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Two Minutes in the Garden

The Purple Tomato: The First GMO Garden Seed

We always used to be able to say that there were no GMO garden seeds. That's still true in most...

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Does Garden-Grown Produce Have A High Carbon Footprint?

A recent study claimed that urban-grown fruits and vegetetables had a carbon footprint six times...

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Does Touching Soil Make Us Happier?

For the last 15 years, gardeners have been told that soil acts like an antidepressant, thanks to...

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Do Gardeners Need Crop Rotation?

It can do great things on farms, but does crop rotation make sense in a garden? What are the...

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Plant Nutrients (Part 4): "Up, Down, All Around" and the Phosphorus Myth

Do nutrients really specialize in one aspect of plant growth, like roots or shoots? Why adding...

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Plant Nutrients (Part 3): The Trouble with Balanced Fertilizers

Are you using a balanced fertilizer in your garden? It may seem like a simple and effective way...

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Plant Nutrients (Part 2): What Do NPK Labels Mean?

Most countries use a confusing and outdated NPK labelling system for fertilizer packages. What do...

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Plant Nutrients (Part 1): What You Need to Know

Our plants can't live without them, but how do we know that they're getting them? Do we need to...

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Mushrooms: Friends or Foes in the Garden?

Not everyone wants them in their garden, but others grow them deliberately. They aren't even...

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Is Soap Safe to Use in the Garden?

What kinds of soap should we be using -- or avoiding -- in the garden? What about liquid dish...

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Composting (Part 4): How Much Compost is Too Much?

Compost is great for your garden, but can you have too much of a good thing? What problems could...

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Composting (Part 3): What to Add and What to Avoid

What can you add to your compost pile? Is it any organic material, or are there some things you...

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Composting (Part 2): Simpler Than it Sounds

Calculating C:N ratios? Regular turning? For anyone who's been put off from composting because it...

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Compost: The Most Valuable Organic Matter for Your Soil

When it comes to building healthy soil, there may be no more important tool in the garden than...

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Humus: What Is It and Why It Matters

We've heard that humus is good for our garden, but do we know what it actually is? And, for that...

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Plants in Water: A Balancing Act

We're told not to overwater our plants, but some popular houseplants grow fine with their roots...

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No Mow May: Does It Really Help Pollinators?

No Mow May is a popular initiative that encourages people to stop mowing their lawns for a month...

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How Frogs Benefit Your Garden -- And How to Attract Them

Frogs enrich your garden in many ways: they control pests, provide food for other wildlife, and...

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Fast-Growing Cool-Weather Crops for Spring

At the beginning of a new gardening season, temperatures are still low, but some vegetables...

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Helping Ground-Nesting Bees: The Unsung Garden Heroes

Most bees don't live in hives and most don't live in hollow stems. They live in the ground and...

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