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Gardening Tools: A Must-Have List for Beginner Gardeners

Angi Schneider — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:32:54 +0000

The right gardening tools can be the difference between really enjoying being in the garden or being frustrated in the garden. There are tons of tools touted as the “best” gardening tools but honestly, not all of them are really necessary. We’re going to chat about the different types of gardening tools, what they’re used ...

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How to Grow Rhubarb from Seed or Crowns

Amanda Idlewild — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 13:40:25 +0000

Growing rhubarb can be one of the easiest things to grow in the home garden. Because it grows in a wide range of garden zones, this low maintenance plant can give you many, many years of harvests. Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable that does well in garden zones 3 to 8. It is even considered ...

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Germinating Seeds on Paper Towels

Angi Schneider — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:51:05 +0000

For the most part, seeds will germinate when they are ready if they are given the right conditions. However, you can speed up the process by germinating seeds on a paper towel, this is called pre-sprouting, or pre-germinating, seeds. All you need is a paper towel or coffee filter, a container that seals, seeds, and ...

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How to Ripen Green Pumpkins

Kathie Lapcevic — Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:51:32 +0000

It happens to every gardener, the weather doesn’t exactly cooperate and we’re left with immature pumpkins on the vine. Thankfully, there are other ways to ripen green pumpkins. A little time, space and sunlight is all you need to turn that weather mishap into good eating fortune. When to Harvest Pumpkins Ideally, pumpkins and other ...

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5 Simple Vegetable Garden Tasks for Winter

Angi Schneider — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:33:35 +0000

Proper end of season garden maintenance will help you grow more fruits and vegetables next spring. It can also help reduce weeds and pest pressure and make spring gardening more enjoyable. And it doesn’t have to be overwhelming, just focus on these few garden tasks. The end of the summer garden is usually full of ...

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Best Chicken Breeds for Heat and Keeping Them Cool

Amanda Idlewild — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:51:32 +0000

Choosing the best chicken breeds for your climate can be a big decision. Most people are concerned about their egg layers in cold weather, but many chickens actually adapt to cold weather far easier than to hot weather. Just as there are things to do to ensure your flock stays warm in the cold, there ...

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How to organize and store seeds for frugal gardening

Angi Schneider — Mon, 13 Jul 2020 22:37:55 +0000

If you’re a gardener, you need a way to organize and store leftover garden seeds for the next season. Stored properly, most seeds will remain viable for at least a year, some up to four or five years. Here are some simple seed storage solutions and answers to the most common seed storage questions. My ...

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Easy Ways to Help Your Garden Survive Summer Heat

Angi Schneider — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 15:08:42 +0000

The summer heat can be just what our gardens need to grow amazing vegetables and herbs. Or it can completely burn up the garden. Here are some tried and true tips for keeping your vegetable and herb garden healthy and growing through the summer heat. Water Deeply Most vegetable plants need an inch of water ...

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11 Free Natural Fertilizers for the Vegetable Garden

Angi Schneider — Mon, 11 May 2020 13:24:20 +0000

There’s no doubt about it, plants need food. These 11 free natural fertilizers can be found in most homes. Let’s stop throwing them away and instead use them to feed the vegetable garden. We all want to get the best harvest we can from our vegetable garden and it seems logical that the more fertilizer ...

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9 Best Vegetables for Fermenting – other than cabbage

Angi Schneider — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:27:16 +0000

When people think of fermenting vegetables they usually think of sauerkraut which is fermented cabbage. But there are many other vegetables that make great ferments. Here’s what to grow in a fermenter’s garden. Two main way of fermenting vegetables There are two main ways to ferment vegetables, I like to call them the sauerkraut way ...

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