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During early spring, the urge to get out in the garden and start planting almost becomes overwhelming. Stores are stocking up on gardening tools, and seeds are luring me in with the promise of a bountiful harvest. I take full ...

  It’s here! It’s spring! It’s time to start breaking out the seeds! If you’re like me, you probably spent at least some time this winter browsing through seed catalogs, creating wish lists, and making scale drawings of your garden ...

I don’t know who invented seed tape, but that person deserves a gold star. If you’re not familiar with it, seed tape is tissue-thin biodegradable paper, usually about an inch wide, that has seeds embedded in it. There are several ...

A species of squash believed to be extinct has been grown from 800-year-old seeds found at an archeological dig. A group of students in Winnipeg, Canada, proved that heirloom seeds can be viable even if they have been buried for ...

  If spring and early summer somehow slipped past without you getting all the vegetables planted that you wanted to, you are not alone. Life happens on its own schedule, and when one of the kids takes sick or the ...

  Ask any gardener what their least favorite part of gardening is, and most likely weeding will be near the top of the list. Not only can weeding be a back-breaking and monotonous chore, but it’s also a task that ...

Don’t be fooled by the early, warm weather. There is always a possibility to be hit a late spring frost, which could be a killer to your vegetable garden. To keep your vegetable plants safe, here are a few interesting ...

The days are getting longer, snow is disappearing from the garden and the air is rapidly getting warmer. You’ve spent your dreary, winter days planning this year’s garden. Are you feeling the gardening “itch” yet? If you haven’t chosen which ...

Most of us have heard about the healthy characteristics of the mighty avocado — besides its full, rich taste and wonderful talent for making the best guacamole. But did you ever consider growing an avocado tree in your home? There ...

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, ...