ground. It won’t be long now and the earth will bring out a burst of colors to herald the beauty of Spring. |
| Garden Schedule | All spring people ask "Can I plant (the whatever) yet?" Now we must look beyond temperature extremes - at frost, ambient and soil temperatures |
| Raised Garden Beds | One of the best ways to grow vegetables in cool climates is to plant them in raised beds. By elevating the soil, it dries more quickly, warms faster, and provides deeper soil for root crops to develop. |
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Getting The Garden Started |
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| Garden Design | Whether you plan on "borrowing ideas" or plan on creating your own landscaping design, you should have at the very least a basic understanding of the principles of landscape design |
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Maintain Your Garden |
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| Lawn Care Basics | Choose a lawn fertilizer made for your type of turf grass |
| Water Saving Tips | tips for low-maintenance greenery |
| Beneficial Critters | Spiders, snakes and even other animals seem like they would do more harm then good in the home garden. But these critters are actually beneficial to your flower and vegetable gardens. |
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End Of Garden Season |
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| Pruning in Spring | Pruning your existing garden plants in the spring is an essential part of keeping your garden healthy. |
| Harvesting Tips | Home growers can become savvy harvesters by remembering just a few tips about each crop |
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Indoor Gardening |
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| Container Gardening | make sure you have fun creating your container garden. |
| Choosing A Greenhouse | Greenhouses are available in all shapes and sizes, and take forms that vary from the conservatory to an enclosed glass porch around the front door |
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Fun Gardening Stuff |
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| Tipsy Flowers | A new Cornell study finds that a touch of booze is a great way to keep certain houseplants from getting too tall by stunting their growth. |
| Humming Bird Garden | An actual garden designed using the types of plants and flowers that entice hummingbirds |
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