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DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis

DIY A-Frame Veggie Trellis

Here's an a-frame trellis design your climbing veggies will love you for.

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Vegetables with Fun Names for Childrens' Gardens

Vegetables with Fun Names for Childrens' Gardens

Let your kids plant Green Zebras, or Dragon's Tongues, or Painted Ponies.

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Garden Supplies On The Cheap: Thrift & Dollar Store Edition

Garden Supplies On The Cheap: Thrift & Dollar Store Edition

Here's a cool list of garden goodies you can score at your local dollar or thrift store.

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A Gopher in Your Garden

A Gopher in Your Garden

After watching these gardeners try every back-breaking, mind-numbing thing they could think of to protect their own, I've decided to throw in the towel before I ever break a sweat.

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QUESTION: Will double digging attract more worms?

QUESTION: Will double digging attract more worms?

If I double dig my garden and add vegetable scraps at the lowest level, would I be able to attract more worms into my garden?

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A Time to Sow

A Time to Sow

It is March here in Maryland and we still have about 20 inches of snow on the ground. Folks around here are having serious cabin fever. I am getting ready to haul out the flats and potting medium in my greenhouse and start a few flats of green growing things to shake off the drears and dulls of winter!

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Find the Sunniest Spot for Your Plot

Find the Sunniest Spot for Your Plot

Most gardening experts say a productive vegetable garden needs about 8-10 hours of sun each day. Here’s an easy paper-and pencil method to find the sunniest spot in your yard.

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Blueberries as Edible Landscaping

Blueberries as Edible Landscaping

I mean, there's like a kazillion ways to go with this gardening thing. So many plants; so little time and all that.

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QUESTION: Tomato Hornworms

QUESTION: Tomato Hornworms

How do I prevent tomato green horned caterpillars from ruining my tomato plants?

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When is Corn Ready to Pick?

When is Corn Ready to Pick?

How can you tell when your corn is ripe to harvest? First, look at the top ear on your corn plant. The top ear is always the first to ripen.

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Video: Early Pruning of Tomato Plants

Video: Early Pruning of Tomato Plants

Tomatoes are surprisingly easy to maintain. Once your young tomato plants start to grow, they will need some initial pruning. Here's how to ensure that your plants remain healthy and produce delicious fruit.

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Video: How to Prune Tomatoes

Video: How to Prune Tomatoes

Lee Reich, author of "The Pruning Book," shows you how to prune a tomato plant to keep it healthy and producing better fruit.

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Creative Ways to Use Stuffing Tomatoes

Creative Ways to Use Stuffing Tomatoes

Beyond rice, onions, and ground meat...

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Video: How to Test Soil in Your Vegetable Garden

Video: How to Test Soil in Your Vegetable Garden

One of the most important steps you can take in starting a vegetable garden is to make sure you have good soil. But you can't tell what condition your soil is in just by looking at it. That's where...

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