Gardening

Why Fall Gardening is Perfect for Beginners

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If you’re a novice gardener or have just embarked on your gardening journey, you might think that gardening is a strictly spring and summer activity. However, fall gardening is a fantastic option for beginners. It not only extends your growing season but also offers a unique set of challenges and…
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Reasons for Growing and Canning Tomatoes

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Need some reasons why to home can tomatoes? The biggest reason we home can our own food supply is we know exactly what went into each jar. Especially if you grow your own fruits and vegetables. And tomatoes are usually at the top of everyone’s home-growing list. Even if you…
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Here Are a Few “Must-Do” Gardening Tips For September

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As the long, lazy summer days get shorter and the blistering August heat starts to slowly trail off, you know September is on its way. Read More: Blow Your Family Away With These Simple-To-Make Healthy and Scrumptious Applesauce Muffins Labor Day marks the sad end to all of those great…
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The Most Important Steps in Gardening!

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We get a lot of questions about our garden. They usually come right after the comment, “I’d love to have a garden, but have NO IDEA where to start!” I always respond, “Start with Step 1. It’s the most important step, and everything else after that depends on your answer…
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Decadent Chocolate Sunflowers Are The Bold Blooms Your Garden is Craving

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Are you a fan of chocolate? That rich creamy goodness covers life’s daily doldrums in a sweet, sugary coating and somehow makes everything just a little more tolerable. After all, what’s better to offset daily grind stresses like work, cleaning, kids, and traffic than a bite of creamy milk chocolate…
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How to Make Natural Aphid Killer Using Dandelions

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Aphids can wreck havoc on your gorgeous garden, killing plants before you are able to harvest a single vegetable. Because aphids reproduce so quickly, by the time you notice the insects on your plants, you’re likely in the midst of a full-blown infestation. Thankfully, gardeners can often combat the pests…
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These Simple Pruning Techniques Will Yield a Bounty of Beautiful Tomatoes For Canning

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Get an abundance of tomatoes every season with these amazing gardening tips and stock your pantry full of their delicious goodness year-after-year. Indeterminate tomatoes often produce abundant yields, but more often than not, lack of pruning creates a Little Shop of Horrors in your garden if your tomato plants are…
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Planning Your Canning Garden

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Here are some fun tips to help you Plan Your Canning Garden Spring is around the corner and nothing has me more excited than the snow melting, the birds chirping and knowing I will soon be back out in my garden again.  Actually, it is seeing the plans I laid…
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