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9 Plants That Repel Squirrels
Despite their vital role in spreading both seeds and spores throughout the local ecosystem, squirrels can be pests in the garden, digging up prized bulbs and flowers. Squirrels snack on a variety of food, including flowers, fruit, and even mushrooms. When trying to manage squirrels in your yard, a combination of approaches is best, and…
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9 Plants to Plant With Dill
Dill is an aromatic herb, a staple in canning, and a wonder plant in every garden. As an umbellifer, dill’s umbrella-shaped flowers are an insect magnet, both repelling and attracting problem pests, making it an ideal companion plant in the garden. While most plants make good combinations with dill—with plants like carrots, tomatoes, and eggplant…
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7 Benefits of Using Rainwater for Your Plants
Using rainwater has a host of benefits for both your indoor and outdoor plants. Full of nitrogen, organic material, and acidic, rainwater has the perfect balance of nutrients to help them grow. Whether it’s the chemicals or minerals in your tap water or the lack of rainfall in the area, you may be itching to…
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Ways to Repel Moles From Your Yard
Moles, known for digging tunnels underground, are frustratingly difficult to eradicate from your yard, especially once established. There are dozens of home remedies out there claiming to eradicate moles, but unfortunately, many of them have low success rates. While moles do cause damage to yards and gardens, they are also beneficial to the health of…
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11 Best Plants for Zone 7
Stretching in a band across the mid-southern United States, the geography and climates in zone seven are quite diverse. Gardeners that live in USDA zone seven (comparable zone 6a in some regions of British Columbia, Canada) often experience an average lowest temperature of zero degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature can fluctuate quite a bit within the…
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10 Great Micronutrients in Mushrooms
Mushrooms are often considered non-nutritive due to their low calories, fat, and cholesterol, but they pack a punch when it comes to micronutrients. Certain vitamins and minerals are crucial for good health, and some, like B and D vitamins, can be difficult to find in food sources. As a result, many individuals choose to use…
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7 Benefits of Starting Your Garden From Seeds
Do you usually buy seedlings from the garden center and go through all the effort of transplanting them, only to be disappointed by the harvest? Maybe you’ve thought about using seeds but think it’s too much work. Read on to learn all the benefits of starting your garden from seeds and tips and tricks to…
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11 Ways to Attract More Pollinators to Your Yard
Attracting pollinators to your yard has huge benefits for your garden. Not only can it add visual appeal and a host of insects and animals to watch, but it can increase your yields. When you create your own ecosystem, you can also lower the chance of pests, meaning your plants have even more opportunities to…
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How To Choose The Best Grow Lights For Your Plants
Are your houseplants struggling to make it through the dark days of winter? It’s no secret that plants need light to grow. Even low-light plants, like snake plants, still require indirect light to thrive. When you’re growing plants indoors, you have to take advantage of your brightest windows, but even then, that’s sometimes not enough.…
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6 Clever Ways to Use Orange Peels in Your Garden
Are you looking for new and creative ways to reuse your orange peels? Packed full of antioxidants and vital nutrients citrus has many uses outside of boosting your immune system. You can use orange peels for a host of household tasks, including gardening. From using the orange peel whole to brewing a citrus tea, there…
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