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How to Choose the Right Seed Crop

How do you know if you’re picking the right seeds? Here are some tips to help you choose the best seed crop for your...

Topping Plants: Boosting Crop Yield and Quality

Dustan McLean writes about the topping technique gardeners use to control growth, improve airflow, and increase yields in crops like tomatoes, basil, and more. If...

5 Cool Ways to Master Crop Steering

The term crop steering might seem intimidating, but it’s really all about understanding a plant’s fundamental needs and delivering the goods. Pretty basic, right?...

Saving Pepper Seeds for Next Year’s Crop

Sharing is caring! One of the most rewarding parts of growing peppers is saving seeds from your favorite plants to grow again next season. Not...

Choosing the Right Cover Crop | Protect & Improve Soil

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

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...

Crop Rotation Strategies for Potatoes

Crop rotation is essential for healthy, productive potato gardens. Potatoes are prone to soil-borne diseases, pests, and nutrient depletion if grown in the same...

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...

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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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