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Companion planting — the practice of intentionally planting two or more species in close proximity to each other — has many advantages. Paired properly, companion plants can help each other grow, deter pests, reduce weeds and even improve flavor. Unfortunately, ...

It is every gardener’s dream to be able to plant a garden, enjoy its bounty and then collect seeds to grow again in the next season. Growing crops from your very own seeds is quite the achievement. Beans, lettuce, peas, ...

We love our tomatoes, those round, colorful gifts from heaven. We stew them, crush them, can them and sauce them. Tomatoes are easy and fun to grow, but like every plant in the garden they can get diseases and become ...

In a new series of articles, we will be featuring some of the most common (and maybe a few not so common) garden vegetables and how you can get the most bountiful harvest of them in your garden. And for ...

If you happen to live in one of the cooler growing zones, you know that you have to make the most of the growing season while you can. Getting seeds started indoors is one way to ensure that certain vegetables ...

Monsanto may have just lost a very significant battle in the ongoing GMO seed debate. The European Patent Office (EPO) revoked the biotech’s patent on a specific type of all-natural, non-GMO tomato. The specific tomato breed in question is naturally ...

To the home gardener, your garden patch is your nursery and your plants are your babies. I think every gardener that I know grows tomatoes. Whether you eat them fresh or put them into a beautiful homemade sauce, tomatoes are ...

You’ve been waiting for this day all summer long, and now it’s finally here. No, it’s not just the kids going back to school. It’s the tomatoes — they’re finally ripe! Sure, you can eat grocery-store tomatoes anytime of the ...

May 26, 2014 Nick describes the proper timing and techniques for transplanting tomatoes and peppers. Video courtesy of Off The Grid News Previous Video

I will be the first to admit, I am not the quickest learner in the group, but some things come easier than others. This will be our third year with a greenhouse, and let me tell you, there was a ...