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Catnip: It’s Not Just for Cats

Crops & Gardening
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This mint family plant may make cats go wild, but it will also ease your tired, overworked muscles.

Harness The Sun To Kill Soil Pests & Diseases

Crops & Gardening
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Skip the harmful chemicals when battling garden enemies hiding in your soil, and use the power of the sun instead.

Could Healthy Crops Be Hurting You?

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Disease resistance actually comes from plant-made pesticides—yes, chemicals produced by the plants themselves!—and some scientists claim this is impacting our health.

The Secret To Growing More Carrots This Year

Crops & Gardening | Video |
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Carrot-seed germination can be spotty, but you can get more carrots out of your garden this year with this garden hack.

Alpine Strawberries: The Smaller, Sweeter Backyard Fruit

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Because they don’t spread like cultivated strawberry types, alpine strawberries make a great fruit option for containers or raised beds.

How To Forage For Wild Garlic

Crops & Gardening
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Wild garlic and its other allium cousins are free and abundant on land open to foraging—if you know what to look for.

Use Arnica For Bruising

Crops & Gardening
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Arnica is a short, yellow flower can be infused in oil that’s made into lotions and salves.

Naturally Dyed Seed Bombs

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Gift the gardener in your life fun-colored seed bombs that are bio-friendly.

2 Vining Squash Substitutes For Summer

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Summer squash can take up a big amount of space in your backyard garden, so search out these alternatives for easy trellising.

Mulch Your Weeds and Grass the Right Way

Crops & Gardening
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Mulch is a highly effective member of your garden arsenal—but to defeat your garden adversaries, you must use it correctly.

5 Mini Winter Squashes You Should Grow This Year

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Short on garden space? Replace your typical butternuts and acorn squash with these tiny varieties.

Mums Aren’t Just For Fall

Crops & Gardening
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The chrysanthemum used in Traditional Chinese Medicine may not be as showy as their counterparts seen in the fall, but they offer great healing to the body.

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