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Why Monarch Butterflies Depend on Milkweed and What Gardeners Can Plant to Help
Everyone in North America probably knows how monarch butterflies and milkweed plants need each other to survive. Female monarchs will only put their eggs on…
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How to Eliminate Aphids From the Garden Without Using Harsh Chemicals
Aphids are a really frequent and annoying problem for home gardeners everywhere. You’ll find these little, squishy bugs in groups on the backs of leaves…
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7 Ways Extreme Summer Heat Damages Garden Plants and What Experts Recommend
When summer gets really hot, going over 90 and even 100 degrees in lots of places, plants in the garden get a lot of heat…
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47 Garden Seeds That Need a Cold Period Before They Will Germinate
Many typical garden plants – lots of long-living flowers, herbs, wildflowers from where you are, and even some vegetables – won’t start to grow as…
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8 Reliable Ways to Get Quality Garden Seeds for Free or Nearly Free
Growing a vegetable garden from seeds is a really cheap way to produce your own food, however the price of the seeds themselves will quickly…
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Which Seeds Need Light to Germinate and Which Ones Need Total Darkness
Most gardeners understand seedlings need light to grow, but it’s surprisingly common to not know that many seeds need light to even start growing (sprouting),…
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How Long Do Seeds Really Last? A Practical Guide to Seed Viability
If you’re a gardener and hold onto seed packets from year to year, you’ll eventually wonder if those old seeds are still good to plant.…
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Soil Temperature Chart: What Every Gardener Needs to Know Before Planting Seeds
Gardeners who’ve been doing this a while understand that how warm the air is isn’t what really decides if seeds will start to grow. The…
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