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The Garden Angels Have Descended—Now, Let’s Grow Some Food!

Beginning Farmers
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Hope has been restored for this year's garden, thanks to the kindness of a friend. We're finding more and more, that's how it goes out here.

5 Household Items That Prevent Cutworm Damage

Crops & Gardening
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Cutworms can quickly sever or girdle newly planted seedlings. Prevent cutworm damage by using these household items to protect your plants

6 Marketing Tips To Help You Sell More Lettuce

Farm Management
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Approaches to packaging, preparation, harvest time and sharing your knowledge with customers can increase sales of lettuce, a high-profit crop.

Grow Better Squash, Pumpkins & Cucumbers With Hand Pollination

Crops & Gardening
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Hand pollination produces bigger vine crops such as cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and melons. It's easy and takes just a few minutes each day.

Use Caution When Moving Farm Machinery In Spring

Equipment
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After the spring thaw, tractors and loaded wagons can become stuck and cause problems—even on ground that appears to be dry.

5 Tips For Creating A Garden That’s Friendly To Pollinators

Crops & Gardening
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Pollinators such as bees, birds, bugs and butterflies benefit from a thoughtfully arranged (and sometimes artfully neglected) garden landscape.

The Teamwork Of Centipedes & Millipedes Benefits Your Garden

Crops & Gardening
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Centipedes and millipedes, whose names are somewhat misleading, play different roles in creating rich soil.

The Cicadas Have Arrived … 4 Years Early

Beginning Farmers
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Periodical cicadas, expected to emerge on 17-year intervals, have arrived fashionably early to the farm party.

Ham & Mushroom Quiche Bread Bowls

Crops & Gardening | Recipes |
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This quiche comes together quicker than many other variations; it's a welcome savory course for any meal.

3 Pricing Strategies For Reasonably Priced Peas & Beans

Farm Management
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As bean- and pea-picking season approaches, here are tips on determining prices for these labor-intensive crops that reflect the cost you put into them.

Mice & Voles Eating Your Potatoes? Here’s How To Stop Them

Crops & Gardening
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Potato growers periodically face damage from tuber-munching critters; here are ways to get rid of or keep out mice and voles.

7 Tools To Make Leaf Cleanup Easier

Equipment
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Whether it's spring or fall, cleaning up fallen leaves can be time-consuming and strenuous; consider these tools to save time and energy.

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