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Attracting or importing “the good bugs” into your yard or garden is a great way to reduce the number of insect pests.
Tips and techniques for high-yield, raised bed vegetable gardens.
One small bed can be enough for a pleasing fall routine. Ruth Bell gardens beside the kitchen path without promising a full pantry.
Leave frozen kale attached to the plant until the leaves thaw naturally. A rigid, icy leaf is easy to bruise or break, and harvesting it while frozen can leave a limp result once it warms. Waiting also lets the gardener
A few green garlic tips in November do not mean the crop has failed. Warm autumn soil can bring shoots above ground earlier than expected, even when cloves were planted on a reasonable local schedule. The more useful question is
A November vegetable bed can be productive in a mild climate, but “mild winter” is not one planting zone. A frost free coastal garden, a southern yard with occasional freezes, and a low desert bed have different opportunities. Start with
Aphids can make a fall kale or broccoli patch look urgent: tender leaves curl, small soft bodied insects cluster at the tips, and a broccoli head can hide colonies where harvest is close. But a colony is not automatically a
Garlic often gets filed under “October chores,” which is why a good selection of planting stock can disappear before a gardener has chosen a bed. The better September job is to separate the purchase from the planting: secure good garlic
A frost warning can make a productive fall garden look like an emergency. It usually is not—at least, not for every bed. Some vegetables need to come inside before frost touches them. Others tolerate a light frost, and a few
A frost warning can make a productive fall garden look like a rescue operation. It usually is not. With one evening to prepare, the best approach is triage: harvest the crops most likely to be ruined, cover only the plants
Great produce isn’t limited to summer; some of the tastiest fall and winter veggies are ready to enjoy during the chilly months. Some popular winter plants are leafy greens that can handle tough conditions like snow, rain, and even ice.
When fall comes around, we just can’t help but think about everything pumpkin and pumpkin spice! That’s when I started looking around for unique pumpkin varieties and came across these 9 cultivars that are unlike anything I’ve ever seen! Since
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