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Friday, August 29, 2025

DIY Peppermint Bug Spray for Gardeners: A Natural, Skin-Safe Pest Control

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  Repel mosquitoes, ticks, and more without harsh chemicals or synthetic additives If you’ve ever stepped outside and felt like a walking ...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

Why Did My Nikko Blue Hydrangea Turn Pink? Understanding Soil Chemistry

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  Last spring, my brother gifted me a gorgeous Nikko blue hydrangea, and its vivid sky-blue flowers instantly became the star of my garden. ...
Sunday, June 1, 2025

Rosemary Tips to Encourage Flower Blooms

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  I have a four year old  rosemary plant that is thriving but its not blooming.  I would really like it to bloom this year. A friend of mine...
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Growing Strawberries in a Container

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  Just because you have a small space does not mean you cannot grow strawberries.   Plant everbearing strawberries in a container and enjoy ...
Friday, March 7, 2025

Maintaining and Caring for Herbs

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   Herbs will bring joy to your garden with their aromatic fragrance and pretty flowers.  You will also enjoy harvesting the leaves for fl...
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Growing Tips for Holy Basil Seed

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   Holy Basil is easy to grow from seed, or you can buy it as a nursery-grown plant at Lowes or other garden centers. I grow my basil herb...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

End of Summer Garden Maintenance

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    Presently we have a few cooler days and I took advantage of the weather and started the end of summer garden maintenance.  So, I made ...
Thursday, August 1, 2024

When to Water Tomatoes Grown in Containers

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  As a rule, the best time to water your outdoor plants is early in the morning.   The weather in the morning is cooler and this temperature...
Sunday, July 28, 2024

Growing Tips for Larkspur from Seed

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  Larkspur is a pretty flower that comes in a variety of colors including purple, pink, red, yellow white and blue. The leaves on the plant ...

Growing Tips for Fern

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  Where I reside part of our property is dense woods with fern growing wild underneath the trees. My husband and I transplanted a few fern p...
Saturday, July 27, 2024

Grow Black-Eyed Susan Vine from Seed

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    In March I bought from 100   Thungergia Black-Eyed Susan flowering vine seed mix for planting in a container that would be located in ...
Thursday, July 25, 2024

About Black Swallowtail Caterpillars

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    This morning, I went outdoors to harvest some dill for my recipes and found that the black swallowtail caterpillars had another idea. ...