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Trellising Fruits and Vegetables Saves Garden Space

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Trellising fruits and vegetables is a gardening technique that keeps plants off the ground, improves production and increases usable space. It also prevents your harvest, particularly tomatoes, from rotting.

Understanding Invasive Plants: Lessons from Floracliff

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Learn what to do after you indentify invasive plants, find out why they're so bad and what you should choose instead from nature preserve manager Beverly James.

Benefical Insects Information

Crops & Gardening
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Learn more about the army of beneficial insects--predatory and parasitic--available to help you get rid of bad bugs in your garden.

Mushroom Farming

Crops & Gardening
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The mushroom farming industry could use a few more good growers. Learn how to begin this crop on your farm.

Edible Weeds

Crops & Gardening
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Eliminate invasive plants: Eat a weed! From autumn olive berries to milkweed, try some of these delicious edible weed recipes.

Pasture Primer: A Look at Pasture Plants

Crops & Gardening
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By selecting the correct grasses, legumes and forbs for your agricultural or grazing needs, you are on your way to having a healthy and efficient pasture.

Planning—Your Garden—Makes Perfect

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Get organized early this year by charting your garden plan now before spring. Check out our planning calendars, charts, checklist tips and more.

Container Gardens for Herbs and Vegetables

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Learn how you can grow vegetable and herb varieties in containers within easy reach of the kitchen.

Heirloom Vegetables

Crops & Gardening
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Heirloom vegetables make a great crop for small farmers. If you want a taste of history, learn about seeds of old, where to get them and how to save them.

10 Ingredients to Make Your Own Potting Soil

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Mixing homemade potting soil gives you the flexibility to give your container vegetable garden the nutrients it needs to grow healthy and strong.

USDA Certified-Organic Pesticides

Crops & Gardening
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Family-run Pharm Solutions offers great products for organic growers.

Winning Blue Ribbons at the Fair

Crops & Gardening
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Enter your best produce, most unique quilt or most high-quality livestock at the county fair this summer. Advice from seasoned blue ribbon judges can help increase your chances of bringing home a prize!

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