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Kitchen GardeningCompost and Mulch
Today’s garden belongs to Julie Hammond. She writes: I am an avid gardener in Peoria, Illinois, expanding plantings with divisions and markdowns. I learned the hard way that compost and…
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How-ToPlants to Attract Wildlife
The longer I garden, the more I come to appreciate the beauty, toughness, and benefits of native plants. They provide essential food and foraging requirements for wildlife and are often…
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How-ToHow Sustainable Is Your Landscape?
Smart gardeners everywhere are jumping on the sustainable bandwagon. And when you consider all the payoffs of a sustainable landscape, it’s not hard to understand why. It typically uses less…
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ArticleNew Way to Fight Tomato Hornworms
Have tomato hornworms ever caused havoc in your vegetable garden? Now’s your chance to get revenge in a most delicious and satisfying way.
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ArticleWeeds: The Gardener’s Never-Ending Task
We have had lots of rain here in my Maryland, zone 7 garden. And with the rain, the weeds and grass have grown in leaps and bounds--way bigger than all…
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ArticleStone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture
While in Tarrytown, New York, attending the HSA Conference, we made a visit to Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture, which was well worthwhile the trip. If you are…
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How-ToTips for Growing Apple Trees
Apples (Malus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–9) are a constant presence in the supermarket, but one taste of a just-picked, perfectly ripe apple in autumn will make you eschew grocery-store…
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ArticleHow to Grow Asparagus
As a perennial, asparagus requires more up-front investment than any other vegetable. But the long-term payoff is that, once established, an asparagus bed can, with minimal maintenance, produce for 15…
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How-To35 Pest and Disease Remedies
by Sharon Lovejoy I’ve found that awareness and a quick response are two of the best allies against garden foes. By knowing my plants, as well as their pests and…
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Kitchen GardeningThe Glories of Spring in the Garden
This is a thrilling time of year for gardeners. Each day we delight in the plants around us--what is popping up, producing food,budding, then flowering--not to mention what we are…
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