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You Should Try Seed Tape In Your Garden This Spring
Tiny seeds need not stress your eyesight or dexterity.
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This Year, Try Growing a ‘Goth Garden’
Bringing black into the garden can actually have stunning results.
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How to Test Your Soil (and Why You Should)
You can use an at-home kit, or send out some soil to be professionally tested.
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What to Start Seeding and Planting in March
March is finally your time, gardeners—but you still want to be selective about what you seed...
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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...
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All the Gardening Tasks to Tackle in March
It's time to clean, test, prune, and plant.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.