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When You Should Buy Insects for Your Garden
If your garden is out of balance and the pests are winning, beneficial insects might help bring order back—but only as a last resort.
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You Should Bury Fish Heads Under Your Tomato Plants
A decaying fish head is full of nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus, which is precisely what a tomato plant needs.
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How to Successfully Repot Last Year’s Hanging Flower Baskets
If you held onto yours from last year—and you should—here's how to get another year of blooms from them.
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You Should Find (and Use) a Seed Library Near You
It's a great way to access more diverse seeds, including seeds tested in your specific growing environment, and save money.
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How to Choose the Right Soil for Your Garden
If all those bags at the big box store confuse you, here's how to determine what kind of soil you need for your garden project.
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These Are the Best Vegetables for a More Vibrant Spring Garden
Think outside the stereotypical color profile for your favorite vegetables, and plant some fluorescent orange cauliflower.
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Why You Should Start Planting Peas Right Now
The under-appreciated pea is easy to plant, early to sprout, and can fill vertical spaces with delightful blooms and pods.
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'Square Foot' Gardening Is a Shortcut to Spring Planting
If you're freaking out about what to plant and where, these pre-planned garden grids can take the guesswork out of the process.
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The Five Gardening Tasks You Should Complete in February
Take steps now to ensure a great fruit crop, give your roses ready, and prepare to start seeds.
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You Can Actually Rent Goats to Eat Weeds in Your Yard
Why weed your garden yourself when you can rent hungry goats to do it for you?
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The Best Ways to Lay Out Your Vegetable Garden
Before you start seeds, plan your garden design using one of these two methods.
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The Best Ways to Set Up a Seed-Starting Station in Your Home
If you're serious about growing your own seedling starts this year, here's the setup I've come to rely on.
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What to Know Before You Start Your Own Plants From Seed
Starting your garden from seed instead of buying nursery starts is not for the faint of heart.
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It's Time to Cold Stratify Your Seeds
Some flower and vegetable seeds need to experience a cold, moist winter in order to germinate properly—but you can fake the process indoors.
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You Can Make Your Artificial Christmas Tree Look More Real
Give your artificial tree some real feel (and smell) with a few simple tricks.
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You Can Easily Wax Your Own Flower Bulbs This Winter
Waxed bulbs appeal to me for a lot of reasons, but mostly because they are almost entirely hands off.
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De-Bug Your Christmas Tree (and Other Things to Do Before Bringing It Inside)
Before you bring that piece of the wilderness into your house, there are five things you should do first.
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The Gardening Tasks You Should Do Now to Get Ready for Spring
There's still tons to do outside, but at least this month, it's mostly optional.