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Make Money with Strawberries

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Minimize labor costs and maximize your strawberry patch's place on the farm by starting a strawberry U-pick operation.

Garden Rehab

Crops & Gardening
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After retuning from vacation, it's always a challenge to get the garden in order. Because we were gone for nearly three weeks, there‘s quite a lot to do out there.

Dung Beetles

Crops & Gardening
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The other day, Uzzi and I were lying in the shade chewing cud when we glanced down and our eyes bugged out—there was a shiny black beetle pushing a big ball of manure with his back feet.

How to Peel and Seed Tomatoes

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Prepare your garden-fresh tomatoes for your next recipe using this simple technique.

Garden Adventures in California

Crops & Gardening
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We just returned from a wonderful vacation in California. While I really enjoyed visiting with friends in San Francisco, I most enjoyed setting my eyes on the giant sequoias for the first time in my life.

10 Beginning Gardener Mistakes to Avoid

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Don't get caught up in one of these mistakes beginners most commonly make when planting their vegetable gardens.

How to Grow Tomatoes

Crops & Gardening
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Learn the basics of tomato care and the keys to growing succulent, juicy tomatoes with this guide to growing tomato plants.

New Hens on the Way!

Crops & Gardening | Poultry |
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I am so excited! We’re getting four new chickens to add to our flock.

Planter’s Pointers: Heading Back Plants

Crops & Gardening
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"Dirt on Gardening" blogger Jessica Walliser demonstrates a pruning technique that can be used on bushes to keep them looking their best.

Bushes for Butterflies

Crops & Gardening
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I have always loved butterfly bushes. Their big panicles of flowers are magnets for butterflies of all sorts, and at a mature height of up to 6 feet, they make quite the impression.

Planter’s Pointers: Pinching Back Plants

Crops & Gardening
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We demonstrate a pruning technique that can be used to encourage flower growth on perennial plants.

Planter’s Pointers: 9 Exercises to Get Garden Fit

Crops & Gardening
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Get your body in shape for gardening chores with a series of simple stretches.

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