12 Beautiful Reasons to Grow Lavender in Your Garden
Have you ever been in a lavender field? It’s like being under a magic spell. A calm, almost spiritual light grows inside you with pure…
Growing Food
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What to Plant in February for a Longer, Healthier Vegetable Harvest
What a cold month is February! Not the best time to work outside in your vegetable garden, is it? But it’s the ideal period to…
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10 Crops You Can Still Plant in Fall for a Beautiful, Productive Winter Garden
Are you planning on buying your greens in winter, and you have a back garden? Why should you eat imported veggies when you can grow…
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How Far Apart to Plant Zucchini for a Big Summer Harvest
Zucchini is a summer crop that needs full sun, nutrient-rich soil, regular watering, and above all, plenty of garden space. Although it rarely grows more…
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How to Fertilize Pepper Plants for a Big Harvest! The Simple Secrets to Success
You’ll never see such big peppers in your life as those you grow yourself! You know the feeling… You plant them, you look after them,…
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20+ Vegetables, Herbs & Flowers That Grow Beautifully in Sandy Soil
Is your garden struggling along in a bed of sandy soil? Maybe the problem isn’t with your soil, but with the plants you are trying…
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Want Bigger, Earlier Onions Next Year? The Secret Is Planting Them in Fall (Here’s Exactly How)
If your onions always turn out small or take forever to grow, you’re not alone. Most gardeners plant them in spring and simply hope for…
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10 Must-Grow Tomatoes That Will Change Your Garden Forever
I was once told by a woman at a gardening center that I had “The Disease” when it came to finding the ultimate heirloom tomatoes….
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Pruning Rosemary the Right Way: When to Do It and How to Avoid Common Mistakes
There’s something undeniably charming about brushing past a rosemary shrub on a warm day. The resinous scent clings to your fingers, the silvery-green leaves shimmer…
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Planting Onions? Here’s What You NEED to Know About the Best (and Worst) Companion Plants!
The humble onion’s ability to deter common garden pests from other plants with its allium odor is a true blessing to anyone with a green…
