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5 Tips For Starting Peppers Off Right

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Hot or sweet, bell or chili—it's time to get your peppers into the garden.

24 Disease-Resistant Crop Varieties & Strategies Improve Their Vigor

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Tired of diseases creeping on your vegetables before you have a chance to harvest? These are some varieties you need to try.

5 Passive Irrigation Techniques That Make Watering Easier

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Watering can be a dreaded garden chore—but with these efficient irrigation techniques, it doesn’t have to be.

How To Keep This Pest Away From Your Carrots

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The larvae of carrot rust flies can leave your beautiful, long, orange (or purple) carrots looking like a mangled mess.

5.5 Garden Chores You Can Skip This Year!

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OK, maybe “skip” isn’t the right word, but we can definitely help make those dreaded garden chores much easier.

Insect Hotels: The Perfect Overnight Stay For Beneficial Insects

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The Marriott of the garden, an insect hotel allows you to play host to anything from bees and butterflies to ladybugs and spiders while they do some heavy lifting around your crops.

Spearmint For Tea & Balancing Hormones

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Like all mints, spearmint will overtake your garden, but in its abundance is a multitude of health benefits that will last year-round.

Cicadas Vs. Locusts: Know The Difference

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This year comes the emergence of the Brood V 17-year periodical cicada—but don’t worry; these aren’t locusts that will cause any crop damage.

Tasty Herbal Iced Teas You Can Forage This Summer

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Skip the stale old tea bags—fresh herbs make delicious summertime refreshers for the whole family.

Get Your Best Tomatoes Ever This Year

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Growing tomatoes this year? You've got this.

3 Coffee Substitutes You Can Grow

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If you’re trying to cut back on your caffeine intake or simply want to find a locally grow bitter brew, these plants could be for you.

Sprouts: Eat Your Tiny Greens

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Nutrient powerhouses, sprouts are easy to cultivate in your home any time of the year.

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