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Growing Cucumbers in Pots with These Easy Tips
No ground for growing? You can still pick fresh cucumbers for your cold salad. Cucumber vines may get tangled and unruly in containers, but other than that cukes are well suited to container growing....
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Anderson Japanese Gardens318 Spring Creek RoadRockford, IL 61107 The Anderson Japanese Gardens is a 14-acre group of Japanese gardens located in Rockford. The Gardens opens minds to a different...
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Mastering Common Tomato Problems
If you’re a gardener who loves tomatoes, you know the luscious pleasure of picking a ripe tomato and eating it, with juice running down your chin. If you’re a gardener who grows tomatoes, you know...
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The Urban Gardener’s Guide to Growing Green Beans in Containers
Green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are one of the most popular warm-season vegetables for home gardeners. Pound for pound, green beans are a nutritious, productive, and easy-to-grow crop. Green beans do...
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Quick Tips for Container Tomatoes
Container gardening is the perfect outlet for apartment dwellers, assisted care residents, busy suburban families, and even those with lots of space. It pretty much applies to anyone who doesn’t want...
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Mexican Oregano vs. Oregano, Compared and Explained
By Erin Marissa Russell Are you curious about the differences between Mexican oregano (sometimes called Puerto Rican oregano) and Mediterranean oregano (often simply called oregano)? We’ll break the...
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What is the best month to plant basil?
QUESTION: What is the best month to plant basil? I don’t want to plant it too early or too late in the season and I still haven’t planted yet. – Emily L ANSWER: This will depend upon your planting...
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How to Grow the Oleander Plant (Nerium oleander)
Oleander (Nerium oleander) is a shrub or small tree that blooms in summer with large, striking flowers in shades of red, white, light yellow, and pink. Because of its dense branching and rapid growth...
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Best Ways to Buy Cheap Land for a Homestead
by Erin Marissa Russell Looking for the best ways to buy cheap land for a homestead? Once you’ve decided to buy a homestead, the next step is to find the right piece of land—and part of finding the...
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How to Grow Swiss Chard and Common Questions Answered
by Jennifer Richardson When dietitians talk about leafy green vegetables, Swiss chard is at the top of the list. Related to beets (and sometimes called leaf beet), Swiss chard as nutritious as spinach...
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