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Jan 2, 2020
Garden-Grown Snacks for Dogs and Cats
If you're like most home veggie gardeners, you started growing your own food to take control of what you eat. Do you have pets? Maybe your nutrition standards extend to your (oh no, we're going to say it) "fur kids," and you're wondering if your dogs and cats can benefit from fresh garden produce. Here's the scoop.
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Sep 26, 2019
Frost-Proof Your Garden (and Cover Your Butt) This Spring and Fall
If you've been gardening for any amount of time, you've learned not to rely on local weather forecasts to tell you when to run out in your skivvies and protect your plants from a surprise frost. We have some simple solutions to Mother Nature's shoulder-season shenanigans.
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Sep 19, 2019
Backyard Water Gardens: Get Your Feet Wet!
Everyone loves a water feature in the garden. Let's approach water garden design from the perspective of nature, taking into account the ecosystems surrounding and within bodies of water. Let's dive into backyard water gardens and how to grow them.
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Sep 12, 2019
Planting Scrumptious Gardens for Backyard Birds
If you don't mind losing the occasional blueberry, and your idea of homemade wine is a store-bought bottle that requires an actual corkscrew, a few extra backyard birds might be welcome. Are you ready to add some feathered friends to your garden?
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Sep 5, 2019
10 Ways to Grow a Lush Garden with Less Water
Human-caused pollution, farting cows, or just plain Mother Nature: At this point, the cause of climate change is moot, and we're all starting to get serious about how we can use less water. Here are ten tips for growing an abundant garden without swapping all your cosmos and eggplant for cacti and ice plant.
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Aug 22, 2019
Essential Cover Crops for the Home Garden
Cover crops are fast-growing plants that suppress weeds, nourish the soil, and prevent erosion. You might associate them with large-acreage farms, but they're scalable to home gardens, too. Here's the dirt.
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Aug 15, 2019
7 Botanic Gardens for (Almost) Any Growing Zone
We've picked the best botanical gardens for each USDA Hardiness Zone, and we promise there's enough for your non-gardening family members to do so they won't hate you!
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Aug 8, 2019
11 Fall Projects for Successful Spring Gardening
We’re giddy for anything that makes spring gardening easier. Knock out these projects now, and you'll lighten the springtime workload and have a more vibrant, productive garden!
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Aug 1, 2019
How to Break Ground on a New Garden Plot
If you're eyeballing that overgrown patch in your backyard, wondering if this is the year you finally break ground on your own vegetable garden, the answer is yes. Here's how to do it!
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Jun 27, 2019
How to Keep Cats Out of Your Garden
There's nothing like using your bare hands to work compost into your garden's sun-warmed topsoil. That is until you unearth a cat turd or three...or dozens. So what's the scoop on preventing the poop? How do you keep cats out without subtracting any more of their nine lives than absolutely necessary? Here's our advice.
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Jun 20, 2019
Do Organic Seeds Really Exist?
Our customers often ask us about "organic seeds," and the answer's tricky for any number of reasons. We'll tackle the issue point-by-point and explain how the term (and agricultural practice) applies to the seeds we sell, and how we feel about organic certifications.
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Jun 13, 2019
How to Organize a Community Garden in 5 Steps
Not everyone has a yard large enough to grow veggies or award-winning flowers. Food deserts, where access to healthy, unprocessed foods is limited, are on the rise in inner cities and rural regions alike. So, how do you get a community garden started in your neighborhood? Here's everything you need to know.
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