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   Starting Your First Vegetable Garden

   By Bennu, Published: Mar 16, 2017 , Most Recent

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   • gardening
   • vegetable

   Is this you? Every year, as spring first hits, you think “this is the year I’ll start a vegetable garden”. However, you get overwhelmed by the...

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   Improving Your Garden Soil

   By Bennu, Published: Mar 16, 2017 | Updated: Mar 16, 2017 , Most Recent

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   • soil

   Challenges we face in the garden can often be traced to the quality of our soil. If you are gardening on a suburban lot chances are the good soil...

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   Addressing Cold Weather Challenges in the Garden

   By Greg, Published: Mar 14, 2017 , Most Recent

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   • cold
   • gardening

   Your first and best protection from the cold is to select the right plants for your area. Retailers are better now about carrying plants suitable...

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   Getting Started With Your Vegetable Garden

   By Greg, Published: Mar 8, 2017 , Most Recent

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   Intermediate Canning Jams and Jellies

   By Bennu, Published: Sep 3, 2015 | Updated: Dec 13, 2016 , Gardening

   When I was a youngster, growing up in Indiana and Pennsylvania, some of my favorite food treats were jams and jellies. My brother and I could eat...

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   Intermediate Freezing and Drying for food Preservation

   By Bennu, Published: Sep 3, 2015 | Updated: Dec 13, 2016 , Gardening

   Freezing for Food Preparation We have already discussed canning in two previous articles. Canning is a method of preserving food for future...

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   Intermediate Canning Part II

   By Bennu, Published: Sep 3, 2015 | Updated: Dec 13, 2016 , Gardening

   Canning Part 2 - The Process Welcome back to this mini-series of canning articles. Today we will be discussing the actual canning process. I’ll...

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Landscaping

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   Beginner Landscaping Near the Sea

   By Bennu, Published: Sep 3, 2015 | Updated: Dec 13, 2016 , Landscaping

   Landscaping Near the Sea If you live near the shore and have tried some gardening, you know that it has some unique challenges. Salt spray, very...

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   Designing A Personal Retreat Garden

   By Bennu, Published: Sep 3, 2015 , Landscaping

   Designing a personal retreat garden A garden is a reflection of the gardener. Whatever is in the gardener's heart and soul will show itself in...

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   Garden Design

   By Bennu, Published: Aug 25, 2015 | Updated: Dec 20, 2016 , Landscaping

   Garden Design for the Homeowner Garden design is a wonderful thing, but getting the effect you desire does take a little planning. It is part...

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Soil and Nutrients

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   How To Compost

   By Bennu, Published: Aug 25, 2015 | Updated: Sep 2, 2016 , Soil and Nutrients

   Composting garden waste Composting has been a strong component in gardening and food harvesting since ancient times. The principles by which...

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   Soil Preparations

   By Bennu, Published: Aug 25, 2015 | Updated: Dec 20, 2016 , Soil and Nutrients

   Soil Preparation and Management I finished the first tilling last week and the ground is still broken up nicely. Birds are hopping around,...

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Animals

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   Beginning Beekeeping

   By Bennu, Published: Aug 25, 2015 | Updated: Aug 29, 2015 , Animals

   Introduction to Beekeeping Beekeeping can be an interesting hobby as well as a possible source of income. The initial cash outlay may range from...

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   Raising Chickens

   By Bennu, Published: Aug 25, 2015 | Updated: Dec 20, 2016 , Animals

   The Beginning Journey to Raising Chickens The first step in getting started to begin raising chickens is to determine if it is legal to own and...

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