Have you ever walked out to your garden one morning to find your tomato plants suddenly stripped bare of their leaves and flowers? If this scene sounds familiar to you, it’s not a rabbit or deer that has decimated your plants, it’s a tomato hornworm. Tomato hornworms can strip a plant down to its bones overnight with their voracious appetites….
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Recently there’s been a surge in concern over harmful bacteria in soil. Specifically, people are panicking over the risk of contracting Legionnaires disease from potting mix. Although Legionnaires disease can be fatal, it’s relatively rare to contract the disease from potting mix. However, it seems that the online world would glorify this into something that might scare people off of…
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As far as veggies go, squashes tend to be pretty low maintenance plants. They’re adaptable to all types of soil, produce tons of fruit, and don’t need any pruning. But there are a few squash pests and diseases that you have to look out for. At some point, whether you’re growing winter squash or my favorite, crookneck summer squash, you’re…
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Does the idea of joining a gym to get in shape make you dizzy? While some people truly enjoy activities like lifting weights and doing squats, for others the idea of being indoors with a hundred sweaty people is less than appealing. Don’t get me wrong. I have spent my share of time in the gym and quite enjoyed it….
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Are you ready to plan your vegetable garden, but feeling a little overwhelmed with the process? Planning a vegetable garden isn’t supposed to be difficult. First, you decide what you want to grow and then you plant it, right? On one hand, it really is that simple, but when your goal is to grow lots of vegetables, herbs, and fruit…
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