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Preparing & Storing Garden Containers For The Winter

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Learn how to properly clean and store garden containers to ensure blemish-free pots and disease-free plantings next spring.

Improve The Health Of Trees Via Urban Soil Rehabilitation

Urban Farming
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Development can have unintended negative effects on soil, but one researcher's method has reinvigorated the growth of trees in urban forests.

Forcing Flower Bulbs In The Fall For Late Winter Blooms

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Autumn is the best time for forcing flower bulbs to bloom in late winter. Learn how you can pot up bulbs to force them to bloom when the snow is flying.

How To Make A DIY Platform Bird Feeder

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Attract jays, grosbeaks, woodpeckers and more with this DIY platform bird feeder. It doesn't take long to make and will lure a diverse array of birds.

Build This DIY Planter Shelf To Grow Lots Of Plants In Little Space

Urban Farming
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It takes only a few minutes to build, but this DIY planter shelf is useful and attractive. Use it to grow herbs, veggies and flowers.

Plant Wisely To Improve Water Quality & Quantity In Suburban Streams

Urban Farming
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These efforts will ultimately help our suburbs become spaces that nourish people, plants and wildlife as well as clean the air and water.

Make A Succulent Planter That Fits Around Your Patio Umbrella

Urban Farming
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Liven up your next barbecue with this adorable succulent planter. All you need is a repurposed Bundt pan, a few plants and your imagination.

Milk Crate Garden: Grow a Lot of Veggies in a Little Space

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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A milk crate garden is a great way to grow a lot of produce in a small space. Plantable, stackable and cute, repurposed milk crates grow great gardens.

Sugar Pot Watermelon Is Ideal for Container Gardening

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Want a petite watermelon plant for a container garden? Sugar pot watermelon produces 8-pound fruits on compact vines that grow beautifully in patio pots.

How To Make A Tabletop Fire Pit Bowl

Urban Farming
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Nothing says summer like a campfire. But not everyone has the space for a full-size fire pit. This tabletop fire pit bowl is the perfect solution.

Build A Patio Water Garden In A Container

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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If you want a water feature in your garden but don't have the time or money to install a pond or waterfall, build a containerized patio water garden.

Use Squash Rings To Grow Your Best Squash Crop

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Tired of building mounds of soil to grow squash? Planting in squash rings is a great alternative that also cuts down on weeding and watering, too.

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