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Cucumbers: “Garden To Facial” Cucumber Cubes 

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Is your garden producing more cucumbers than you can use? Make these easy cucumber ice cubes for a simply refreshing skin and face product.

Putting Your Garden To Sleep For The Winter

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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As summer draws to a close, it's time to think about the cold season and getting the garden ready for winter. Here are a few ways to get your growing space winter-ready.

Cooksey Farms Is About Gardening With Gratitude

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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Alison Cooksey from the Bay Area-based gardening adventure she calls Cooksey Farms tells us about potato cucumbers and seed starting experiments.

Warped & Weird Flowers? Could Be Aster Yellows Disease

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Find out which plants are most at risk for aster yellows disease and how to keep the chaos from spreading in your home garden.

Establishing Your Sales Channels As A Flower Farmer

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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If you're interested in becoming a flower farmer, you need to determine your sales channels. Here are some of the more popular outlets for cut flowers.

5 Purposes For Dried Sunflowers In The Autumn Season

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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In late summer and early autumn, sunflowers may lose their beauty, but the spent flowers still have plenty of uses. Here are 5 to consider.

Simplify Planting Heavy Trees With A Wooden Ramp

Crops & Gardening | Equipment |
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Planting trees from large pots can be difficult, but it need not be an insurmountable challenge as a simple wooden ramp can make moving heavy trees easier.

Recipe: Easy, Super Tasty Fermented Green Beans  

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Recipes |
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These simple fermented green beans preserve the garden harvest, make a great snack and go great as a Bloody Mary garnish.

4 Steps To Prepare For Apple Harvesting Season

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden |
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Are the apples on your trees starting to ripen? Here are four steps to prepare for a successful (and hopefully bountiful) apple harvesting season.

Linda Vater Is The Queen Of Topiary

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | News |
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Gardening personality Linda Vater talks us through the transition from self-taught hobby gardening to becoming a national gardening guru.

Farming Brings Life Perspective At Palmz Family Farmette

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Poultry |
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Nicole Palmer from the Long Island-based Palmz Family Farmette tells us how farming can turn bad days into glorious times.

Charge Your Garden Tools With Solar Power

Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading |
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Battery technology has come a long way in recent years, so now's a great time to cut costs and go even greener by solar charging your garden tools with solar power!

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