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Fall leaves with rake
June 7, 2022

5 Ways to Use Leaves in the Garden

There’s something that doesn’t feel right about leaves naturally falling from trees only to be stuffed into plastic garbage bags and dumped by the millions into landfills. Biodegradable paper leaf bags offer a partial solution. But wouldn’t it be better to simply use those leaves instead of treating them as trash? Because leaves break down […]
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Carrot Bunches
June 7, 2022

How to Store Fall Vegetable Harvests

Pull out your cookbooks and your soup pots. Make some goodie bags for friends and neighbors. It’s fall harvest time, and sometimes the amount of veg you’re pulling out of your garden can feel overwhelming, pushing your creative cooking limits. But don’t forget: the bounty won’t last forever, and you’ll thank yourself in mid-winter if […]
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Green Thumb Leaf Scoop
June 7, 2022

All About Leaf Scoops

A leaf-covered yard can make fall lawn care a tiresome chore. People often approach fall leaves as a seasonal ritual. However, the mow, rake and remove routine is not the only — or even the best — option. Leaf scoops reduce time spent transporting leaves into lawn bags or compost piles. Sliding your hands into […]
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Woman Gardening
June 6, 2022

Al’s Gardening Tip of the Week – Feed Your Garden

Vegetables and Flowering Annuals need to be fed on a regular schedule using some type of Fertilizer in order to get luscious fruits and veggies and colorful flowers in abundance. Compost, compost tea, liquid fertilizer, granular fertilizer, timed release fertilizer to name some types that are available in conventional and organic formulations. Our Garden experts […]
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Making a Terrarium
June 6, 2022

Making a Terrarium

A terrarium is a miniature indoor garden constructed in a glass container. They are impressive looking, but actually quite simple to put together. Follow these steps to build your own terrarium at home. You can also download the instructions HERE.
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Using Rooting Hormone
June 3, 2022

How to Use Rooting Hormone

Using a rooting hormone to propagate plant cuttings increases the success rate. Taking a cutting from a plant and growing it produces a new plant identical to the parent plant. This is a reliable and inexpensive way to propagate your favorite plants and the best way to grow new difficult-to-propagate plants. Stem cuttings are the […]
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Spraying Garden
June 3, 2022

What is Horticultural Oil

Oil-based pesticides are an effective and ecologically friendly way to handle many garden insect pests and even some diseases. The majority of pest control oils are some type of mineral oil, a refined petroleum product. There are a few vegetable oils that are also effective pesticides, such as cottonseed oil and soybean oil. The oil is usually […]
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Bumblebees on Flowers
June 3, 2022

Why is Pollination Important

Virtually all of the world’s seed plants need to be pollinated. This is just as true for cone-bearing plants, such as pine trees, as for the more colorful and familiar flowering plants. Pollen, looking like insignificant yellow dust, bears a plant’s male sex cells and is a vital link in the reproductive cycle. With adequate […]
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Bee and Butterfly on Flowers
June 3, 2022

Pollinator FAQs

Bees, bats, birds and butterflies do us an important service: As they visit flowers to feed on nectar, they carry pollen from plant to plant. This movement of pollen from a flower’s male stamen to its female stigma — or that of the next flower — fertilizes plants and produces fruits and seeds. Most of […]
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