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How To Start Your Own Sweet Potato Slips

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With just a few tubers, you can generate scores of new plants for this year's garden, so why not make this your year to grow some sweet potato slips?

13 Principles To Remember When Planting A Tree

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Planting a tree? Great! Make sure to heed these 13 principles to ensure the project is successful and yields healthy, hearty trees for future generations.

Talking Solar Panels And Florida Growing Seasons With Cypress Grove Homestead

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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Founders Don Eckert and Matt Park reveal how Nigerian Dwarf Goats serve a dual purpose on their hobby farm and talk gathering power from the Florida sun.

Update: What Ever Happened With Those Unsolicited Seeds?

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Here's an update on the mysterious international packages of unsolicited plant seeds sent to mailboxes last summer.

From The Herb Garden: Rosemary

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Remember rosemary, and for good reason! This herb’s fragrant leaves provide a healthy boost for the body, mind and spirit!

New Regenerative Farm Certification In The Works

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Farm Management | Food | Large Animals | News | Poultry | Uncategorized | Urban Farm | Urban Farming |
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A Greener World's regenerative agriculture pilot program places environmental sustainability, animal welfare and human equity issues front-and-center on the farm.

Plant Hardiness Zones: Know Where You Grow!

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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The best plant stock will fail in the wrong climate, so get to know hardiness zones and your specific micro-climates to achieve growing success on your property.

New to Hemp? Beware Bad Actors When Securing Seed

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There's real potential profit in hemp grown for fiber, grain or CBD oil—but there are some serious potential pitfalls, too, starting with your seed supply.

Why Windbreaks Attract Beneficial Wildlife

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We all know the main advantages windbreaks offer on a farm, including reduced heating costs. But did you know windbreaks can also be beneficial to wildlife?

Shop Now For Your 2021 Vegetable Garden Seeds

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden |
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With increased demand because of the pandemic, seeds are selling quickly these days. Here are some tips on selecting varieties for your garden.

Grow This Unusual Host Plant To Attract Pipevine Swallowtails

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The vibrant black-and-blue butterflies aren't as common as they once were, but it's not too late to help pipevine swallowtails by establishing plants for food and shelter.

Materials For Mulching (From “The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables”)

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Garden mulch is important, but which materials are best? This excerpt from Jessica Sowards' "The First-Time Gardener: Growing Vegetables" has the details.

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