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Drought-Busting Techniques

Drought Busting techniques

Without adequate water, your vegetable or herb garden is in jeopardy. But how do you get enough water during drought conditions? Try these water-saving tips in your garden.

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Fall Gardens Make Sense

Fall gardens make sense

Plant a fall garden with these cool-weather crops, and you'll enjoy fewer insects, less sweat, and great-tasting vegetables. Fall is the perfect time of year to grow broccoli, kale, spinach, and other hearty plants.

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For Early Tomatoes, Try This

For early tomatoes, try this!

If you're growing tomatoes but tired of waiting until it's time to pick your first juicy, homegrown tomato, use these techniques to speed up your harvest. Cheat the calendar with these simple steps for speedy tomato plants.

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Get Tomatoes Off the Ground

Get Tomatoes Off the Ground

Growing tomatoes using a stake or support system helps prevent diseases and makes it easier to care for and harvest your tomatoes. Try these techniques for growing tomatoes on single stake, circular cage, or wire trellis structures.

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How to Plant Bonnie Biodegradable Pots

Bonnie Peatpot.

Bonnie peat pots are better for your plants and the environment. Follow these simple steps when planting with Bonnie peat pots and you won't have to worry about transplant shock.

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Let Cucumbers Grow Up

Let cucumbers grow up

Growing cucumbers is even better if you use a trellis to get your cucumber plants off the ground. Cucumbers make an excellent climbing vegetable plant because they will grab a trellis, and you'll get better results.

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Plant Tomatoes Deep, Deep, Deep

Plant tomatoes deep, deep.

Growing tomatoes breaks the common gardening rule that you shouldn't plant too deeply. Tomato plants should be planted so that a full two-thirds of the plant is underground, creating a better root system.

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Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a Fall Harvest.

Rescue Sad Tomato Plants. Enjoy a fall harvest.

In some regions of the country you can enjoy growing tomatoes well into the fall. Here's what you can do to revitalize your tomato plants for a late-season harvest.

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To Stake or Not to Stake?

To stake, or not to stake

You decide. Supporting your pepper plant with a plant stake can be a good idea in certain situations. Depending on where you live and what variety of peppers you're growing, staking might be necessary.

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Vegetables in Containers

Planting tomatoes.

Start your container garden with the right pot, plants, and support. As long as there is sunshine and water, you can grow a container garden in virtually any spot.

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How to Grow Bonnie's Herbs and Vegetables

Learn how to grow any vegetable or herb. Illustrated instructions walk you through planting, care, harvest,  storage, and troubleshooting for each Bonnie vegetable and herb.


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