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6 Signs Your Strawberries Are Perfectly Ripe Before You Harvest Them
6 Signs Your Strawberries Are Perfectly Ripe Before You Harvest Them
Strawberry patches are fun to watch grow. At first, they look like nothing more than leafy green plants with small white flowers in your garden beds, and then suddenly, bright red berries begin peeking through the leaves. After weeks of...
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How to Handle August Zucchini and Pepper Overload
How to Handle August Zucchini and Pepper Overload
Every August, there comes a point when the garden stops asking whether you want more food. The zucchini that was small a few days ago has suddenly grown big. Peppers seem to ripen in every corner of the plant. Your...
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7 Signs Your Watermelon Is Ready to Harvest
7 Signs Your Watermelon Is Ready to Harvest
Few gardening moments are more disappointing than cutting open a homegrown watermelon only to discover it was picked too soon, or left on the vine a little too long. Unlike tomatoes or peaches, watermelons don't continue to ripen or increase...
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What to Do with Too Many Tomatoes?
What to Do with Too Many Tomatoes?
Every tomato gardener dreams of having "too many tomatoes.” at least once.  One week, you're impatiently waiting for the first ripe tomato to turn red. Next, you're carrying baskets of them into the kitchen, wondering where you're going to put...
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How to Store Fresh Garden Vegetables Longer
How to Store Fresh Garden Vegetables Longer
Coming back from the garden with a basket full of freshly picked vegetables is one of my favorite moments. Bright red tomatoes, handfuls of green beans, fragrant basil or peppers—you can't buy produce that tastes quite like something picked fresh...
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How to Keep Cucumbers Producing All Summer
How to Keep Cucumbers Producing All Summer
Growing cucumbers is a gratifying experience. One day, you notice just a few yellow flowers. A few days later, cucumbers start appearing out of nowhere. Before long, you're harvesting enough for salads, sandwiches, and pickles.  Fast forward a few more...
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5 Garden Hacks for July
5 Garden Hacks for July
For gardeners, the month of July is all about paying attention. Tomatoes are finally ripening, cucumbers seem to appear overnight, and your beans are climbing higher by the day.  July often brings scorching temperatures, heavy thunderstorms, humidity, and longer dry...
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What to Plant in a Raised Garden Bed: Best Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs
What to Plant in a Raised Garden Bed: Best Vegetables, Flowers, and Herbs
Imagine stepping outside on a warm morning, basket in hand, gathering ripe tomatoes still warm from the sun, a fistful of basil that perfumes the air the moment you pinch a leaf, and zinnias bright enough to light up your...
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5 Common Mistakes People Make When Freezing Garden Fruit
5 Common Mistakes People Make When Freezing Garden Fruit
Freezing garden fruit is easy, at least when you follow a few golden rules. Done right, you get fruit that’s as convenient as supermarket frozen packs: easy to portion, easy to store, and ready to use anytime. But when things...
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Why Your Plants Stop Setting Fruit in Late July
Why Your Plants Stop Setting Fruit in Late July
I hear the same question every summer: "My tomato plant is big...so why am I barely getting any tomatoes?" Usually, the plant is healthy. The leaves are lush and green, and the stems keep growing. But the fruit just isn't...
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