Kitchen Gardening - Page 3 of 106
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Care for Your Garden Tools and Houseplants, and Learn to Build a Cold Frame
Now that most of the fall cleanup is done and the colder weather has truly set in for many of us, it’s time to think about those off-season gardening tasks.…
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Growing Shallots in the Southern Plains
Shallots (Allium cepa var. aggregatum and cvs.) are expensive to purchase in the store, which is one reason I like to grow my own. A member of the allium or…
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Garden Tools for Bulb Planting and the End of Season
If you're checking the thermometer lately, you'll know that the end of the gardening season is fast approaching for many of us. But, if this chilly weather has you feeling…
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Garden Tools for Fall from Field Notebooks to Leaf Cleanup
It's almost fall, and that means garden maintenance. Leaf cleanup, digging, dividing, spreading mulch, and one task we often forget—record keeping. There's much to be done to get the garden…
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Reliable Vegetables for Fall in the South
In our part of the South, “fall” is more an idea than an actual season. It’s hot, hot, warm, and then one night there is a hard freeze. We’ve been…
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6 Pro Gardening Tools That Home Gardeners Need Right Now
A home gardener faces many challenges– pests, a lack of time, unforeseen expenses . . . we could go on. But one challenge that is easily rectifiable is insider information…
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Growing Corn in a Small Space
Helping my father in his sweet corn patch is one of my earliest memories. I recall that the corn plants and the plot they grew in were huge. Many years…
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How to Grow Peach and Nectarine Trees
Maria called me one August day to come and visit her and her fig trees. Originally from Italy, Maria is very short, very sturdy, and 80-something years old, and soon…
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Tips for Growing Tomatoes in the Southeast
If you do any vegetable gardening at all in the Southeast, you likely grow tomatoes. Even people who don’t particularly care for tomatoes often can’t resist planting a few every…
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Tools to Make Garden Chores Easier During Summer Vacation
It's hot. And the last thing anyone wants to do is spend more time on maintenance in the garden than they have to. Thankfully, garden tool companies have heard their…