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Share Your Gardening Tips

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Cherie Langlois starts us off with three of her gardening tips--and a "Don't," too. Join the conversation!

Perennial Growing Tips

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Looking for year-round color in your garden? Read one Kentucky gardener's favorite perennial picks and some perennial growing tips, too.

Crop Profile: Asparagus

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Known as "the food of kings,” asparagus can be an interesting addition to your family’s kitchen or market garden.

Keep Your Garden Protected

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Protect your garden using planting strategies, fences and even owls--help keep deer and other critters away.

My Farm Truck

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I don’t really have a farm, just an obsession with my Italian-style vegetable garden, and as much as I once loved my various cowboy trucks and cool sports cars, I don’t even own a car or truck anymore.

Bees and Colony Collapse: Join Effort to Conserve Pollinators

Crops & Gardening | News |
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Bee good to pollinators! Leading researchers are searching for clues about a mysterious ailment killing honey bees and other scientists are saying it's time to protect native pollinators

How Do I … Build Raised Beds

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Growing in raised beds has many advantages: It can be easier on aging backs and knees, and the soil conditions inside a raised bed can easily be kept optimal.

Root Stimulants And Transplanting Tips

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Learn more about the root stimulants that may help your trees and shrubs survive the transplanting process.

Building a Soil Sifter

Crops & Gardening
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This easy building project--a soil sifter--is a great way to build confidence using power tools.

Growing and Selling Heirloom Tomatoes

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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A veteran market gardener tells how to grow heirloom tomatoes and sell your heirloom tomatoes at market and to local chefs.

Saving the American Chestnut Tree

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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The American chestnut tree was once prevalent in the U.S., but it was wiped out by blight more than 100 years ago. Learn what's being done to help restore it.

How to Grow Garlic

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If you’ve got an itch to grow garlic, get started with these tips for producing a crop that grows well in your area.

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