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3 Ways I Wind Down the Summer Garden

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After the hustle and bustle of a busy growing season, fall garden chores help me center and prepare for winter.

Please Don’t Pull the Goldenrod!

Crops & Gardening
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A host plant for pollinators and beneficial herb for the urinary tract, goldenrod is emphatically not the cause of your seasonal allergies, so leave it be.

7 Steps to the Easiest Cold Frame You’ll Ever Make

Crops & Gardening
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Already mourning the decline of your summer garden? With this easy-to-construct cold frame, you’ll have fresh greens all winter.

8 Ways You Can Use and Love Burdock

Crops & Gardening
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Burdock is typically considered a garden weed, yet every part of the burdock plant (also called gobo root) can be used to keep you healthy.

4 Ways to Nourish Your Soil During Drought

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Even if you’re not currently experiencing a dry spell, now’s the time to implement good soil maintenance so your garden won’t suffer when rain is scarce.

8 Heavenly Ways to Savor a Summer Peach

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Recipes |
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Savor sweet summer peaches all summer long—and throughout the year—with these recipe ideas.

3 Autumn Chores for a Healthy Lawn

Crops & Gardening
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As you begin to wrap up the harvest season, give attention to your lawn, as well.

4 Herbs Not at the Farmers’ Market (That You Should Sell)

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Homesteading |
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Carve out a niche at your local market by growing fresh herbs that are hard to find.

7 Onions That Bring in Cash at the Farmers Market

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Take onions from a supporting role at market to the star of the show with these seven moneymaking varieties.

5 Ways I Fight Powdery Mildew in My Garden

Crops & Gardening
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A wet summer means my bee balm is infected with the fungus powdery mildew. Here’s what I’m doing to control it and you can try, too.

Got Muscle Pain? Plant Crampbark

Crops & Gardening
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From back pain to arthritis, this native plant helps alleviate what makes you ache.

9 Diseases Killing Your Eggplant

Crops & Gardening
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Baffled by a waning eggplant crop? Use these tips to help combat disease in your garden.

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