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5 Fall Weed Control Tips

Crops & Gardening
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This is a great time of year to get a grip on weeds. These fall weed control tips offer actions you can take today to limit weed growth tomorrow.

Make a Raised Garden Bed in 2 to 3 Hours

Crops & Gardening | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Follow our instructions to build a simple raised garden bed that you can have ready for spring as well as fall gardening.

In “Mast Years,” Trees Strategize by Overproducing Nuts and Seeds

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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That overabundance of acorns is not a mistake, but rather trees' coordinated effort to reproduce, affecting rodents, insects and humans.

5 Tips for Picking and Processing Persimmons

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Homesteading |
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How can you continue with life knowing that persimmons, the fruit of the gods, is growing in your backyard? You just can’t.

5 Steps to Winterizing a Backyard Pond

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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Winterizing a backyard pond isn't difficult, but it does have several important steps. Learn how to prepare your backyard water feature for the winter.

Make the Best Use of Fertilizer in Small Spaces

Crops & Gardening
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Nurseries are beautiful places, but they can be very confusing when it comes to fertilizer. Here's how to make the best choices for the plants in your container garden.

Get to Know the Magical Melipona, the Stingless Bees of Central America

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening |
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These tree-nesting bees and the honey they produce were considered sacred in ancient Mayan cultures.

6 Ways to Market and Sell Turnips

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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You can grow turnips year-round in some areas, and while they're not always the easiest vegetable to sell, try these methods to find and attract buyers.

Lily Leaf Beetles: How to Identify and Control This Pest

Crops & Gardening
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Lily leaf beetles destroy all types of true lilies. Learn how to properly identify this pest, the regions where you'll find it, and how to mange it organically.

Farm Storehouse: 9 Products to Help You & Your Operation

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Farm Management | Large Animals |
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An application to help track planting and maintenance records, a generator, a starter ATV and a seed planter and sower are among items our editors found.

The Art of Dry Farming: Grow Vegetables With Little or No Irrigation

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management |
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With a combination of cover, timing, drought-tolerant crops and creative water sources, you can grow food without irrigation.

15 Hacks for Your Hobby Farm

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Equipment | Large Animals | Poultry |
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Sometimes a tried-and-true solution won’t work, and you have to hack your way into a new idea. Here are hacks designed for hobby farms.

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