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Make & Apply Natural Herbicide For Invasive Plants (Video)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming | Video |
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Weeds and unwelcome plants are just a part of growing, but you can spot spray this natural, homemade herbicide to kill growth that threatens your garden.

Book Review: The Healthy Vegetable Garden

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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In her newly published book "The Healthy Vegetable Garden," Sally Morgan provides detailed guidelines for improving your garden’s resilience to pests, disease and other pressures.

Burwell Farms Breaks New Ground Farming White Truffles In America

Crops & Gardening | Food |
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Jeffrey Coker from the North Carolina-based Burwell Farms tells us how they've become innovators in the domestic white truffle farming realm.

How to Propagate Black Raspberries & Other Brambles

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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You can propagate black raspberries or other brambles easily. Try tip layering or simple soil layering to multiply your plant stock—and next year's harvest.

Garden Trellises Aren’t Just For Climbing Plants

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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We all know about using trellises to support climbing plants. But garden trellises can actually be helpful to almost any plant if challenging circumstances arise.

Link Garden Tricks For A Successful Growing Season

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Permaculture |
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Olympic athletes develop certain tricks to master performances, and similarly we should develop and utilize trick sequences in the garden for growing success.

Bees & Flowers Thrive In Harmony At Palm Pike Apiary

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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Tasha Trujillo from the Miami, Florida-based venture Palm Pike Apiary tells us how she creates a sustainable synergistic system in subtropical conditions.

How To Cool Down Your Crops In The Summer Heat

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No matter where you live, it's important to have several tools in your kit for keeping your vegetables cool on the hottest days. Here are some ideas for keeping your crops from overheating.

Scott Family Farm Helps Feed The Community Thanks To A By-Donation Farm Stand

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Food | Poultry |
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Hannah Scott from the Kitsap County, Washington-based hobby farm talks about the heart-warming feeling that comes from growing and sharing food with the neighborhood.

Garden Soil Fertility Management Stages 2 & 3

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Permaculture |
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It's helpful, when establishing a garden, to think of soil fertility management as three stages, with garden building and long-term maintenance as the final two.

The Cox Homestead Specializes In Do-It-Yourself Dried Elderberry Kits

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading |
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Laura Cox from the Tennessee-based agricultural cooperative Cox Homestead tells us how overcoming a bout of the flu led to inventing one of her venture's most popular products.

How To Prepare Your Farm For Climate Change

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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With weather patterns already changing across the country, now's the time to start adapting your farm for the impending impacts of climate change.

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