The Best Pruning Techniques For Fuller Basil Plants In The Garden
To get the most out of herbs like basil, they should be trimmed and pruned in a way that helps them grow fuller, not taller. These methods can help them thrive.
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Top Tips For Getting Cabbage Worms Off Your Vegetables And Out Of The Garden
Growing vegetables from the Brassica family is rewarding, until you see tiny green worms eating your cabbage. These techniques can deter them from your plants.
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Are Tomato Cages Helpful Or Hurtful To Garden Plants? Here's What We Found
You might have heard mixed messages on whether or not tomato cages are useful in the garden. Before using them with your plants, there are a few things to know.
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The Right Way To Water Garden Tomatoes To Prevent Them From Splitting
You're looking at a seemingly perfect vine-ripened tomato in your garden, but then you see a giant crack. Use the correct watering method so this won't happen.
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20 Perennial Herbs You Can Plant Once And Enjoy Year After Year
Herbs are one of the easiest types of plants to grow in the garden, especially for beginners. You know what makes them even easier? If they're perennials.
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Why Growing Green Beans From Seed Instead Of A Seedling Is The Best Method
When garden centers are peddling vegetable seedlings in bulk, you may want to avoid the green beans. This veggie is more successful when grown from seed.
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All The Benefits Of Putting A Budget-Friendly Bar Of Soap In The Garden
A bar of soap in the garden? It may have more uses than you think. The benefits of these hacks and DIY projects could help you have a thriving, healthy yard.
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5 Garden Vegetables You Don't Want Growing Near Your Cucumbers
Cucumbers may be a summer staple, but you have to plan your garden well around them. Avoid these 5 garden vegetables to get the healthiest cucumbers you can.
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Boost Lavender Blooms With A Simple Soil Addition You Can Easily Mix In
If your lavender isn't blooming as much as you'd like it to, you could be missing a simple soil amendment that may improve conditions for this flowering herb.
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Give Your Container Garden An Upgrade With A Clever Pool Noodle Hack
If you prefer container gardening to in-ground gardening, this pool noodle hack can help your plants. Give those raised garden beds the upgrade they deserve.
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This Easy Propagation Technique Is A Free Way To Help Lavender Thrive
Your lavender plants can thrive and multiply with an easy propagation technique that you can manage yourself at home. Get your gardening gear ready!
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3 Low-Maintenance Fruit Trees Beginner Gardeners Can Grow With Confidence
It's easy to believe that growing your own fruit would be too difficult. But these low-maintenance fruit trees are perfect for beginner gardeners to grow.
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Garden Herbs And Vegetables You Don't Want Growing Near Basil
Basil is one of the most popular garden herbs to grow. However, there are a few herbs and vegetables that you should avoid growing nearby as companion plants.
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Why You Should Rethink Making Your Raised Garden Bed Out Of Wood
Wooden raised beds are so classic that it's hard to imagine them to be problematic. But here's why you should rethink using wood to build your raised beds.
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Remember This Q-Tip Trick When Growing Squash In The Garden
Squash is a favorite among gardeners. If you're growing them in your vegetable garden, you'll want to remember this neat Q-tip trick to help them thrive.
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The Two Types Of Kitchen Waste That Will Give Your Petunias A Boost
Petunias brighten a garden with cheerful color. Give these popular annual flowers an extra boost with these two types of kitchen scraps on hand.
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How To Help Your Garden's Fruit Trees That Aren't Growing Fruit
If your homegrown orchard isn't growing fruit, there are a few things you may or may not be doing that could be the cause. Here's how to help your fruit trees.
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Lavender: Is It Better Off Planted In The Ground Or In Containers?
Whether it's in your bathroom or your morning brew, we all encounter lavender eventually. But to grow it, is it better in the ground or in a pot? Find out here!
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Why You Should Place Some Orange Peels Around Your Hydrangeas
Before you toss your orange peels, know there could be benefits for your hydrangea plants. Here's what you should know about the benefits of this kitchen scrap.
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Bring Butterflies Fluttering To Your Garden With An Herb You Can Grow Yourself
This common garden herb can actually bring butterflies and other pollinators into your yard, and it couldn't be more simple to grow it yourself.
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Think Twice Before Planting Epazote In Your Garden. Here's Why
Epazote is a wonderful, well-loved Mexican herb, but there's a potential drawback for you to consider before you plant it in your garden or yard.
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Sprinkle Coffee Grounds On Your Blueberry Plant And Watch The Magic Happen
Blueberry bushes can be finicky plants. However, you can watch a little magic happen when you add a sprinkle of coffee grounds around this acid-loving shrub.
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This Popular Purple Plant Makes A Great Companion For Your Zucchini
If you're looking for a companion plant for the zucchini in your vegetable garden, there's a popular purple option that could have real benefits.
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Never Fertilize These Plants In Your Garden With Coffee Grounds
Coffee grounds can have many benefits in the garden ... at least, for certain flowers, veggies, and shrubs. Avoid using them as a fertilizer with these plants.
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Rats Will Stay Out Of Your Garden With One Ingredient From Your Kitchen
If you're looking to deter rats and other rodents from coming into your garden, consider making a repellent with a pantry staple from your kitchen.
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Naturally Repel Ants From Your Garden By Planting This Fragrant Herb
Ants (especially certain species) can really take over a garden. Luckily, there's an aromatic herb that might just repel them without any harmful chemicals.
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Should You Plant Basil And Sage Together In Your Garden?
Having an herb garden is such a delight, and it makes sense to grow similar herbs together as companion plants. But when it comes to basil and sage, should you?
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