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Fruits, Veggies & Herbs
If you grow vegetables or garden organically, you'll want to learn how organic Preen Vegetable Garden Weed Preventer can keep your garden free of weeds for up to four weeks per application.Watch video
Unlike most vegetables, garlic is planted in fall and is one of the most rewarding, easiest, and least troublesome edibles to grow in a home vegetable garden. Here is how to select and grow the right kind for your garden.Continue reading
Saving tomato seeds? Save the best breed
Tomatoes are America’s favorite veggie to grow, and the right varieties are easy to start from saved seeds year after year. It’s important to first know whether the variety you plan to save is hybrid, fruiting unreliably, or open-pollinated, fruiting reliably. Here are a few tips to get you started.Continue reading
Growing potatoes in five steps
Potatoes are among the world’s oldest and most widely grown edibles, dating back in cultivation as early as 5000 B.C. in its native South America. Follow these simple tips and guidelines to savor fresh-from-the-ground potatoes at their best.Continue reading
Keep rabbits from eating the landscape
Protect your food and ornamentals from those pesky (but cute!) cottontails with these helpful tips.Continue reading
Heirloom tomatoes: Ready for taste tests
If you are looking for some good tasting tomatoes from the summer garden, start with heirlooms. Continue reading
Save a bundle on plants this season by taking a crack at starting your own seeds inside Continue reading
Vegetable gardening on the rise
Concerns about contaminated produce and the desire for good-tasting, locally grown food has prompted more of us to grow our own vegetables. Continue reading
Try growing these super simple, tasty peppers - inside or outside.
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Peppers' colorful flavors spice up summer meals
Whether we call them mango peppers, sweet peppers, jalapenos or habaneros, these colorful, easy-to-grow, tasty - and sometimes spicy - vegetables perk up the summer menu. Continue reading
Savory herbs flavor summer fare
Summer herbs offer the perfect seasoning for garden-fresh tomatoes, green beans, salads and other favorite summer fare. Continue reading
Tasty spring lettuce mix easy to grow and nutritious
Those yummy high-priced spring greens are as easy to grow as they are colorful and nutritious. Continue reading
Aromatic rosemary perfect for a pot
Rosemary is a heat loving, aromatic and delicious herb that is easy to grow in a pot. Continue reading
