Recent Blog Posts

  • Build Your Own Vegetable Trellis

    May 1, 2012
    Short on garden space? If you build a trellis you'll get at least two crops of veggies and/or fruits in the same space as it takes to grow just one. Plus, as your plants are trained to grow upwards, they will get more light and air. And sunnier, dryer conditions mean less mildew and mold.
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  • Cut a Healthy Lawn

    July 1, 2011
    Now that you're mowing the lawn about once a week it's important that you're also making sure it will be healthy for your weekly meeting. Here are a few tips to make sure it's in tip-top shape: Have your lawn mower blades sharpened before the mowing season begins (Did you?
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  • It's A Dirty Job But Someone's Got To Do It

    May 1, 2011
    Any gardener knows that weeding and planting is dirty work. So make your work a little cleaner by spritzing cooking spray on your hoe, shovel and other gardening tools before you go to work. This prevents soil from sticking to them and makes your gardening and cleanup go much easier!
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  • Dealing With Daffodils

    May 1, 2011
      Though daffodils fall within the narcissus botanical family, the bulbs' flowers can seem homely once their spring bloom has passed. Do yourself a favor, though, and leave the foliage be.
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