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How to Choose the Right Tomato for Your Garden
There's more to it than picking a color and a cute name.


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Eight Landscaping Features That Can Lower the Summer Heat in Your Yard
If your outdoor areas get uncomfortably hot, you can use these landscaping techniques to bring the temperature down.


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Everything I'm Seeding in April
Even if you haven’t started your seed growing yet, there’s still time.


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All the Gardening Tasks to Tackle in April
It's time to assess your garden and prepare for spring and summer planting.


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You Should Grow Snacking Peppers Instead of Bell Peppers
They're less susceptible to pests and produce far more peppers.


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You Can Grow a Mini Fruit Tree on Your Patio
Micro fruit trees and shrubs can thrive in pots, and your patio provides great conditions.


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How to Up-Pot Your Seedlings Without Messing Them Up
Your little seedlings have outgrown their seed trays, but it's not time for them to go in the garden—now what?


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You Can Grow a 'Micro Orchard' in Your Garden
It can allow you to grow several different fruits in place of one or two large trees.


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Why ‘Soil Blocking’ Is a Better Way to Grow Your Seeds
Forget plastic seed trays: Soil blocking is a revered, time-tested method that produces the healthiest seedlings.


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Five Common Mistakes Beginners Make When Growing Seeds (and How to Fix Them)
It's actually relatively easy to figure out what you're doing wrong.


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The Seven Vegetables You Should Always Grow From Seeds (and Why)
Save money, energy, and get week after week of crops instead of one big harvest.


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What to Start Seeding and Planting in March
March is finally your time, gardeners—but you still want to be selective about what you seed this early.




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How (and Why) to Grow a Crevice Garden
Create stability and visual interest in any rock or brick wall by adding drought-tolerant plants.


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Here's All the Tech I Use to Grow a Better Garden
These are my favorite tools, from weather stations and soil monitors to apps and calendars.


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Why the Tips of Your Plant’s Leaves Turned Brown, and How to Fix It
If your plant looks like it has seen better days, don't despair.


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Everything I'm Seeding in February
If you're jonesing to start gardening, good news—it's already time to start your seeds.


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All the Gardening Tasks You Should Complete in February
Take steps now to ensure a great fruit crop, give your roses ready, and prepare to start seeds.


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You Can Save a Lot of Money by Growing Your Own Seedlings Instead of Buying Plants
When you're buying one or two plants, letting someone else grow them makes sense. As you scale up, the math changes.


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You Can (and Should) Plant Bulbs Right Now
End-of-season sales on "fall bulbs" can be as high as 80%, and as long as the ground is workable, now is a fantastic time to plant.