Jun 30, 2021
Bolting can ruin your vegetables in a blink of an eye. You can sometimes avoid it, but it's really just part of the natural lifecycle of plants.
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Jun 26, 2021
Why would we ever want to wound our plants? Can we really get more growth by cutting parts off? And what about more blooms?
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Jun 21, 2021
It's one of the most common garden diseases and one that gardeners quickly learn to identify. What is it and can we do anything about it?
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Jun 14, 2021
It's a popular organic insecticide touted for being effective on caterpillars and harmless to people. How does it work? And does it live up to its billing?
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Jun 9, 2021
Some plants have developed flowers that send a message to pollinators -- hey come check this out, you won't be disappointed.
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