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What To Do With Leaves In The Fall Garden Here's how to deal with your leaves in your fall garden this year and not be blinded by what you did last year. Is it better to rake leaves or chop them …
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A compost pile is often built up in a specific way to be effective and here are a few of the guidelines. The first is that the minimum size for effective "hot" composting is 4 feet by 4 feet by 4 …
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Here's the recipe for a home made garlic spray - a natural insect control product (and fungal control too) Crush several garlic gloves into a quart of water. Alternately, you can blend them into …
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Raised bed gardens have their supporters, that’s for sure but they aren’t a cure… Here’s the deal from my point of view gathered over 30 years in the nursery industry. I’m not going to …
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There are some important things to understand about planting vegetable seeds outdoors. The first is making sure the soil temperature is right If soil temperatures are too cold, your seed …
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This is a non-gardening post and an invitation. I'm starting a brand new series I'm calling Doug 5.0 on my personal blog. It's focussed on being healthy with a creative attitude. It's not …
