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Seedlings and Frost Cover

Protecting the Garden From Frost: Temperature Lows for Vegetables

Here are tips on how to protect your garden from frost and design a garden to reduce frost damage—...
Compass Four Winds

Winter Landscaping: Tune In To The Four Winds

It’s winter, the dormant season. Plant and tree growth has slowed to a crawl or stopped completely...
Mistletoe Berries

Plants of the Winter Solstice

Many trees and plants were important to the celebration of the winter solstice (on December 21)...
Outdoor Christmas Tree

How Do Christmas Trees Grow?

While most of us think about Christmas trees only in December, for farmers who grow cut-your-own...
Fire Cider

How to Make Fire Cider

Fire cider is a traditional tonic made with herbs stewed in apple cider vinegar.  It’s been used...
Fall Garden Tasks

Fall Cleanup in Vegetable Gardens

To avoid problems next year, start your vegetable garden cleanup tasks in autumn before the weather...
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How to Carve a Pumpkin

When it comes to pumpkin carving, “Farmer Mike” Valladao is an expert. He shares his tips, tricks, ...
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How to Ripen Green Tomatoes

When temperatures begin to drop, tomatoes stop ripening, so it’s time to take action! We will show...
Wheelbarrow Leaf Clean-up

Preparing Your Garden for Winter

After a bountiful season, it’s time to prepare your garden for winter—and ensure a beautiful and...
Crimson Clover Cover Crop

Planting Cover Crops in the Home Garden

Plant cover crops in the fall to protect and nourish your soil by spring! Also called “green manure...
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Pumpkins

Whether you use them for carving or cooking, pumpkins do not disappoint. Here’s how to plant, grow...
Garlic Bulbs

Planting Garlic in the Fall

Garlic is incredibly useful in the kitchen and surprisingly easy to grow in the garden. Learn how...
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Best Apples for Baking and Cooking

Not all apples are ideal for cooking! Below is a chart with some of the best apples for baking and...
Fall Trees

Fall Leaves: Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Ever wonder why leaves change color? Did you know that fall’s vivid colors are actually hidden...
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Where the Wild Things Are: November

November the first. You’ve unmothballed your winter sweaters and laid in a supply of hand-warmers....
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Saving Gladiolus

In some places, gladiolus can be left in the ground all winter. In colder climates, however, they...
Fruitcake Recipe

Warning: It’s Fruitcake Season!

Soon they will be upon us— hundreds of them. Sodden with alcohol, their massive bodies bulging with...
Celery Stalks

Celery: Bland and Boring? Not So Fast!

Celery is one of the most underrated vegetables. Most people would never think of this humble stalk...
Seed Catalogs

How Long Do Seeds Last?

How long do garden seeds last? How do you tell if your old seeds are still good? Let’s find out!...
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History of the Poinsettia

Where does the poinsettia come from? Where was this traditional Christmas plant discovered? Are...
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Winter Landscaping

You might not think about landscaping in winter, but your yard can be just as beautiful in the...
Winter Squash Birds

Winter Squash (and Pumpkin): Cold-Weather Comfort

Nothing speaks of fall and winter like the appearance of winter squashes and pumpkins in stores,...
Robin and Berries

Gardening for the Birds

Here are five tips for making your backyard more bird-friendly. It takes more than just hanging a...
Cranberry Bowl

Cranberries: Get ’Em While You Can

Among only a few native North American fruits cultivated commercially in the modern era,...
Rodent-proof Flower Bulbs

Rodent-proof Flower Bulbs

Are you tired of planting tulips and crocus bulbs only to have them disappear because mice and...
Beets from the Garden

Storing Beets with Wood Chips in the Root Cellar

Though I have used sand to store my beets in the root cellar for many years, this year I decided to...
Potatoes in root cellar

Getting Potatoes Ready for the Root Cellar

Digging potatoes has got to be one of the most pleasurable aspects of gardening. It’s buried...
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Preparing Your Garden for Winter

It’s sometimes difficult to motivate yourself to garden when the growing season is over, but there...
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Cantaloupes

Cantaloupes are a delicious, heat-loving melon with a relatively long growing season, making them...
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Earwigs

Here are tips on how to identify and get rid of earwigs, also known as pincher bugs or dermaptera,...
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Hydrangeas

With immense flower heads, hydrangeas flaunt an old-fashioned charm in summertime that’s hard to...
Flowers in a Vase

How to Keep Cut Flowers Fresh

See 10 tips on how to cut flowers for a vase—whether you have your own cutting garden or picked up...
Marigolds, French

Marigolds

No annual is more cheerful or easier to grow than the marigold. These flowers are the spendthrifts...
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Dill

Dill is an annual, self-seeding plant with feathery green leaves. It is used most commonly in soups...
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The Dog Days of Summer

The “Dog Days” of summer last from July 3 to August 11. What are the Dog Days, exactly? The ancient...
Black-Eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susans

Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta) are native to North America and one of the most popular...
Rain Garden

Create a Rain Garden: Two Designs and Plant List

With a rain garden, use—don’t lose—the torrent of rain water that falls on your paved areas and...
Radishes

Speedy Vegetables to Plant in Summer

Summer is in full swing! By now, the peas and radishes have likely all been picked, the cilantro is...
Mosaic Virus

Mosaic Viruses

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and prevent mosaic viruses on a variety of plants. What...
Blossom-End Rot on Tomatoes

Blossom-End Rot

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and prevent blossom-end rot on your tomatoes and other...
Nasturtiums

Nasturtium

Nasturtium is a cheerful, easy, quick-growing annual flower!  They’re colorful, edible flowers, and...
Hibiscus Syriacus Rose of Sharon

Rose of Sharon and Hardy Hibiscus for the Fall

In mid-fall, most plants have stopped flowering. However, if you’d like an autumn bloomer, fall is...

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