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Cabbage Seedlings

Starting Seeds Indoors

Here are tips from The Old Farmer’s Almanac on how to start seeds indoors. Before You Start Seeds...
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How to Grow Vegetables...

Many vegetables are suitable for growing in hanging baskets. Here’s how to plant your own hanging...
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Sedum

Sedum is a perennial plant with thick, succulent leaves, fleshy stems, and clusters of star-shaped...
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Cutworms

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and get rid of cutworms in the garden. What are ...
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Broccoli

Broccoli is a cool-season crop that, like spinach, can be grown in the spring or fall. Here’s how...
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Asparagus

Asparagus is a perennial bulb and stem vegetable that greets us every spring. Here’s how to grow...
Chives

Chives

Chives are a perennial member of the onion family that sport beautiful purple flowers. Here’s how...
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Squash Bugs

What are those bugs on your squash? Here are tips on how to identify, control, and get rid of...
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Cucumber Beetles

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and get rid of cucumber beetles in the garden. What...
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Dill

Dill is an annual, self-seeding plant with feathery green leaves. It is used most commonly in soups...
Coneflowers

Coneflowers

Purple coneflowers, also known as Echinacea, are attractive and rugged flowers that draw...
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Mint

Mint is a perennial with very fragrant, toothed leaves and tiny purple, pink, or white flowers. It...
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Birth Month Flowers and...

What are the birth flowers of your loved ones? Listed below, we have birth flowers by month as well...
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Japanese Beetles

What are those green garden beetles? Here are tips on how to identify and get rid of Japanese...
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Rabbits

Learn how to get rid of rabbits and keep them out of your garden with these tips.  Why Would You...
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Morning Glories

Morning glories are annual climbers with slender stems, heart-shaped leaves, and trumpet-shaped...
Black-Eyed Susan

Black-eyed Susans

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

Here are tips on how to identify, control, and get rid of whiteflies. What are Whiteflies? What are...
Sweet Peas

Sweet Peas

With their fragile, seductive fragrance, Sweet peas make great flowers for gardens and bouquets....
Garden by the Moon

Gardening by the Moon...

Our “Gardening by the Moon” calendar works according to the age-old belief that phases of the Moon...
Garden Carrots

Carrots

Carrots are a popular root vegetable that’s easy to grow as long as it’s planted in loose, sandy...
Hydrangea Flower Colors

Soil pH Levels for...

What is your soil’s pH level? Every plant prefers a different level of acidity. Use this Soil pH...
Christmas Cactus

Christmas Cactus

Christmas Cacti are easy to grow. When they bloom, they produce beautiful colors of pink or lilac...
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Peace Lily

Peace lilies are one of the most common houseplants because they are so easy to grow. Most...
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Astilbe

Astilbe is a perennial with beautiful, showy flowers atop glossy, fern-like foliage. Here’s how to...
Potatoes

Potatoes

Wondering how to grow potatoes? We’re here to help! This half-hardy vegetable is a culinary staple...
Purple Loosestrife

How to Stop Invasive...

What are invasive plants? How do you keep invasive plants from spreading? Let’s dig in! Have you...
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Blueberries

The modern blueberry is a 20th-century invention. Before the 1900s, the only way to enjoy these...
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Shasta Daisies

The cheerful shasta daisy is a classic perennial. It looks similar to the familiar roadside daisy...
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Tomato Hornworms

Big, fat, and green! Here are tips on how to identify, control, and get rid of tomato hornworms in...
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Peonies

The peony is outrageously beautiful in bloom in springtime—with lush foliage all summer long. Here’...
Raspberries

Raspberries

Raspberries are relatively easy to grow and—with proper care—can bear fruit indefinitely! Though...
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Garlic

Garlic is easy to grow and produces numerous bulbs after a long growing season. Plus, it’s frost...
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Frozen Berries: How to...

Frozen berries are a tasty snack and a great method of fruit preservation. Whether you grow...
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Common Garden Weeds

It’s important to be able to tell weeds apart from your beautiful flowers, if only because you need...
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Fall Garden: When to...

Here’s a handy fall garden guide to help you decide what to plant in the fall garden and when to...
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Pest-Resistant Plants...

Do you have trouble with deer and rabbits in your garden? Here’s a list of pest-resistant plants...
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Parsley

Parsley is a biennial plant with bright green, feather-like leaves and is in the same family as...
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Tomato Growing Tips

Tomatoes are the ultimate backyard vegetable, and growing tomatoes is easier than you might think....
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Thyme

Thyme is a small perennial shrub with lots of branches and light purple to pink flowers. Here’s how...
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Raccoons

Learn how to identify raccoons and how to get rid of raccoons in your garden with these helpful ...
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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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