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Controlling Squash Borer, Part II
(Editors note: This strategy is working better than ever. I’ve now seen the second straight year with healthy zucchini.) THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE having problems with squash borer (a.k.a squash vine...
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Planting Potatoes in Fall
IT NEVER FAILS. Every year after I turn the cover crop, volunteer potato plants sprout in the beds where I planted potatoes last year. These plants seem to know exactly when to start growing based on...
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Starting Seedlings Indoors in Summer
LIKE SHOPPING FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS in July, it’s a little difficult to get in the mood to start seedlings in the middle of summer. That’s because, for many gardeners, starting seedlings indoors has...
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Calculating When to Plant Seeds
IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN a year since you last figured out when to start sowing your vegetable seeds and now you can’t quite remember exactly when to start. You might be thinking: do I start tomatoes,...
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When to Plant Seeds? A New Planting Dates Calculator
EACH YEAR vegetable gardeners in the northern half of North America need to calculate when to: Start their seedlings indoors Transplant their seedlings outside Direct sow plants they won’t be starting...
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