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Garden Strawberries — A Sweet and Delicious Ground Cover

Garden strawberries are excellent for both serving as  ground cover and for growing delicious fruit. Their low-growing nature helps suppress weeds and retain soil...

Choosing the Right Cover Crop | Protect & Improve Soil

When vegetables are not actively growing in your garden, planting a cover crop can...

Best Winter Cover Crops for a Small Garden

Sharing is caring! Winter is the perfect time to give your garden soil a rest—and a boost. Planting winter cover crops is one of the...

How To Use Oats As A Garden Cover Crop

Did you know that you can use oats as a cover crop this fall for your garden and raised beds – and never have...

What Is Green Manure? Why, What, and How to Grow a Cover Crop for a Home Garden

There is a wonderful product to give your plants a growing boost. It takes time to work—about two to three months—but it doesn’t require...

Turning Ground Cover Plants into Low-Growing Art

Ground cover plants are one of the most versatile greens to include in your garden. They can work wonderfully as lawn replacements, fill in...

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How to Grow and Care for Creeping Phlox

Both are such similar plants that they are often confused. If I really had to choose between the two, I’d say P. subulata might just...

Planting, Care, and Harvest Guide

Sharing is caring! Yardlong beans — also called asparagus beans — are one of the easiest and most productive vegetables for hot summer gardens. Despite...

Causes, Prevention, and What to Do with Split Tomatoes

Sharing is caring! Few things are more disappointing than walking into the garden to pick a perfect, ripe tomato only to discover a deep crack...
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