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Growing Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes take a lot of space, but they're easy to grow and and yield a generous harvest. Get expert tips for growing sweet potatoes at home.

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Sweet Potato Pudding

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Harvest Guide to Summer Veggies

Harvesting summer vegetables can be tricky if you're just starting out with gardening. Use our quick guide to know when & how to harvest vegetables in your garden.

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The Basics of Fertilizing

All edible plants remove some nutrients from the soil, and some have such huge appetites that they quickly exhaust the soil (and then produce a poor crop) without the help of fertilizer. Fertilizer is especially helpful early on, when plants are making fast new growth. The key is to match the fertilizing strategy to the plant.

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Kohlrabi and Root Vegetable Hash

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4 x 4-foot Cajun Garden

Are you itching to fill your big kitchen pot with gumbo, jambalaya, or another classic Cajun entree? Build your own cajun 4x4 raised garden bed with these suggestions.

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Hasselback Rutabagas

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Plants for Pets

Pets are terrific beggars, turning their sweet eyes on our human food until we relent and share. Many of the veggies and herbs you grow in the garden also provide nutritious, low-fat, low-calorie treats for your pets…

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Sage Pesto

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Squash Salad

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Thai Basil Curry

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What to Plant in a Victory Garden

You’ve probably heard a lot about victory gardens lately, and it’s no wonder. Now is a great time to get your hands dirty and dig into the challenge and fun of growing your own food. We’ll help you choose the best edibles to plant in your victory garden.

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Why Grow Vegetables and Herbs in Pots?

If you don't have room for a big garden, grow vegetables and herbs in pots. Learn reasons, like less watering, better soil options, and many more, right here.

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How to Store Veggies Without a Root Cellar

While your grandmother's house may have had a root cellar to keep her produce fresh for months, most homes today do not. But you can find similar cool conditions in places around the house where produce will be slow to spoil, lingering in a state of very, very slow ripening.

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Which Veggies for Which Season?

Learn which vegetables to plant in summer, spring, and fall. Seasonal vegetable planting is the first step to a beautiful and bountiful garden.

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Grow and Eat the Rainbow

Eating a rainbow of fruits and veggies offers a wide range of health benefits, and growing a garden full of colorful vegetables, fruits, and herbs offers the perfect way to bring them right to your plate. When you’re selecting plants for your garden, consider choosing plants from each color category.

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Growing Fennel

Fennel is a beautiful herb to have in the garden. Feathery and fern-like, it adds both color and texture to your plantings. It also boasts a strong, licorice-like flavor. Fennel is a tender perennial, which means the plant may make it through the winter in warm areas, but is sensitive to cold. Most gardeners grow fennel as an annual.

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Simple Ways to Cook with Herbs

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Hornworms

These large, green caterpillars have a horn on their backside. They can devour an entire tomato plant in a day or two.

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How to Condition and Plant a Bale of Straw for Gardening

Planting a garden in a straw bale is one of the thriftiest, most versatile ways to grow vegetables and herbs. Let us show you how.

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Keeping Voles Out of the Garden

When a deer or rabbit visits your garden, it’s tough to miss the nibbled leaves, chewed shoots, and missing plants. Voles, on the other hand, can be harder to identify — but just as destructive. Before you begin laying plans for keeping voles out of the garden, you want be sure that voles are the culprits.

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Easy Strawberry Puree

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Growing Radicchio

Radicchio is a favorite of Old World palates. Try growing radicchio in your cool-season vegetable garden. Growing radicchio is much like growing cabbage.

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Easy Ways to Enjoy Eggplants