Melons - Fine Gardening
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Kitchen Gardening
How to Grow the Best Watermelon From Seed
On hot summer afternoons, we didn’t need much more than the shade of a mimosa tree and a watermelon to stay cool. My grandfather would split one open, spear the…
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Kitchen Gardening
Miniature Fruits and Veggies That Tout Big Flavor
In the vegetable garden, “Good things come in small packages” is more than just a cliché. While a standard eggplant or a soccer-ball-size cabbage makes a meal for a family…
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How-To
How Market Growers Make Gardening Their Business
Market growers are horticultural heroes, delivering loads of fresh produce directly to local customers at farmers’ markets, community-supported agriculture (CSA) sites, and roadside stands all season long. These hardworking folks…
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How-To
How to Grow Melons
One of the greatest tasty treats of summer is a sweet, vine-ripened melon picked from your own garden. The quality is unsurpassed and will put to shame the bland shipping…
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Kitchen Gardening
Video: Squash Bug Control
Here are some organic solutions to control squash bugs, featuring an insecticidal soap recipe.
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Article
Granitas Capture the Flavors of Summer
Make refreshing fruit ices from your garden berries and fruit.
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Kitchen Gardening
How to Grow Sweet, Tasty Muskmelons
For the best flavor, grow long-season varieties, says melon grower Laurie Todd. She offers advice on everything from seed starting to harvesting.