If you have a friend who is a gardener on your gift list, I can guarantee they are thinking about their garden year round. In short, they would be the perfect recipient of organic gardener gifts. There are many organic gardening gifts you can purchase for that family member, friend or coworker that will help […]
Organic Gardener Gifts for Garden Lovers
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Put Garden to Bed End of Year Clean Up
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Every fall, sometime in October or November, I put my garden to bed. I pull a fleece blanket over it, tuck it in real tight and say goodnight. Just kidding. Putting the garden to bed is just a layman’s term for cleaning the garden at the end of the season and preparing it for the […]
Hardneck Garlic Varieties and Harvest Tips
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Most people know garlic as garlic. It was the same for me, until I discovered there are two types of garlic, softneck garlic and hardneck garlic. Now, planting the hardneck variety in my home garden is one of my favorite fall activities. I prefer planting hard neck garlic for several reasons, one being this variety […]
Apple Harvest Tips Growing Apples at Home
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When it comes to home gardening, most people think about vegetables and herbs. Rarely do they consider fruit trees such as apple trees. While apple trees can be challenging to care for, I’ve had some success over the years with an apple harvest. Today I’m sharing my tips to achieve a successful home apple crop […]
Get Rid of Rabbits in the Garden and Yard
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Cottontail rabbits are frequent visitors in many yards and gardens. A few rabbits are usually welcome and even entertaining to watch but as numbers multiply they can begin to cause serious damage in to your vegetable garden and plants in your landscape. It’s important to get rid of rabbits if this happens. Dealing with rabbit […]
Lettuce in Winter How to Growing Guide
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Winter can be both a welcomed reprieve from gardening chores, or a season of dread for the home gardener. If you fall into the latter category, have hope as you can actually grow lettuce in winter and keep your garden growing a little longer. You may have heard of using hydroponics and artificial lights to […]
Get Rid of Deer With These 5 Proven Tactics
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The infiltration of deer into home gardens and landscapes is a widespread problem. Deer cause damage to vegetables gardens, trees and ornamental shrubs. Once deer begin eating in your garden, it is more difficult to get rid of deer. This is because deer eating patterns are habitual and they will return to the same spot […]