Tips & Tricks
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Orchards Are a Buzz with Local Researchers
Guest Post by Nicole Miller-Struttann, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Biology, Webster University Orchards are popping up in a lot of community gardens around the country, and it’s easy to understand why. They help to provide local sources of high-quality fruits, create shaded nooks for people and animals alike, and reduce the environmental impacts of long-distance […]
Read MoreGreen Beans
Green Beans Food Sheet
Read MorePotato
Potato Planting Guide
Read MoreJune Tip: Vertical Gardening
What if I told you there was a way to increase vegetable production without increasing garden size and that it would also reduce disease without using any fertilizers or pesticides. Sounds like a marketing scam but it’s not, it’s vertical gardening. Training and supporting plants that would normally sprawl over a large area of the […]
Read MoreControlling Caterpillars
If you’re noticing some holes in your cabbages, collards, or other greens it most likely is caused by caterpillars. It always seems right when the plants start looking great that the caterpillars come out in mass. Luckily caterpillars are one of the easy pests to control in the garden. The best way to get rid of […]
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