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7 Vegetables You Can Plant In February For An Early Harvest

It's not too early to get a head start on fresh veggies.
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Vegetables to plant in September: 8 delicious crops to get growing this month

There are many vegetables to plant in September, which may come as a surprise. The peak growing season is indeed starting to wind down, but some quick-growing crops will give you harvests as the ...

Rising Soil Costs: How Gardeners Are Adjusting Their Planting Strategies

As gardeners across North America step into their backyards this season, many are noticing a shift not just in the weather, ...
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Why you should plant cover crops in your garden

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... For an Earth-friendly garden, keep a succession of plants in the soil by planting cover crops. These are plants grown to improve the soil rather than for ...
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Scientists make game-changing discovery that could revolutionize how we grow food: 'A long-term investment'

Researchers from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and North Carolina State University have developed a new programming model to help farmers predict the best times to plant cover crops. Depending ...
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Growing potatoes? Here’s how long they actually take to grow so you can harvest your crop on time

Key Points Potato maturity depends on the variety, ranging from about 110 days for early types to over 120 days for late ones ...
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Local farmers planting fall crops, preparing gardens for winter

TAHLEQUAH – The change in season has local farmers planting fall crops, and their winter soil preparation methods are based on personal experience — plus how much work they want to do. Farmers at the ...