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    On Best Mosquito Repellent Plants

    Numerous commercial mosquitoes and insect repellents contain hazardous chemicals that are toxic to children and pets; avoid them if you can. To help, we…

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    Homemade Insecticidal Soap Recipe Choices

    Did you know that home gardeners have been utilizing homemade insecticidal soap for an extended period? Historically, fish-oil soap was the prevalent solution for…

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  • Young plants growing through holes in garden sheeting

    How To Use Plastic Sheeting And Mulch In The Garden

    The use of plastic sheeting or mulch in the garden proves to be a useful tool for some garden crops. Many crops do well…

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    The Ultimate Guide To Garden Mulching

    Mulching your garden is an excellent way to improve soil health, reduce weeds, retain moisture, fewer pests, stronger plants, enhance plant growth and a…

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  • Is Cucumber A Fruit Or Vegetable?

    Here’s the deal! Did you ever ask yourself this question – “Is cucumber a fruit or a vegetable?” All fruits and veggies are very…

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  • A close up photo of a red Canna Lily flower

    How To Plant And Care For Canna Lilies

    The canna lily plant is a flamboyant summer flowering plant with a bold look. The plant grows from thick, fleshy bulbs. Canna is a…

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  • Two people tending to a sheltered mushroom garden

    8 Tips For Sustainable Mushroom Cultivation At Home

    Sustainability refers to the capacity to maintain a process over an extended duration while minimizing adverse impacts on the environment. Interestingly, mushrooms exhibit this…

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    Spring Plants To Consider Growing

    As the days get longer and warmer with the arrival of spring, many people are eager to enjoy the outdoors and start gardening. Whether…

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  • Extracting and collecting seeds from half a dozen tomatoes

    A Method for Saving Tomato Seeds

    Judith discusses a slightly different method of saving tomato seeds, which involves fermenting the seeds to improve their quality. It is a dark morning…

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  • Cubanelle pepper seeds

    Going to Seed

    Several flowers and vegetables are going to seed. I took the opportunity to carefully collect Sweet Cubanelle pepper seeds. The humidity is oppressive this…

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  • Capsicum annuum cubanelle pepper growing on its plant

    Cubanelle pepper

    Cubanelle pepper, beautiful, sweet, from the species Capsicum annuum, is almost ready to pick. It has gone through some tough times with chipmunks digging in…

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    Starry False Solomon’s Seal

    Starry False Solomon’s Seal has attractive foilage, flowers, and berries that form a dense groundcover once established. The narrow oval-shaped leaves are about 3-12…

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  • Rain rustic wooden barrel beside a garden with purple flowers

    Rain Barrel Tips

    Location, location, location -place your rain barrel near where the water will be used; whether it’s for washing the car and gardening tools, or…

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    Deadhead Flowers For More Flowers!

    Deadheading flowers is a very important job to do in the garden as it helps to increase the number of blooms on your plants.…

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  • green gooseberry round fruit on green leaf

    Gooseberry Jelly

    I decided to make gooseberry jelly instead of jam as it takes less preparation time. The gooseberry gin that I made last year was…

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  • Lettuce growing in a hydroponic garden

    What is a Hydroponic Garden?

    A hydroponic garden involves growing plants completely without soil.  Instead, plants roots are submerged in a water fertilizer mixture. Surprisingly, a large variety of…

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  • A number of fresh and ripe raspberries on their vine are acid loving plants

    Acid Loving Plants That Like Acidic Soil

    If you have acidic soil which is below a pH of 7, but ideally hanging out at around 5.5, you could have great ground…

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  • Daisies as companion plants for vegetables, they attract pollinators

    Putting Houseplants Outside

    Many of your houseplants would love a little summer vacation outside. I recommend that you avoid direct sunlight however because too much full sun…

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  • Little girl attending to a garden bed

    Raised Garden Bed Ideas

    ‍ Raised garden beds have become increasingly popular in recent years. It’s easy to see why: raised beds are tidy, accessible, and simple to…

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  • Children in skeleton costumes sitting on brick wall which borders a garden

    Garden Brick Ideas for an Attractive Landscape

    Garden brick ideas can be elegant, functional, and can make your landscape even more inviting and exciting. Use bricks for walkways and garden wall…

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  • A mound of white Diatomaceous earth

    Diatomaceous Earth Keeps Insects Away

    Insects are all at once the friend and the foe of the gardener. Beneficial bugs help with pollination and can help to keep the…

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  • A big leaf showing significant plant disease with discolouring and molds

    Top 5 Plant Killing Diseases and Protections

    Plant diseases can ruin your day! If you have several ornamental or edible plants in your garden, it’s a good idea to have a…

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    Bringing Vegetables Outside

    While I am trying to encourage my vegetables to get started, I am still reluctant about bringing vegetables outside. I have succeeded with some,…

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  • Pea seeds in pots and containers growing in a greenhouse

    Planting Peas from Seed

    Pea seeds are also placed in cardboard tubes, which keep them safe even after they’ve been planted out. Greetings fellow gardeners,   Bee and…

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