How to Shop for Hiking Boots
How to Shop for Hiking Boots Your hiking boots are the most essential piece of gear you own – carrying you over every imaginable type...
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5 Easy Plants to Grow for Beginners
5 Easy Plants to Grow for Beginners Starting out can feel overwhelming, but there are some pretty easy plants to grow for beginners. Let’s take...
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What is a Trap Crop?
What is a Trap Crop? A trap crop is a beautiful thing that will save your sanity. It is one of the best defenses in your bug fighting arsenal. Specifically, a trap crop is a plant that attracts bugs away from your precious food. They are also known as sacrificial plants, planted with the intent […]
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Powdery Mildew on Plants
Powdery Mildew on Plants Powdery mildew is the bane of my existence every growing season living in a humid climate. It is a fungal infection that covers the plants leaves, stems, and fruit. If left untreated, it can lead to poor production, yellowing leaves, and can even cause your plants to die. So, […]
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Natural Pest Control for Garden
Natural Pest Control for Garden Natural Pest Control Many of you are reaching the height of your garden season. Your plants are growing beautifully and you may have been able to start harvesting food. However, I also know that you are down in the trenches trying to fight off all the garden pests whilst maintaining […]
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7 Ways to Preserve Food From Your Garden Harvest.
7 Ways to Preserve Food From Your Garden Harvest. Knowing how to preserve food is essential for the home garden. Come mid season, your plants will be producing all at once. You will suddenly be overwhelmed with way more produce than can be eaten fresh. Let’s talk about some ways to preserve food so it […]
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Succession Sowing to Maximize Harvest
Succession Sowing to Maximize Harvest One of my favorite things about succession sowing is the ability to change things up in your garden. It also allows you to maximize your harvest. What is Succession Sowing? Succession sowing is when you direct sow seeds with short harvest dates at different intervals. For example, sowing […]
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How to Prevent Weeds in the Garden.
How to Prevent Weeds in the Garden. Let’s talk about how to prevent weeds in the garden to make your gardening journey much easier. Every season gardeners go through the battle of the weeds no matter where they live. Your garden plants appreciate a good rain but so do those pesky weeds that constantly […]
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How to attract pollinators to the garden
How to attract pollinators to the garden. Learning how to attract pollinators to your garden is the foundation of success when it comes to getting your plans to produce food. Plants that produce food have flowers that need to be pollinated in order to give you something to harvest. While some plants are self-pollinating, […]
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How to Support Plants
How to Support Plants Something that I find is easily overlooked when starting a garden is how to support your plants for best success. It is easy to get in the swing of Spring, get your plants in the ground, and think you’ve got it all figured out. Only to realize later when your plants […]
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Watering the Garden: How to Water Your Garden Successfully
Watering the Garden: How to Water Your Garden Successfully. Watering the garden can be an overwhelming chore and one that may keep you from having a thriving garden. So, how do you water your garden successfully? Location The location of the garden is one the biggest reasons why gardeners fail at their first attempt at […]
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How to Protect Seedlings
How to Protect Seedlings You will need to protect seedlings from birds and other pests while they reach maturity. In the last blog, we talked about How to Transplant Seedlings, which was a great accomplishment. However, those seedlings still need your watchful eye. Wildlife Depending on where you live, you might deal with […]