Weed Barrier Landscape Fabric: Busting The Myth
Will landscape fabric suppress weeds in your garden for years? No. It’s one of the great gardening myths of all time.
Flowers & Perennials
How to grow organic annuals and perennials, including flowers and shrubs, with no chemical fertilizers or pesticides.
How Home Gardeners Can Save The Monarch Butterfly
Monarch butterflies lay eggs on only one plant: Milkweed. Record heat, drought, herbicides & logging have drastically reduced their numbers.
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Climate Change: Your Flowers Are Blooming Earlier
A recent study showed that due to climate change, plants are producing flowers earlier than at any point in history. What that means for your garden.
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Start Seeds, Build a Cold Frame, Check Fruit Trees: March Gardening Tips
Start seeds, build a cold frame, and check fruit trees are some of the March gardening tips from Charlie Nardozzi and Professor Leonard Perry.
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Do You Know Your First Frost and Last Frost Dates?
Learn when your first frost date and last frost date is. Knowing these dates helps you avoid killing or damaging seedlings and new plantings.
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Why Organic Gardening Has an Image Problem
Big Food and Big Ag have spent billions on disinformation to make the organic label radical, too expensive, and not based on reliable science. Time to flip it.
Japanese Beetle Problem? Try Geraniums and Milky Spore
One of the most reviled garden pests is the Japanese Beetle, which is very difficult to get rid of. Fortunately, a small number of organic treatments work well.
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Hugelkultur: The Ultimate Raised Garden Bed?
Hugelkultur mimics the way a forest uses organic matter, but in reverse. This method uses tree wood to feed your garden for years.
How To Be the Best Gardener
Steps to become a better gardener and create a safer environment for your food, family, pets, wildlife, and the biological community in your soil.
Are Holiday Poinsettias Harmful To Dogs and Cats?
The Poinsettia is a beautiful plant which has come to be identified with the holidays. But is it poisonous to your cat or dog?
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