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11 Herbs for Indoor Container Gardening

Crops & Gardening
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Keep these herbs on your windowsill for easy access to ingredients for adding to recipes and scented crafts.

Battle Invasive Plants During Planting Day

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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In the first National Planting Day, groups across the country commit to planting native species to encourage native wildlife and stop the spread of invasive species.

Weathering the Storm

Crops & Gardening
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As you can tell from this picture, we had a wicked storm roll through our neighborhood last week.

American Goldfinches

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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When the perennial borders do well, so do the American goldfinches. This year is no exception.

Praying Mantises in the Garden

Crops & Gardening
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In May, I purchased a praying-mantis egg case from a local nursery and put it out into the garden. A few weeks later, the eggs hatched, and initially, several hundred baby praying mantises were clinging to my plants.

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.

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