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For The Love of Nutmeg

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Prized around the world, this spice has both culinary and medicinal value.

I Is For Invasives: The Vegetable Weevil

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This invasive pest has made a home for itself all around the world.

4 Household Materials For Blanching Leeks

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Get the desired bright-white leek stalks by using recycled materials to blanch your leeks.

Grow Wheatgrass Indoors For You & Your Chickens

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Packed with nutrition, wheatgrass is an easy way to keep your green thumb exercised in the off season.

3 Ways You Can Harvest Garlic

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There’s more to garlic than the clove—here’s how to enjoy the flavor of garlic in every season.

Minute Pirate Bugs: Small Insects With A Big Bite

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These tiny beneficial insects use their massive appetites help clear your garden of pests.

Add Leaves To Your Fall Garden

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Don't look at fallen leaves as a chore—look at them as food for your soil.

How To Keep Your Orchids In Bloom

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The moth orchid is among the easiest orchids to encourage a continual bloom in, as long as you treat it right.

Host A SEEDcret Santa Exchange

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Embrace the most wonderful time of the year by sharing the gift of seeds.

That Isn’t A Tick Hitchhiking On Your Christmas Tree

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Count the legs—this insect that could be stowing away in your Christmas tree is actually a type of aphid.

How To Harvest Yacons

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These large tubers can be stored in a root cellar for winter use.

7 Garden-Tested Gifts For Your Favorite Gardener

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Whether you’re looking for a stocking stuffer or something a little bigger, these tools belong in every gardener’s tool shed.

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