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Gardening Guides
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How to Grow Cucumbers in Containers
Cucumber vines can be enormous plants with long vines that take up a lot of vegetable garden space. They also do surprisingly well in containers. You can even grow cucumberes in a 5 gallon bucket! By choosing the correct pots and right cucumber variety, you can easily get an abundant harvest from just a small amount…
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How to Prevent Transplant Shock when you Transplant Seedlings
You buy a beautiful flat of plants at the store, bring them home, put them in your garden and…they wilt?! This phenomenon is called transplant shock. Today I’m showing you how to minimize transplant shock when you’re hardening seedlings by following a process called “hardening off.” Whether you started your own seedlings indoors from seed…
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Easiest Vegetables to Grow for Beginners
Gardening is fun and rewarding, but if you’re new to growing vegetables it can be a bit intimidating. There are so many types of vegetables, where do you start? Don’t worry – today I’m showing you the easiest vegetables for beginners to grow. These vegetables are not only very easy to grow. They are also…
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Planting Garlic in the Spring
Garlic is typically planted as a fall crop. The cloves put down roots early, winter stimulates bulb production, and the plants mature throughout spring and summer. However, if you missed the fall planting window, there’s no need to give up on having garlic in your garden! You can still plant it in spring, although you’ll…
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How to Plant and Grow Bok Choy
Bok choy is a vegetable of many names. It’s sometimes referred to as Chinese cabbage and has quite a few variations as far as spelling goes: bok choi, pac choi, pac choy, bak choy, and so on. No matter how you spell it, bok choy is a tasty cool-season green with crisp, edible stalks and…
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How to Plant & Grow Cauliflower from Seeds
Cauliflower is a cabbage-family member that contains tons of nutrients in its (usually) white, densely packed heads. Growing this nutritious vegetable isn’t as easy as some of its relatives (like cabbage or broccoli), but you can have success if you pay attention to the specific needs of this picky plant. Here’s more on exactly how…
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Growing Basil Indoors
Basil is one of the most popular (and easiest) herbs to grow. It thrives in warm, sunny conditions, which means that not everyone can grow it year-round outdoors. Thankfully, basil is also very easy to grow indoors, whether you keep it inside during the winter or all year long. It does have a few specific…
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How to Plant & Grow Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is a highly fragrant herb with lemony-scented leaves. It tastes delicious when made into an herbal tea and can be used fresh in salads and many different recipes. In herbal medicine, lemon balm is prized for its relaxing effect that helps to relieve stress and brightens your mood. It is easy to grow…
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Best Chicken Feeders
Chickens can be a great part of your backyard or larger homestead. Finding the right feeder can be a difficult thing to do. We’ve put together a list of recommended chicken feeders and some helpful tips you should consider. Chicken feeders are a seemingly easy product to buy for your flock, however, there are a…
