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How to Grow Milkweed Successfully and Avoid the Mistakes Most Gardeners Make
Lots of gardeners are now growing milkweed because it helps monarch butterflies…and that’s wonderful. However, a lot of people who start growing it find the…
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How Far Apart to Space Strawberry Plants for the Biggest, Juiciest Harvest
How far apart you plant your strawberries doesn’t seem hugely important, but studies on farms have repeatedly demonstrated that it’s one of the biggest things…
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How to Plant a Productive Strawberry Patch Starting From Bare Root Plants
Buying strawberry plants with nothing on their roots (they’re asleep, as it were, and don’t have any soil around the roots) is the cheapest and…
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What “Days to Maturity” Really Means on Seed Packets and Why Most Gardeners Get It Wrong
You’ll find a ‘days to maturity’ number on almost all seed packets at garden centers: 60 days for bush beans, 75 for tomatoes, 30 for…
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How to Cure Pumpkins and Winter Squash So They Last for Months
You can harvest pumpkins and winter squash in September or October and enjoy them for food all the way through January, February or even March…
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How to Grow Garlic That Produces Bigger Bulbs Every Single Year
Growing garlic in your garden is wonderfully satisfying. From just one clove put in the ground in the fall, you get a whole bulb by…
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Why Vegetables Bolt and Why Experienced Gardeners Don’t Always Panic
Most gardeners growing lettuce, herbs, or things like carrots have at some point had a plant suddenly change its plans. Instead of continuing to make…
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