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Gardening Off the Grid: Mastering Water & Solar Systems

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These guidelines on water catchment, irrigation, pumping, greenhouses and solar-powered fences can benefit gardening projects anywhere.

How to Price and Market Arugula

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Arugula can be a dependable seller at farmers markets, but other good outlets exist. Here are tips on pricing and marketing.

5 Tips on Choosing a High-Quality Nursery Transplant

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Most gardeners look forward to shopping for plants at a nursery every spring, but did you know there's a right and a wrong way to select a nursery transplant for your garden?

Herbal Folklore: 6 Herb Stories About Luck, Life and Love

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Some of our land's medicinal herbs are said to offer protection from evil, while others have been used to attract mates. While not to be taken literally, these stories and legends offer interesting insight into past cultures.

5 Factors to Consider When Growing Summer Lettuce for Markets

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If you live in a hot climate, summer lettuce might seem impossible to grow. But a combination of efforts in germination, irrigation and harvesting can make it worth your while.

4 Things I’m Doing With Spring’s Foraged Fare

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening |
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What am I doing with all that I'm foraging this spring? Something lovely, of course.

7 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About the Bumblebee

Beekeeping | Crops & Gardening |
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The bumblebee doesn't make honey, its queen overwinters alone, and it pollinates through a most unusual mechanism.

5 Colorful Annual Flowers for the Shade

Crops & Gardening
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Gardening in the shade presents special challenges, but plenty of beautiful annual flowers for the shade exist that can help liven up a shady bed, border or container.

Types of Tomatoes: Indeterminate, Determinate and Dwarf

Crops & Gardening
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Do you know which types of tomatoes are best for your vegetable garden? Here are the differences between indeterminate, determinate and dwarf varieties.

5 Weeding Strategies You’ve Probably Not Considered Yet

Crops & Gardening
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Don't let weeding get the best of you this year. New strategies you can add to your arsenal include row orientation, living mulch and abrasive weeding.

The Hidden Benefits of Succession Planting

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Succession planting lets you harvest a crop over a longer period, which prevents waste and lengthens your selling time. It also helps in several ways you might not have considered.

Is It Better to Start Squash From Seed or Transplants?

Crops & Gardening
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Squash is fairly easy to grow, it produces a lot and is versatile in the kitchen. But is it better to start squash from seed or transplants? Here are the pros and cons of each.

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