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Is It Spring Yet? February Garden Checklist

Saturday, January 26th, 2019 | | | | | | |
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Depending on where you live, February is the time when most of us are still dealing with cold temperatures and impatiently waiting for spring. Growing zones 5 and below are still too cold to start seeds, and it may seem like there isn’t a lot to do in the garden. …

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Yes You Can Grow Perennials From Seed

Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 | | |
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Yes You Can Grow Perennials from Seed Problem: Your vision is vast, but your budget is tiny. Solution: Create the large swaths of flowering perennials that fulfill your garden dreams without spending a fortune, by choosing varieties that grow easily from seed. Herbaceous perennial plants—those that live from year to …

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Pre-Treating Seeds To Promote Germination

Friday, March 16th, 2018 | | | | |
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Pre-treating Your Seeds When we start seeds for our garden, we’re attempting to duplicate the effects of nature. Many seeds in the wild go through a cold period or are nibbled by squirrels or tumbled around in rough soil. If we try to germinate these types of seeds without recreating …

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Germination Station – Lighting Your Seedlings

Friday, March 16th, 2018 | | | | |
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Germination Station – DIY Indoor Seed Starting Putting a few pots of seeds in a sunny South-facing window may be fine, but for those wanting to start enough seeds for a larger garden, we need a Germination Station! The simplest method is to buy a heavy-duty wire shelving unit. This …

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