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Attract Birds, Wow Neighbors & Brighten Your Bouquets With A Mixed Sunflower Garden

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Depending on your goals and garden conditions, these sunflower varieties are sure to liven up any growing space, so give them a look!

Seed Starting Tips & Tricks For Maximum Success

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Get a jump start on your garden by starting some of your seeds indoors! The tips and tricks in this video will ensure you get maximum seed-starting success.

Nectar Flow Changes & Seasonal Tasks For Honeybees

Animals | Beekeeping | Beginning Farmers | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Changes in climate and nectar flow have complicated beekeeping, but seasonal checks and tasks can help keep honeybees healthy and productive.

Restoring A Salvaged Farmhouse Sink (Video)

Equipment | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Projects | Urban Farming | Video |
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If you have an opportunity to salvage an old farmhouse sink, you can follow these four simple steps to spruce it up and keep it from a landfill.

Pretty Up Your Plate With A Mix Of Edible Flowers

Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Food | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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Young buds and full blooms can add floral notes to salads, desserts and refreshing teas. Here are some edible flowers to add to your plate this year.

Tips For Getting Started With Strawberries

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Urban Farming |
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Homegrown strawberries are a special treat for many gardeners. From when and how to plant them to which types to try, here's how the pros grow strawberries.

Growing In The City—Allotment, Container Garden Or Community Project? (Book Excerpt)

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | Homesteading | Urban Farming |
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In this excerpt from "The Vertical Veg Guide to Container Gardening," author Mark Ridsdill Smith explores three methods of growing food in an urban setting.

Prepare & Plant An Asparagus Patch In This Spring’s Garden

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Considering adding asparagus to the garden? Provide rich soil, the right pH and adequate drainage and you should have spears for years.

Try Rare, Heirloom & Hybrid Kale Varieties For Something Different In The Garden

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Whether you want to grab extra attention at market or simply perk up what's on your plate, these uncommon kale varieties are well worth a look.

This Cool Custom Coop Keeps Things Comfy & Tidy

Animals | Beginning Farmers | Chicken Coops & Housing | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Flock Talk | Homesteading | Poultry | Poultry Equipment | Urban Farming |
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Jennifer Kutchney wanted an efficient, healthy and attractive coop for her family's first flock of chickens—and this custom coop does all that and more!

Bust Winter Chicken Boredom & Stop Destructive Habits

Animals | Chickens 101 | Farm & Garden | Health & Nutrition | Homesteading | Poultry | Poultry Equipment | Urban Farming |
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Winter can bring boredom to the chicken coop—sometimes to dramatic and destructive effect. But these boredom busters keep chickens enriched and healthy.

National Garden Bureau 2022 Green Thumb Award Winners

Beginning Farmers | Crops & Gardening | Farm & Garden | News | Urban Farming |
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Seeking something new to grow? Plant nerd into all things horticultural? You need to check out these National Garden Bureau 2022 Green Thumb Award winners!

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