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ArticleWhat’s Wrong with My Veggies?
It never fails. Each year, I’ll be working on the East End Community Organic Farm on Long Island, and a gardener will call out to me from a nearby plot.…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plants with the Best Fall Colors – Northwest
1. Table Grapes Name: Vitis labrusca cvs. USDA hardiness zones: 5 to 8 Size: 5 to 25 feet tall and 5 to 15 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; good air…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Plants for Dry Shade – South
‘Spek-tacular’ cast-iron plant Name: Aspidistra elatior ‘Spek-tacular’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 7 to 11 Size: Up to 30 inches tall and wide Conditions: Light to full shade; moist, well-drained soil, rich…
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How-ToPotting Soil Put to the Test
In their natural environment, plants get everything they need to stay healthy from the soil: water, nutrients, and air. Most well-established plants living in soil rarely need more than an…
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ArticleGrowing 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-ToWhat’s Wrong With Your Tomatoes?
It’s time to be honest with ourselves: We love tomatoes, but sometimes tomatoes don’t love us. Every spring, my neighbors, colleagues, and family dance around spouting the joys of homegrown…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Tough Ground Covers – Northern Plains
1. Canadian Wild Ginger Name: Asarum canadense USDA hardiness zones: 2 to 8 Size: 6 to 8 inches tall, spreading indefinitely Conditions: Partial to full shade; moist, well-drained soil Although…
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ArticleRegional Picks: Overlooked Plants – Northwest
Northwest Willow gentian (Gentiana asclepiadea) USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide Conditions: Bright shade; moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil The gentian family…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Midwest
Midwest No. 1 Seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, well-drained…
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ArticleRegional Picks: The Experts’ Top Ten Plants – Mountain West
Mountain West No. 1 Mojave sage (Salvia pachyphylla) USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9 Size: 3 feet tall and 30 inches wide Conditions: Full sun; dry, well-drained soil (tolerant…
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