Tag: Garden Tips
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How to Clean and Care for Garden Tools
Your garden tools have been through some things this summer. Mud. Rain. Fertilizer. Plant sap. Mystery goo. That one tomato plant you swear tried to eat you alive. By the end of the growing season, your shovels, trowels, shears, pruners, and other garden tools deserve a little attention before you toss them into the garage…
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What are Cover Crops? Do you need them?
Cover crops are plants grown primarily to benefit your soil rather than produce a harvest. They can protect bare ground, add organic matter, suppress weeds, and, depending on what you plant, help improve soil structure or manage nitrogen. That may even mean fewer soil supplements later! Some cover crops are edible, too. A plant that…
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A Beginnerās Guide to Garden Soil Amendments
Your plants spend the entire growing season pulling water and nutrients from the soil. Eventually, sometimes those nutrients need to be replaced. But that does NOT mean you should wander down the garden aisle, grab a bag of everything labeled āplant food,ā and dump it into the garden. More is not always better when it…
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The Garden Survived Summer! Now Letās Get Ready for Fall
Summer is winding down, the garden is looking a little tired, and you may finally be reaching the point where you’re no longer finding zucchini on the counter, in the refrigerator, and possibly haunting your dreams. It must be fall garden cleanup time! Yea. Iām not excited either. Itās ok. What fall garden cleanup actually…
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Watch the Sun Before Building Your Garden
Before you build raised beds, dig garden rows, haul in soil, and create a beautiful permanent garden area, there is one very important thing you should do. Watch your yard. Yes, seriously. That is the first gardening job I am giving you. Go outside and stare at your yard. Maybe have a cup of coffee…
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How to Prune Tomatoes Without Feeling Like a Villain
Tomato plants are a lot like excited puppies. Give them a bit of sun, some water, and a little fertilizer, and before you know itā¦BAM! They’re growing in every direction possible. Now you have a tomato bush, not so much a plant. While all the growth is pretty impressive, a bit of pruning will help…
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9 Essential Tools for Gardening
Everyone will have differing opinions on what is or isnāt needed, whether online or in person. If youāre reading this, it likely means you’re new to gardening. Welcome! Iāve put this list together with you in mind. Until you know how much you will love the process, how big your garden or beds will be,…
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9 Common MistakesĀ Beginner Gardeners MakeĀ
Ready to start your gardening adventures? Sweeeeeeet! Gardening can be so, so rewarding. Not only can you save money, but you also get to help control some of the intake and nutrients you and your family consume. The awesome part is that so many of us gardeners, flower gardeners, and veggie gardeners, love being in…
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Planning & Sketching Your Garden
So youāre starting a garden? Expanding what you already have?! Iām so excited for you! Gardening is many peopleās happy place. Not only can you grow healthier, cheaper food than what’s offered at the grocery store, but itās also cheaper than therapyā¦ or Lawyer retainer fees. š No matter the reason for your journey, whether…
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Soil Blocking vs. Plug Trays
When starting or expanding your gardening adventure, whether for veggies, flowers, or both, you may have come across soil blockers and had no idea what they were, why theyāre needed, or whether you need them, too. Why canāt you use good, old-fashioned seed trays that are readily available? Iām here to try to answer those…
