Fine Gardening – Issue 131
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How to Prevent Late Blight
Protect your crops by priming yourself with some know-how
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Vines: The Missing Piece of the Puzzle
Climbing plants are like a troupe of exceptionally versatile thespians—pleased to perform a myriad of roles in an endless number of plays. Are you in need of a shining star…
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Living on the Grid
Nine years ago, we stumbled upon the piece of land that would become our future home: a huge cornfield, with the corn 7 feet high. The surrounding fields that stretched…
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Regional Picks: Best Edibles - Northwest
1. ‘Montovano’ Fennel Maturity: 75 to 80 days Yield: One bulb per foot Needs: Full sun to partial shade; light, fertile soil Bulb fennel was once an oddity at local…
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Liven Up Your Long Border - Plant IDs
Click to see these plants identified. Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken Click to see these plants identified. Photo/Illustration: Steve Aitken A border isn't boring, at least not when you utilize all of…
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How to Build a Pot Fountain
Nothing is more relaxing than the sound of moving water in the garden. Here's how to build a one-of-a-kind pot fountain water feature in a weekend. This water feature consists…
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Best Vegetables for the Southwest
1. Purple tomatillo Maturity: 80 to 90 days Yield: 5 to 15 pounds of fruit per plant Needs: Full sun; rich, loose soil (but will tolerate heavy clay soil) A…
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Lettuce in Every Season
Start it early, sow it often, and eat it all year
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Part 1: Best Vegetables for the Midwest
1. ‘Diamond’ eggplant Maturity: 70 to 80 days from transplant Yield: 20 to 30 fruit per plant Needs: Full sun; rich, moist, well-drained soil; lots of heat Eggplants love heat;…
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Part 1: Best Vegetables for the Northeast
1. ‘Kennebec’ potato Maturity: 70 to 90 days Yield: 5 to 8 pounds of potatoes per plant Needs: Full sun; average soil I believe gardener Samwise Gamgee in The Lord…
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Build a One-of-a-Kind Water Feature
Nothing is more relaxing than the music of moving water in the garden. But finding a water feature to complement your style can be tough. So why not make a…
Featured Articles
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Liven Up Your Long Border
Gertrude Jekyll, the doyenne of early-20th-century British gardening and mother of the modern mixed border, was ever the optimist. On at least one occasion in her later years, however, she…
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How to Create Beautiful Houseplant Containers
I started collecting houseplants in 1979, right about the time I found James Underwood Crockett’s houseplant book, Crockett’s Indoor Garden, at a garage sale for 50 cents. I was a…
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Training a Vine
Vines are an essential plant in any garden. When you're planting a new one, you may need to do a little training to give it a leg up. First, it's…
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Get Rid of Fungus Gnats
You don't have to cohabitate with these tiny pests
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10 Flowering Evergreen Shrubs
When most teenagers went to work at Dairy Queen for the summer, I decided to punch a time card at the local nursery. I had a basic knowledge of plants,…
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