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Calculating When to Plant Seeds
IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN a year since you last figured out when to start sowing your vegetable seeds and now you can’t quite remember exactly when to start. You might be thinking: do I start tomatoes,...
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Heirloom Seed Potatoes
WHEN PEOPLE TALK about open pollinated seeds, they don’t usually bring up potatoes. This is probably because potato growers almost always use seed potatoes and not seeds to propagate plants....
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How to Control Mosquitoes Naturally Around a Pond
This guest post on how to control mosquitoes was written by Adrienne Erin. GARDENERS OFTEN HAVE natural or homemade water features in or near their organic gardens. But mosquitoes love water – how do...
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Grasscycling and Composting Grass Clippings
This guest article on grasscycling and composting grass was written by Barry Wilkes. IF YOU LIVE in the suburbs, as most Suburban Hobby Farmer readers do, you probably have more than your fair share...
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Product Review: Mosquito Magnet
THIS ARTICLE is an update of the original product review that I wrote four years ago. In the previously published review I gave the mosquito magnet a pretty positive rating. I’ve now changed my mind....
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When to Plant Seeds? A New Planting Dates Calculator
EACH YEAR vegetable gardeners in the northern half of North America need to calculate when to: Start their seedlings indoors Transplant their seedlings outside Direct sow plants they won’t be starting...
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Heirloom Apples of Uncommon Character
STRANGE as it may sound, my first experience with an heirloom apple tree came during our family’s hunt for a Christmas tree. In November, the farm where we cut our tree allows people to reserve one...
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Free Seaweed Fertilizer
Consider using seaweed or pond weed as a garden soil amendment REGULAR readers of SHF know by now that I hate to pay for garden soil amendments like bagged compost or fertilizer. One way I’ve found to...
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Grow Cucumbers in a Hoop House
Why grow cucumbers in a hoop house? There are two main reasons: First, cucumbers are heat loving plants, and a hoop house lets you plant sooner and grow longer than growing outside. Second, a hoop...
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Chicken Manure Pellets
Chicken manure pellets, a.k.a. poultry manure pellets, are an easy, economical way to provide a nitrogen boost to vegetable garden plants. When used with plenty of compost, these composted and...
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Cold Frame Kits
Cold frame kits make it easy to extend the growing season in your garden. They’re an inexpensive way to start your seedlings or grow lettuce when it’s below freezing or keep growing herbs after the...
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OMRI Listed Garden Products
What is OMRI Listing? Why should backyard gardeners care if a product is OMRI Listed or not? OMRI (Organic Materials Review Institute) is a non profit organization dedicated to supporting organic...
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10 Tips for Better Vegetable Seed Starting
I’ve been starting seeds for over 10 years. During that time, I’ve made all the mistakes. One year, for example, I bought bad seed starting mix. My seedlings were so bad I had to throw them all out. I...
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Best Potting Benches for Vegetable Growers
The very best potting bench for you is the one that has all the features you need. Just recently I was in the process of researching potting benches so that I could buy one for my garden. I suddenly...
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6 Personalized Garden Signs
My garden could use a bit more personality. In the past, my garden has been all business, all-the-time. What do I mean by this? I mean everything I do has been to increase yields, or grow better...
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