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Our 6 Favorite Compost Bin Designs On The Web

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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When it comest to your compost bin, you have many shapes, sizes and styles to choose from—here are a few of our favorites.

7 Signs Your Garden Isn’t Sustainable

Crops & Gardening | Farm Management | Urban Farming |
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If you’re practicing some of these bad gardening habits, now’s the time to change your ways.

6 Plants That Need Pruning This Spring

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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These plants could all use a little trim up this spring to give them new life and vigor over the growing season.

Could Mystery Slugs Be Decimating Your Garden?

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Slugs like to keep a low profile, but by paying attention to a few clues, you can get a slug problem under control.

Grow Better Backyard Sweet Corn This Year

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming | Video |
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Backyard sweet corn may not yield huge quantities but they'll be the most satisfying ears of corn you've ever bitten into.

Create A Custom Potting Soil Mix

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Get your plants off to the best start possible with a potting soil tailored specifically to your farm.

Q&A With Steel City Grazers

Large Animals | Urban Farming |
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Goats for hire! If out-of-control vegetation has got your goat, then Steel City Grazers is here to help.

3 Cucumbers You’d Never Guess Were Cucumbers

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Looking to spice up your harvest this year? These heirloom cucumbers are anything but boring.

Don’t Throw Out Your Used Potting Soil

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Take a cue from Mother Nature and add fertility back into spent potting soil instead of throwing it out.

Alpine Strawberries: The Smaller, Sweeter Backyard Fruit

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Because they don’t spread like cultivated strawberry types, alpine strawberries make a great fruit option for containers or raised beds.

Mobile Coops Vs. Stationary Coops: Which Is Best?

Poultry | Urban Farming |
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Coops are one of the most expensive chicken-keeping purchases, so weigh your options to find the best one for you.

2 Vining Squash Substitutes For Summer

Crops & Gardening | Urban Farming |
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Summer squash can take up a big amount of space in your backyard garden, so search out these alternatives for easy trellising.

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