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Growing Garlic For Backyard Chickens
I often get asked what can chickens eat? Garlic has some really amazing health benefits for chickens (and humans!).
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What is the Best Mulch to Prevent Weeds?
Add to Favorites All Photos By Shelley Dedauw The best mulch to prevent weeds depends on where the mulch lies, what else you need it to do…and, of course, cost. …
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Florida Weave Tomato Trellising System
I don’t know about you, but there’s one thing about growing tomatoes that I don’t care for — caging them.
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Vertical Farming Grows Skyward
Vertical farming has surged in urban areas for one big reason: you can grow a lot of food on just a little dirt. It is estimated that by 2050 about 80 percent of the world’s population will live in urban dwellings; that’s about three billion people to feed.
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Your Guide to Growing Lettuce in Containers
For years I struggled with how and when to grow lettuce. So, I decided to try growing lettuce in containers.
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Growing Seedlings Indoors Without Power
Add to Favorites Not only is this my first gardening season in a new growing zone, it’s my first season to be growing seedlings indoors without a power source. Living …
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DIY: Make Peanut Butter
Add to Favorites Grow Your Own Peanut Butter! By Jim Hunter, Arkansas Peanut butter is one of our favorite foods. We became disenchanted with the commercial brands after seeing other …
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Gourds For Farmers And Homesteaders
Add to Favorites By Anita B. Stone, Raleigh, North Carolina There is a legend that says, “If you give or receive a gourd, with it goes all the best in life; …
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Growing Cucumbers in a Greenhouse
Add to Favorites By Crow Miller – Growing cucumbers, like European cucumbers, can be a bumper crop in greenhouses. They differ from other types of cucumbers in many ways. The …
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Growing Sweet Potatoes in Cold Climates
Add to Favorites America’s favorite candied root vegetable has an ancient history of warding off famine. Sweet potatoes were domesticated in South America over 5,000 years ago but other civilizations …
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How to Grow Peppers and Varieties to Try
Unknown in the old world before Columbus, capsicums were brought to Europe by the Spaniards. Then their cultivation spread across the globe.
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Tips for How to Germinate Seeds Indoors
Need some tips on how to germinate or start seeds indoors? Learn to start seeds from testing seeds to soil and tray selection.
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How to Care for Apple Trees
If you’re wondering how to care for apple trees, then you should first consider that trees should be fed just like your vegetable-producing and ornamental plants.
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